Current Unplugs Keith Olbermann
Maybe Keith Olbermann should have given more thought to setting up his own outlet following his departure from MSNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) last year. Read more »
Video: Keith Olbermann And Joel Hyatt In Giddier Times
Missing Keith Olbermann during Countdown-less Iowa caucus coverage on Current TV? Olbermann tweeted that he’ll be back Wednesday night but t… Read more »
Save The Date: paidContent 2012, March 1, NYC
If you’re reading this, you’re already aware of how important it is to be in the know about the constantly changing world of digital content… Read more »
paidContent 2011 Video: Q&A With Keith Olbermann And Joel Hyatt
Why did Keith Olbermann join Current Media rather than try to use his brand to create a conglomerate? Olbermann answered that and much more… Read more »
pC2011 Video: Felix Salmon Interviews Nick Denton, Founder, Gawker Media
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Gawker Media Founder Nick Denton captured the essence of his Q&A at our recent paidContent 2011 conference when he facetiously cited a six-y… Read more »
pC 2011 Video: Q&A With Greg Clayman, Publisher, ‘The Daily’
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In spite of some glitches that resulted in a lengthier free trial run, Greg Clayman says The Daily still had a successful launch and “hundre… Read more »
pC2011 Video: Q&A With Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong
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What do Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington have in mind for the newest version of AOL? (NYSE: AOL) At our recent conference paidContent 2… Read more »
Updated: AOL’s Post-HuffPo Layoff Round Begins; 700 Jobs Affected In India
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Last week, AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong told the crowd at paidContent 2011 that layoffs — aka “job changes” — were coming following t… Read more »
It’s Official: AOL Now Owns The Huffington Post; Announces New Hires
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AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong said from the stage at paidContent 2011 that the company was within days of closing its $315 million deal… Read more »
@ pC2011 Video: Interview With FT.com MD Rob Grimshaw
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Financial Times online MD Rob Grimshaw, who debated on our paidContent 2011 conference panel in New York on Thursday, caught up with me back… Read more »
@ pC2011: Paywalls And Their Discontents
As the NYTimes.com prepares to launch its metered pay model any day now, the topic of paywalls is something every media organization is expl… Read more »
@ pC2011: Our Full Coverage
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We just wrapped up paidContent 2011, our flagship conference jam-packed with panel sessions and Q&As featuring some of the key names in digi… Read more »
@ pC2011: Rothenberg: Avoiding Targeting Issue Led To Negative Climate
Years of avoiding the ad targeting as a consumer issue by the online marketing industry has led to the current climate of hyperbolic fear an… Read more »
@ pC2011: AOL-HuffPo Merger Will Produce $20M In ‘Synergies’ – And Layoffs
The $315 million AOL/Huffington Post merger could close next week, said CEO Tim Armstrong, seated next to his new partner Arianna Huffington… Read more »
@ pC2011: Clayman Provides A Status Update On ‘The Daily’
Despite Spencer Reiss’ best efforts, The Daily publisher Greg Clayman would not say how many people had downloaded News Corp.’s publication… Read more »
@ pC2011: Don’t Read Too Much Into TBD’s Failure
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The consensus among ‘local’ industry panelists at our paidContent 2011 conference: TBD.com’s recent very high-profile failure is not reflect… Read more »
@ pC2011: Denton: The Internet Is A Mass Medium, Not A Niche One
In a very amiable dialogue about the nature of “internet success,” Gawker founder Nick Denton told Reuters’ finance blogger Felix Salmon tha… Read more »
@ pC2011: Keith Olbermann: I’m Not Crazy For Joining Current Media
So here’s the deal Current TV has for its new chief news officer: Keith Olbermann, who in addition to crafting the behind the scenes content… Read more »
SB Nation Buys Two Sites; Expands College Sports, Global Soccer Coverage
A few months after taking a $10.5 million funding round, sports blog network SB Nation has made two acquisitions that will broaden its cover… Read more »
@ pC2011: The New Digital Storefront – Or New Balkanization?
The unveiling of iPad 2 has publishers both excited and vexed about the possibilities and hurdles involved with creating a “digital storefro… Read more »
@ pC2011: Zalaznick: Don’t Blame Hulu For Lack Of Cable Programming Streams
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The lack of cable programming that’s available for online streaming on Hulu isn’t the video JV’s fault, said Lauren Zalaznick, Chairman, NBC… Read more »
@ pC2011: Publishers Learn To Live With Google’s Black Box
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Online media owners, on a panel at our paidContent 2011 conference, reported differing impacts from Google’s recent algorithm tweak in the n… Read more »
@ pC2011: Media Betting Too Much, Too Soon In Tablets’ First Innings?
Kicking off our paidContent 2011 conference at the Times Center on a beautiful spring morning, Forrester senior analyst Sarah Rotman Epps th… Read more »
Watch The paidContent 2011 Live Stream
After months of planning and some real-time programming, paidContent 2011; The Next Decade in Digital will convene first thing Thursday morn… Read more »
Tomorrow’s paidContent 2011 In NYC: New And Paid Digital Content
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Whatever you call it, many news publishers are now looking for paying digital customers. We’re still waiting for NYTimes.com’s implementatio… Read more »
paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Cracking The Area Code: The Local View
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Call it hyperlocal or neighborhood, measure it by area code, zip code or community; local is one of the hottest spaces. Everyone wants a pie… Read more »
paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Quality, Quantity & Mass Content
In one of those timing-is-everything twists, we’ll be convening paidContent 2011; The Next Decade in Digital on March 3 at TheTimesCenter in… Read more »
paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Ad Targeting Gains Steam, Scrutiny
As ad targeting takes off, ad tech companies are experimenting with new models and Washington is applying much greater scrutiny. At paidCont… Read more »
Tim Armstrong Joins Arianna Huffington For paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC
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Last week we announced Arianna Huffington as the closing act for a jam-packed paidContent 2011: The Next Decade in Digital, March 3, at TheT… Read more »
Just Added To paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Keith Olbermann And Joel Hyatt
When we started planning paidContent 2011, I can safely say lunch with Keith Olbermann wasn’t on the list. Then he split with MSNBC (NSDQ: C… Read more »
Arianna Huffington Joins Us At paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC
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AOL’s $315 million acquisition of The Huffington Post is still waiting for regulatory approval but Arianna Huffington is already in the thi… Read more »
Register Now For paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Early Rate Ends Feb. 10
In just two weeks, we moved from the Comcast takeover of NBC Universal, to the launch of The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s $30 million experiment… Read more »
paidContent 2011, March 3, NYC: Registration Is Open
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Our full-day namesake conference covers the subject from every relevant angle. Last year, senior business executives from across the content… Read more »
