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Robert Allbritton

First Look: TBD Wants More From Users But Does It Deliver?

Aug 9, 2010 7:45 AM

Robert Allbritton may only want zip codes, as he told paidContent in an interview, but the staff at newly launched TBD.com wants a lot more… In order to get personalization, users are required to provide full names, zip code, year of birth and even gender. (They also need to provide…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Online News, Social Media, Companies, Washington Post, allbritton communications, jim brady, robert allbritton, tbd.com

Allbritton On TBD.com: ‘You’ve Got To Have Some Staying Power’

Aug 9, 2010 1:27 AM

When Robert Allbritton put the money and power of Allbritton Communications behind a new DC political news site in 2007, no one knew what to expect. Sure, he had talent in Washington Post vets John Harris and Jim VandeHei and a way to combine web and print that might actually…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Political Content, robert allbritton, tbd.com

Allbritton’s Local D.C. News Site TBD.com Launches Next Week

Aug 6, 2010 1:57 PM

After nearly a year, Allbritton Communications’ “Politico for local news” site, TBD.com, is ready to fully launch in the next few days. In a conference call, executives discussed the creation of a blogger network, where TBD has already linked up 127 local blogs. Robert Allbritton also spoke with our own…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, Online News, robert allbritton, tbd.com

Politico’s Allbritton: ‘Wouldn’t Surprise Me If Profit This Year Counts In Millions’

Feb 17, 2009 11:10 PM

Robert Allbritton doesn’t deal in specifics but the investor behind Politico insists to Gabe Sherman in The New Republic that the print-online hybrid will turn a profit in six months even though traffic is down more than 50 percent from its pre-election heights. Allbritton: “We’re way ahead of budget. It…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Magazines, Social Media, Nanopublishing, politico, robert allbritton

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