AOL’s Relegence Drops B2B As Corporate Re-org Nears
Relegence, the real-time news company AOL (NYSE: TWX) acquired for around $50 million in 2006, is shutting down its B2B biz, paidContent has… Read more »
In The Battle For Stickiness, Facebook Powers Past AOL, Yahoo
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Despite their vocal complaints, users may be falling for Facebook’s latest redesign. The social networking site jumped to the top of the lis… Read more »
TMZ Brings Ad Sales In-House With Telepictures; Future After AOL Spinoff Under Spotlight
TMZ, the in-news online celeb site that is part owned by Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) siblings AOL and Telepictures, brought its ad sales in hous… Read more »
Time Warner’s HBO, Cinemax Join Comcast Broadband Trial; Showtime May Take Part
Add HBO and Cinemax to the list of networks taking part in the Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Online On Demand national trial slated to start later t… Read more »
Warner Bros. Busts Digital, Traditional Silos With ‘One Eskimo’ Project
Big media companies talk about “breaking the silos” all the time, but often, it remains just that — talk — while content gets incubated an… Read more »
AOL ‘Likely To Keep Bebo’? We’ll Soon Know
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AOL (NYSE: TWX) is “reviewing assets it could sell or divest, but will likely keep Bebo”, Reuters reports new CEO Tim Armstrong as telling i… Read more »
Starz Joins Comcast On Demand Online Trial
The 5,000 Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) subscribers taking part in the company’s planned online VOD trial this summer will have access to 300 movies… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: ITN/Mail, Radiohead Manager, Merlin On Spotify, Sofia’s Diary
– ITN/Mail: Yet another online video contract for ITN’s prolific On multimedia division – it’s supplying showbiz, lifestyle, general and bu… Read more »
Industry Moves: AOL’s Platform-A International Head Also Set For New Role
Brendan Condon, head of overseas ops for AOL’s Platform-A (NYSE: TWX) advertising group, is leaving London after 13 months for a new role -… Read more »
Bebo’s Euro VP Joining AOL Proper; Where Now For The Social Net?
In a move that may hint at the outlines of a new-look AOL (NYSE: TWX), Bebo’s European VP and MD Kate Burns is moving over to head AOL’s Eur… Read more »
HBO Aims To Boost DVD Sales Through New ‘Fetish’ Microsite
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HBO has launched a new, video-heavy microsite that boasts hundreds of clips from shows like Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm and stand-up com… Read more »
One Year In, Maghound Is Not Exactly Time Inc.’s Best Friend
Last year around this time, Time Inc. promised a web-based subscription service, Maghound, by the fall. But as that anniversary nears, Magho… Read more »
Midway Sold To Warner Bros. For $33 Million — But Two Studios Left Out
And now it’s done. Midway Games has been sold to Warner Bros. for $33 million — ending about six months worth of financial turmoil and head… Read more »
IPC The Latest To Sell Its Own YouTube Ads
Time Warner-owned magazine publisher IPC Media is the latest media group to sell its own display ads surrounding its content on YouTube. The… Read more »
The Quest To Make A Better Virtual Keyboard
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Every time you hit the “r” instead of the “t,” and accidentally type “thsnks” instead of “thanks,” you probably wonder why someone isn’t wor… Read more »
paidContent Quick Hits: 6.30.09
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» Journalism Online, the start-up led by Steven Brill (pictured) Gordon Crovitz and Leo Hindrey, inked a deal with ITZ Publishing… Read more »
Liberty Media CEO Hints At Interest In AOL
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Is Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) once again interested in purchasing part of AOL? In an interview with CNBC this morning (via Tech Trader Dail… Read more »
Turner Reups With PGA Through 2019; More Emphasis On Digital
Another creative deal in the sports rights arena: the extended and expanded agreement between Turner Sports and The PGA of America adds lice… Read more »
TV Everywhere: What We Know — And What’s Missing
Sometime this July, 5,000 Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) customers across the U.S. will get the first taste of TV Everywhere — and the first broadba… Read more »
CBS Interactive’s Smith On Authentication: ’70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work’
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It didn’t take long for *CBS* to issue a statement after Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) announced the upcoming national t… Read more »
AOL Video Search Site Truveo Relaunches In 17 Nations; Lands Deal With Univision
AOL’s video search engine Truveo is launching a global revamp tonight — across 17 of its country-specific sites, including in the U.S, wher… Read more »
Comcast, Time Warner Offer ‘Guiding Principles’ for TV Everywhere
Here are the “guiding principles” Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) have agreed on for TV Everywhere (click image to view),… Read more »
Comcast, Time Warner Decide To Fight Together (Instead Of Each Other) For TV Everywhere
Updated: Sounds like Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) have agreed that partnering on TV Everywhere makes more sense than ea… Read more »
Display Ad Firm Tumri Closes $15 Million Financing; Time Warner Adds Backing
Online ad firm Tumri has secured $15 million in financing from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Investments and others as it seeks to complete its tr… Read more »
‘Bebo Will Stay Part Of AOL’, UK Exec Says
Who knows whether new AOL (NYSE: TWX) CEO Tim Armstrong’s evolving org chart has yet filtered down to even Bebo execs themselves – but, whil… Read more »
GEC Update: Star Plus Slips To Third Position In TAM Ratings, Trailing Colors, Zee
News Corp.-owned Star Plus, which reigned on top of the GEC ratings chart undisputed for nearly a decade, has now slipped to the third posit… Read more »
Analyst: Time Warner Might Shed Magazine Division Next
Now that Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is finally spinning off AOL, its publishing division could be the next to go, says Pali Research analyst Ri… Read more »
Bebo Fades In To Background At Spun-Off AOL
Bebo tells us Joanna Shields’ leaving was her own decision, but the president of the social network and the AOL (NYSE: TWX) People Networks… Read more »
Print Round-Up: Esquire Site Launch; InStyle Online Re-Launch; Guardian Mobile; Pocket London
– Esquire: The NatMags’ men’s title has launched its first editorial-focused UK website, a simple blog-based affair featuring lots of video… Read more »
Bewkes: Spinning off Time Warner Cable, AOL Lets Us Concentrate On Content
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes opened the company’s annual meeting by highlighting two recent spinoff plans, that of T… Read more »
Time Warner Board Approves AOL Spinoff; Dial-Up Business To Remain With AOL
As expected, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) (NYSE:TWX) confirmed that its board of directors has authorized the spinoff of AOL — making the intern… Read more »
Updated: Time Warner Ready To Move On AOL Spinoff; Announcement Likely At Thursday Board Meeting
The long-awaited spinoff of AOL is almost near, as Time Warner’s board of directors will make the final decision at tomorrow’s board meeting… Read more »
More Mags Jump On The Premium App Bandwagon
Magazine publishers clearly have all that iPhone app store revenue on the brain. Just a week after People.com rolled out its $1.99 iPhone ap… Read more »
AOL’s People Networks President Shields Quitting, Back To London
AOL (NYSE: TWX) People Networks president Joanna Shields, who stepped up from Bebo president in the March 2008 acquisition, is leaving the c… Read more »
AOL’s People Networks President Shields Stepping Down
AOL (NYSE: TWX) People Networks president Joanna Shields, who was promoted from being Bebo president after the March 2008 acquisition, is le… Read more »
