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No Newspaper Bailouts without Civic Representation
Government money to bail out newspapers is a rather "un-American" suggestion. It has been put forward by various commentators who feel that emergency circumstances call for drastic measures. After all… Read more »
The People Formerly Known as the Audience Need a New Name
I'm not one for semantic arguments. There's little-to-no practical value in deciding the names of things. ("User-generated content," anyone?) But if you spend your days and side projects talking to… Read more »
NPR.org Relaunches; Video Doesn't Play A Big Role
On the internet, any media outlet can overcome its single-dimension status offline. Print outlets can excel in video, local TV stations can add text and stills, radio can get visual… Read more »
Hearst Pays $427 Million For 20 Percent More Stake in Fitch
Hearst Corp, which is still hammered on the newspaper side, is continuing its diversification efforts. It has bought another 20 percent stake in the NYC and London-based credit-ratings firm Fitch… Read more »
Earnings Next Week: IAC, Disney, McGraw-Hill, Time Warner
Next week’s earnings results will again provide a gauge of the general health (or sickness) of the media industry, with both big conglomerates, like Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Time… Read more »
Amazon-Zappos Deal: The Really Detailed Details
I knew it would happen on a Friday evening; damn you AMZN. But oh well, the details are juicy enough. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has come out with a filing detailing… Read more »
CollegeHumor's New Production Spinoff: Notional; Van Veen's Heading It
Earlier today we reported on a new spinoff multimedia production company out of IAC-owned CollegeHumor. Now we have more details on it: the new company is called Notional, and is… Read more »
Interview: AOL's Levick: 'Platform-A Didn't Make Us Work Better; It Just Made Clients Confused'
One of the big pieces of news was that came of out AOL (NYSE: TWX) CEO Tim Armstrong’s 100-day presentation to the company’s staff was the formation of three primarily… Read more »
Inside Word: How Selling Bing Is Different Than Selling Word
The Inside Word is a weekly feature that looks at compelling industry debates and discussions unfolding on the blogs of employees at digital-media companies. Poster: Mark Johnson Position: Senior program… Read more »
Looking To Settle, Microsoft Makes Another Offer To EC In Browser Case
Microsoft’s latest offer to the European Commission, which is threatening the company with a big fine for bundling Internet Explorer and Windows together: It’s willing to include a ‘ballot screen’… Read more »
