High-Definition Is Changing the Multiplatform Marketplace
July 25, 2008
Verizon FiOS TV set to light up New York City | www.telecommagazine.com
1. DIRECTV is the key factor in stimulating the HD market. 2. For the MSOs and Telcos, Time Warner leads in terms of High-Definition feeds with 56 HD channels in the New York
Hispanic 1st Quarter Ad Spending Update: Growth Continues.
July 16, 2008
Hispanic Ad Spend Up 3% in '07 | www.adweek.com
1. Driven by political expenditure, Hispanic Ad spending continues to show strong growth. 2. Spanish speaking areas of the US are expected to continue fuel advertising growth over the coming years
WSJ.com Increases Traffic and Reinforces Roadblocks
July 4, 2008
WSJ.com Enjoying Significant Bump in Traffic...With Subs Intact | www.mediaweek.com
With unique users up 94% and total page views up only 45%, it's clear that wsj.com has found more ways to introduce non-subscribers to the frustrations of its site
Is it Too Late for Sam Zell to Save the Tribune Company?
July 4, 2008
L.A. Times Newsroom to Shrink by 150 Jobs | www.nytimes.com
Massive debt + no real plan + continued business decline = big trouble
3-D Cinema: A Three-Way Format War
July 3, 2008
Digital cinema 3-D | mkpe.com
1. Real D, Dolby and NuVision battle it out over ease of use, technology and business model 2. The number of 3-D Cinema installations is tiny compared to the total number of screens worldwide… there is an extensive market waiting to be exploited.
Worst Quarter Ever for Newpapers in Print and Online
June 17, 2008
Newspapers' Print Ads Declined 14% in Record Drop | www.bloomberg.com
Newspapers are failing on both fronts. They are in a severe print advertising recession. And online sales are slowing -- up a mere 7% vs. industry-wide growth of 24%. Falling revenues make reducing debt at Tribune more difficult and put dividends at risk at McClatchy, Gatehouse and Lee.
June 12, 2008
The L.A. Times's Human Wrecking Ball | www.washingtonpost.com
Amid falling ad revenues, is Sam Zell destroying the LA Times (and other Tribune papers) by cutting news pages, making newsroom decisions based on quantity not quality of reporting, facilitating the exits of his best staff and dumbing down his papers beyond recognition?
Two Studios Join Disney to Sell New Releases on Apple’s iTunes
April 17, 2008
Downloads king as iTunes tops U.S. music retailer | www.reuters.com
1. Fox and Paramount “experiment” with new release sales on iTunes 2. Studios have hesitated to offer new releases for sale on iTunes due to pricing fears and the fear of Apple becoming al too powerful.
March 31, 2008
Fixing Tribune, one employee at a time | blogs.reuters.com
Individual ideas from employees may help Tribune innovate in new and interesting ways. But Sam Zell still needs to define a vision of what the company is -- and what it can be.
Under NewsCorp, WSJ Stumbles into 2008
March 31, 2008
Dow Jones sees growth in Asia, online | www.theaustralian.news.com.au
Despite its unique status -- and the backing of Rupert Murdoch -- The Wall Street Journal is not immune to the pressures facing the newspaper industry.
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