August 30, 2009
Weinstein Co. Struggles Despite 'Inglourious' Success | online.wsj.com
The battle lines were drawn, the marketing machines put into the red zone, the horror showdown of 2009 commenced on Friday 8/28. Did The Weinstein Company's gamble pay off?
August 28, 2009
Weinstein Co. Struggles Despite 'Inglourious' Success | online.wsj.com
The Weinsteins have been hailed as both marketing geniuses and as the bad boys of the entertainment industry. What is it with them?
Baidu - Tough times ahead? Probably NOT.
August 28, 2009
Baidu -- A Sleeping Giant Awakens | searchenginewatch.com
The article emphasizes the issue's advertisers are having as they change from an old legacy system of Baidu to a new interface that almost mirrors Google. Will this ultimately be a positive or a negative for the Chinese Search engine? How will it affect Google's position in China? In my analysis, I explore some more details left out of the original article.
Radio Advertising Continues to Suffer
August 24, 2009
RAB: Radio Revenues Fall 22% In Q2 | www.radioink.com
Radio revenues are miserable for the second quarter of 2009, down 22% from a year ago. The industry is struggling with a lack of cash at a time when many of its biggest companies are suffering from servicing large amounts of debt.
With Financing in Place, DreamWorks to Produce Six Movies a Year
August 20, 2009
Spielberg Gets Funds to Start Up New Studio | online.wsj.com
DreamWorks is able to achieve what many Hollywood producers have been unable to do: secure new sources of film funding in financially difficult times.
Hollywood Summer School, Variety Flunks
August 16, 2009
Hollywood Summer School | www.variety.com
Variety magazine on 8/15/2009 headlines with a particularly shallow review of what can be learned from this summer's film release patterns.
August 2, 2009
Two visions of 3-D's success | www.variety.com
Comparisons on 3D numbers versus standard 2D numbers are indeed difficult. Wether the film is live action or animation dictates the relative performance of 3D vs 2D. Animation has been the thrust of most 3D so far, but the real bonus will be in live action 3D.
What is the change impact of Nortel and Sprint on Ericsson?
July 27, 2009
Ericsson buys Nortel CDMA business for USD 1.13 billion | www.telecompaper.com
Having beaten Nokia to the purchase of Nortel's wireless assets and won the world's largest network outsourcing deal, how much change does this mean Ericsson must manage?
Sony Pictures Signs Multiyear Agreement with Redbox
July 24, 2009
Studios Rethink Redbox | online.wsj.com
1. Sony Pictures (NYSE: SNE) has signed a multiyear deal to supply Redbox's (NASDAQ: CSTR) video rental kiosks. 2. Deal minimizes sell-thru of used Sony DVDs, while maximizing Sony non-theatrical titles.
Why has Yahoo allowed themselves to become the RC Cola of search?
July 16, 2009
Chrome vs. Bing vs. You and Me | www.nytimes.com
Yahoo has been surprisingly quiet given the news of their main competitive set. Is it a tactical decision to ride out the first wave of the storm or is there more at play here?
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