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
TV Broadcasting in India Faces Many Challenges
July 14, 2008
Picture set to turn bleak for broadcasters | www.business-standard.com
Article discusses the woes facing TV broadcasters in India, including both terrestrial companies and pay-TV companies.
Spanish Language Advertising Still in Growth Mode
July 14, 2008
Hispanic Ad Spend Up 3% in '07 | www.adweek.com
AdWeek article details advertising spending across Spanish Language media for 2007; the data shows most categories having positive gain.
NBCU Acquires Weather Channel, weather.com
July 9, 2008
Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity Firms | www.nytimes.com
NBC Universal, the only bidder left in the hunt for the Weather Channel, will acquire the service along with two private equity firms. NBCU claims the Weather Channel will function separately from NBC Weather Plus. Don't bet on this happening too long.
DFW Move for AT&T--Local Analysis
July 9, 2008
AT&T in Big D | www.lightreading.com
Article offers some one-sided view of the AT&T move to Dallas. There are many more reasons for this move than what is expressed in this article.
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.
Not so fast for mission critical apps.
June 18, 2008
Is Google your next data center? | www.computerworld.com
Some things will be cloud based, MSFT, GOOG and AMZN are all betting on it. for middle market companies having computing in the cloud may make sense. But it comes with risk
Radio Industry Fighting Performance Royalty with Recording Industry
June 16, 2008
Radio Royalty Wars Heat Up Again | www.businessweek.com
The recording industry is lobbying to create a performance royalty on the terrestrial radio industry to provide royalties to artists. The radio industry is opposing any such action.
Will Scripps Split Suffer Same Fate as Belo?
June 13, 2008
Federal Regulators Clear Way for E.W. Scripps Co. To Split into 2 Public Companies | nab365.bdmetrics.com
E. W. Scripps now has final regulatory approvals to split operations in to two pubic companies, similar to what Belo Corp. did a few months ago. Will Scripps fare better in their efforts?
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