We've long argued that broadcast television, that is television broadcast over the air, your traditional television stations days are numbered. The rise of on demand television shows online, despite internet enabled televisions still yet to be available ...
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A report to be released by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism recommends a digital apartheid scheme that defines journalists ahead of bloggers, and tax breaks for newspapers.
The proposal of a "kitemark," in the form ...
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After days of speculation, America's largest radio station owner Clear Channel has announced 1,850 jobs will go, or 9% of its total workforce.
The cuts will be made company wide, including radio, outdoor advertising and corporate offices.
Chief Executive ...
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Warner Bros has announced layoffs, elimination of open positions, and outsourcing for a total loss of 800 people, or 10% of its workforce.
The breakdown: 200 open positions around the world; 300 outsourced (with some employees being offered ...
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Google has announced that it will be closing Google Print Ads as of March 31st.
The service launched in November 2006 promising to deliver the ease of use, and client base of Google Adwords to the print industry. ...
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The New York Times Company has entered into a private financing agreement with Banco Inbursa, S. A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa ("Banco Inbursa") and Inmobiliaria Carso, companies connected to Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim for ...
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Endemol has acquired the Southern Star Group from Fairfax Media for $75 million AUD ($50 million USD) plus earnouts.
Included in the sale is Southern Star International, said to be one of the world's largest independent distributors of ...
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UK Newspaper The London Evening Standard is set to change hands after facing financial issues related to a decline in circulation and advertising. The paper is believed to be losing £10 million a year.
The buyer of the ...
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Fresh from forcing an unpaid week long holiday on all non-union staff, Gannett has announced that the Tuscon Citizen is on the market and will close if no buyer is found by March 21st.
The Tucson Citizen is ...
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The Star Tribune, Minnesota's largest newspaper has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition.
The company said in a statement that it would use bankruptcy to restructure its debt and lower its labor costs.
The bankruptcy filing was not unexpected, ...
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Here's something to gossip about. American Media Inc., the publisher of Star magazine, The National Enquirer, Shape and Men's Fitness has received a new extension to try to work out a deal to avoid bankruptcy or liquidation.
The ...
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The LA Times has lifted the price of their weekday edition 50%, or 25c to 75c, the first price increase for the paper since 2001.
The LA Time's parent company The Tribune Company filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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The Financial Times announced Monday that it is eliminating 80 positions from its staff worldwide.
Around 20 positions are editorial, and the rest a mix, including streamlining duplicated jobs caused by previous acquisitions.
The Financial Times' John Ridding said ...
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The Sun-Times Media Group will close 12 weekly newspapers in Chicago as a push to save money in the difficult economic climate.
The newspapers to close are the Algonquin Countryside, Arlington Heights Post, Cary-Grove Countryside, Des Plaines Times, ...
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle P-I), one of two daily newspapers servicing Seattle, Washington is on the market, and will switch to web only or close if a buyer can't be found.
Owner Hearst Corporation said in a statement ...
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While many journalists, current and former bemoan the fall of newspapers, some unemployed journalists are responding by starting their own news sites.
The Arizona Guardian comes from four laid-off East Valley Tribune workers, three writers and an editor ...
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Oh man the funny shit just won’t quit rolling in today. First it was the porn industry looking for a few billion dollar bailout. Then comes word that Joe the Plumber is going to be a ...
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The tide of doom in the newspaper industry didn't take a break over the Christmas/ New Year period, with three newspapers announcing their intention to quit print publishing for an online only presence.
Spanish-language weekday paper Hoy Nueva ...
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Netflix has partnered with LG Electronics to create a new line of Internet-enabled, HD video-streaming televisions.
The new TVs, announced Monday, will officially debut at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The sets will offer ...
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The magazine industry has been hit hard by the recession, with advertising by volume dropping 17% in January, according to figures from the Media Industry Newsletter.
Worst hit was Condé Nast, with four magazine titles featuring in the ...
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Hyperlocal websites have for a long time been an albatross of the 2.0 world; many have tried to create vibrant startups in the space, and many have failed.
There is some argument about the definition of hyperlocal; some ...
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One of the predictions I forgot to make for 2009 is one of a media bailout: some sort of Government intervention in the media industry as it plummets into the abyss. I'm probably glad I didn't make ...
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