Media Companies
- Media Companies Must Divide To Conquer [Forbes, 10 Aug 2010] Many media companies will need to divide themselves into dozens of smaller, independent units if they wish to survive.
- Yahoo and Google in high-tech news war [SFGate.com, 11 Jul 2010] Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are redefining the online news experience, but in diverging ways that underscore the evolving identities of the search giants.
- How Big Media Companies Will Survive In The Digital Age [MediaPost, 8 Jun 2010] By embracing and taking advantage of the new media landscape that threatens their survival, media companies can not only survive, but actually thrive.
- CanWest papers sold for $1.1 billion [Toronto Star, 10 May 2010] Canada’s largest chain of newspapers is accepting an offer from its creditors for $1.1 billion, in a deal that preserves Canwest intact.
- Media need multiple platforms, revenue streams to thrive [AFP, 12 March 2010] Multiple platforms and revenue streams will be key for media industry players hoping to survive and thrive in the fast-changing digital world, say media execs at the Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2010 Media Summit.
- Media firms starting to pay dividends again [Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb 2010] As the credit crunch dissipates, media heavyweights such as Time Warner and News Corp. are increasing their payouts to shareholders.
- Saudi billionaire eyes new links with News Corp. [Yahoo News! 17 Jan 2010] Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, whose investment firm is one of the biggest stakeholders in News Corp., says he is looking to expand his alliances with Rupert Murdoch’s media giant.
- Time Warner buys TV Network in India [Reuters, 16 Dec 2009] Time Warner says it will buy NDTV Imagine from India’s NDTV Networks for $126.5 million. Imagine owns a leading Hindi general entertainment channel and other entertainment assets in India.
- Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp launches global service to link all its outlets [Guardian.co.uk, 7 Sep 2009] News Corp’s latest venture - NewsCore - will make content from all the company’s TV stations, papers and sites instantly available to the rest.
- Media Giants to Harness Digital Media [The New York Observer, 23 Nov 2009] Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are on the verge of forming a new company that will allow them to prepare magazines to work across multiple digital platforms, including the iPhone and the BlackBerry.
- Thomson Reuters Agrees to Buy Breakingviews [Guardian.co.uk, 14 Oct 2009] Thomson Reuters plans to acquire Breakingviews, a syndicated financial commentary site. The deal is valued at about £13 million.
- Microsoft and Yahoo Are Linked Up. Now What? [The New York Times, 29 July 2009] The Microsoft-Yahoo’s partnership in search and advertising agreement may not create much impact on Google’s dominance.
- New York Times wins top award for journalism innovation [journalism.co.uk, 27 July 2009] The prize was given out in recognition of the New York Times’ body of work in the past year that helped citizens engage in public issues, which led to changes in newsroom operations.
- Media sector mergers seen few and far between [Reuters, 17 June 2009] Bankers and financiers say they don’t expect much takeover activity in the media sector until at least 2010, especially given the shaky cashflows of many companies in the industry.
- Media industry feels pain of GM bankruptcy [The Deal.com, 4 Jun 2009] Newspapers, magazines, television stations and Web sites are expected to lose hundreds of millions in advertising dollars from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of General Motors.
- YouTube, Sony Pictures in talks over feature films [Cnet News, 6 Apr 2009] YouTube is said to be in talks to acquire licensing rights to full-length content from Sony Pictures. Google’s video-sharing site appears to be aiming to become a player in Hollywood as online video is booming
