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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:57:48 -0500 240 Ponyfish - http://www.ponyfish.com Kagan: TV Ad Revs Less In 2013, Than 2006 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=122050 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=122050 Magazines Slow Their Losses at Newsstand http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141980 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141980 In Secret, Nations Work Toward Crackdown on Piracy http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/technology/08piracy.html?ref=technology http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/technology/08piracy.html?ref=technology Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6170V120100208 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6170V120100208 Loopt Launches Local Advertising http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121970&nid=110899 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121970&nid=110899 Apple Already Talking About Cutting Prices On The iPad http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-will-cut-prices-on-the-ipad-if-sales-lag-2010-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29 http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-will-cut-prices-on-the-ipad-if-sales-lag-2010-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29 Are the Olympics Worth It? http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447997-Are_the_Olympics_Worth_It_.php http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447997-Are_the_Olympics_Worth_It_.php Online Video One Step Closer to TV-Sized Ad Loads http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141961 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141961 Kindle Books in Snack Sizes http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08condense.html?ref=media http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08condense.html?ref=media MediaNews to Adopt Web Fee Model Similar to NY Times http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayunozwEqBAM http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ayunozwEqBAM iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152798/iPad_hype_drives_away_consumers_survey_says?taxonomyId=163&pageNumber=1 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152798/iPad_hype_drives_away_consumers_survey_says?taxonomyId=163&pageNumber=1 Pay-for-Inquiry Ad Model Gains Modest Traction at Newspapers http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141970 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141970 Borrell Reboots Political Spending Forecast Upward http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/media-agencies-research/e3i6914f3194e3fb19392bcb8a6eb94e6d1 http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/media-agencies-research/e3i6914f3194e3fb19392bcb8a6eb94e6d1 Free video site Hulu explores premium pricing http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-02-03-hulu03_ST_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-02-03-hulu03_ST_N.htm?csp=34 iPad changes the story for newspaper-subsidized e-readers http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2010/02/ipad_changes_the_story_for_newspaper-sub.php http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2010/02/ipad_changes_the_story_for_newspaper-sub.php Many Magazines That Cut Subscription Prices Lose Subscribers Anyway http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141945 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141945 Axel Springer Adds Paywalls To Two Major Newspaper Sites http://paidcontent.org/article/419-axel-springer-adds-paywalls-to-two-major-newspaper-sites/ http://paidcontent.org/article/419-axel-springer-adds-paywalls-to-two-major-newspaper-sites/ CEOs defend Comcast-NBC Universal deal http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-ct-comcast5-2010feb05,0,5598163.story?track=rss http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-ct-comcast5-2010feb05,0,5598163.story?track=rss Could cable lose its grip on TV business? http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10447250-266.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10447250-266.html Bankrupt Window Media Gay Newspapers Could Sell for Just $26,200 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004065229 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004065229 Facebook's New Role: News Site http://paidcontent.org/article/419-facebooks-new-role-news-site/ http://paidcontent.org/article/419-facebooks-new-role-news-site/ AOL Content Chief Wilson to Leave Company, Making Way for Eun http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEZ.LM0ElDpE http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEZ.LM0ElDpE Magazine Marketing Pact to Roll Out in April http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3ib0b0617ff1b96daadbc67d4a5cbdf336 http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3ib0b0617ff1b96daadbc67d4a5cbdf336 Hachette Joins Apple's Anti-Amazon Book Club http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100204/hachette-joins-apples-anti-amazon-book-club/ http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100204/hachette-joins-apples-anti-amazon-book-club/ DOJ: Google Books Deal Still Raises Antitrust Issues http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121932&nid=110846 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121932&nid=110846 Hollywood loses key battle over illegal downloads http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/tc_afp/technologyaustraliainternetcopyrightfilm http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/tc_afp/technologyaustraliainternetcopyrightfilm Movie Gallery files bankruptcy protection again http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2010-02-04-hollywoodvideo04_ST_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2010-02-04-hollywoodvideo04_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Do We Watch the Web the Same Way We Watch TV? Not Really http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/do-we-watch-the-web-the-same-way-we-watch-tv-not-really/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/do-we-watch-the-web-the-same-way-we-watch-tv-not-really/ Pew: Social Media and Young Adults http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx Radio Poised for First Quarterly Rebound in Three Years http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141895 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141895 Online news is an inferior good among users, research shows http://aejmc.org/topics/2010/01/online-news-is-an-inferior-good-among-users-research-shows/ http://aejmc.org/topics/2010/01/online-news-is-an-inferior-good-among-users-research-shows/ Free London Evening Standard readership soars to 1.37 million http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/feb/03/london-evening-standard-newspapers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/feb/03/london-evening-standard-newspapers Yahoo Will Sell HotJobs to Monster for $225 Million http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-03/yahoo-will-sell-hotjobs-to-monster-for-225-million-update2-.html http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-03/yahoo-will-sell-hotjobs-to-monster-for-225-million-update2-.html Global video game sales fell 7 percent in 2009 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10446806-52.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10446806-52.html Time Warner Posts Profit on 2008 Write-Down, Raises Dividend http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259304575042800323826926.html?mod=WSJ_earnings_LEFTTopHeadlines http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259304575042800323826926.html?mod=WSJ_earnings_LEFTTopHeadlines News Right Now Drives Newspaper Readers to Web http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121607&lfe=1 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121607&lfe=1 Music's lost decade: Sales cut in half http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/02/news/companies/napster_music_industry/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/02/news/companies/napster_music_industry/index.htm Comcast Beats on Profit After Gaining New Subscribers http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=CMCSA%3AUS&sid=aoYjOO0F.R7s http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=CMCSA%3AUS&sid=aoYjOO0F.R7s Newly Independent AOL Posts 4Q Profit http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wirestory?id=9735984&page=1 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wirestory?id=9735984&page=1 CBS News staffers fret that layoffs will hamper newsgathering http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/cbs-news-staffers-fret-that-layoffs-will-hurt-newsgathering.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/cbs-news-staffers-fret-that-layoffs-will-hurt-newsgathering.html Italy Plans to Extend TV Rules to Web Videos http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703338504575041401049214106.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703338504575041401049214106.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews News Corp. revenue up 10%, Fox operating income nearly triples http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/news-corp-revenue-up-10-fox-operating-income-nearly-triples.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/news-corp-revenue-up-10-fox-operating-income-nearly-triples.html NBC Affils Seek Clear, Enforceable Conditions On Comcast/NBCU http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447298-NBC_Affils_Seek_Clear_Enforceable_Conditions_On_Comcast_NBCU.php http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/447298-NBC_Affils_Seek_Clear_Enforceable_Conditions_On_Comcast_NBCU.php NAA, Nielsen: Newspaper Sites Get 5.5% Rise In '09 Visitors http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121745&nid=110727 http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=121745&nid=110727 Next threat to Amazon's $9.99 books? Rupert Murdoch http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61204C20100203?type=technologyNews http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61204C20100203?type=technologyNews Fox, ESPN to Bid on Olympics Rights as NBC Faces Loss http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8fp7MqBZOTg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8fp7MqBZOTg Pushing to Bring TV to the Internet http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704022804575041070405958514.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704022804575041070405958514.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEADTop Some News Outlets Ready to Try Charging Online Readers http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/business/media/03brill.html?ref=business http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/business/media/03brill.html?ref=business Magazines' Newsstand Recession May Be Lightening Up http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141873 http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=141873 Sony Pictures to cut 450 workers as DVD sales decline http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-sony2-2010feb02,0,7735430.story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-sony2-2010feb02,0,7735430.story