Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tweet There is a grim certainty that the existence of local and regional newspapers are under threat in the UK and other developed economies. There are no shortage of articles from commentators saying this is generally a bad thing. Northcliffe’s East Kent Gazette is the latest in a long line of closures. But what are [...]
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tweet It’s here: i, the Son of The Independent, hit the streets this morning. Touted as the first “quality” newspaper launch in 25 years, it’s a slimmed down version of the Indie designed for busy, younger readers who may have never got the paper-reading habit. It’s a colourful read with none of the polemic, tub-thumping, [...]
Tweet Image via CrunchBase An article for TheMediaBriefing, on the parallels between the success of the newly public Betfair – and the criticism it attracts – and digital media companies like Google. Here’s an excerpt… Betfair revenue was up 13 percent to £341 million in 2009/10. The technology underpinning the system is second-to-none. The company [...]
Tweet The paywall debate has focused on how consumers might consume the news industry’s end product: news. “Will readers pay for news online?” “Will the industry survive this change?” “Won’t people just get it for free someplace else?” These are the news industry’s Frequently Asked Questions right now. Even people that don’t believe in Rupert [...]
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Tweet Image via CrunchBase I’ve been saying for a long while that Demand Media‘s digital content model has potential to make it big. And now it’s filing for an IPO, claiming the company has stock worth up to $125 million. It’s clear that Demand’s growth is by far outstripping even its own predictions and the [...]
