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Posts related to ‘Old Media’

Confidence in TV News Drops Again — Gallup

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 7:15 am

As part of its annual survey of confidence in US institutions, Gallup reports the Americans’ confidence in TV news hit a new low this year. Just 21% of Americans say ...
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Investors in the Content Business Dwindle Again?

Posted: June 28, 2012 at 6:20 am

The argument goes that if News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) spins off its print businesses, they will be unable to keep their editorial costs at current levels. Some of the properties ...
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No New CEO for the New York Times

Posted: June 20, 2012 at 6:39 am

When Janet Robinson, former CEO of the New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), left in December with a $23.7 million severance package, the news firm said it would find a new CEO. ...
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Sports Illustrated: Another Weekly Wobbles

Posted: June 18, 2012 at 6:32 am

This year should belong to Sports Illustrated. It is part of the mighty CNN Digital network, which gives it heft online. TIME Inc., the publication’s parent, describes the SI.com website as ...
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Barnes & Noble: The Next Bridge to Nowhere (BKS, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 10:10 am

Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing ...
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Will the New York Times Publish Four Days a Week?

Posted: June 4, 2012 at 6:41 am

Newspapers from Detroit to New Orleans have cut their delivery schedules to three or four days a week to save production costs. Their publishers reason that people will read their ...
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Sports Illustrated Lay-Offs: TIME Magazine’s Last Chapter

Posted: May 31, 2012 at 6:25 am

Editor's Note: The New York Times reports that one of TIME, Inc.'s big three weeklies, which include TIME, People, and Sports Illustrated, will lay off a number of employees. According ...
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Newspaper Industry Gets Torn Up Again

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 6:18 am

Warren Buffett may be the only newspaper owner in American who wants to support the business. In addition to his ownership of daily newspapers in Omaha and Buffalo, he recently ...
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Warren Buffett Tries To Save The Newspaper Business

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 9:26 am

It is no secret that the newspaper business has not been a good sector over the last decade.  Subscriptions declined about as fast as the number of smokers did in ...
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Buffett Buys Newspapers

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:24 am

Warren Buffett surprised investors when he said Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) may buy more newspapers. It already owns the daily in Buffalo and recently bought the paper in Omaha, which ...
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Can Microsoft Save Cursed Barnes & Noble? No

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:38 am

Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) decision to invest in the e-commerce arm of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) will do nearly nothing for the bricks-and-mortar book company. The challenge the two companies ...
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What Do Raiders See in Barnes & Noble?

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:41 am

Not much is left of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS). Its bricks-and-mortar model has been ravaged by online competition. Its Nook e-reader trails well behind the Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle ...
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As Internet Video Activity Grows, the Search for Profit Continues

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:42 am

Online data research firm Comscore reports that the viewership of video online continues to rise rapidly. Video Metrix service showing that 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 37 billion online content ...
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Corzine Did Nothing Wrong On MF Transfer?

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 6:14 am

Maybe the media misjudged Jon Corzine, former CEO of bankrupt financial firm MF Global. Last week there were almost universal reports the he approved the transfer of client money to ...
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AP Hires Worst CEO in Newspaper Industry

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:40 am

The Associated Press hired the worst CEO in the newspaper industry as its 13th chief executive. Its board of directors should be ashamed, as should anyone who works at the news ...
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