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ethan tussey

Coalition seeking ban on boxoffice betting - 0 views

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2010 box office Film Industry

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  • Among the specific concerns is that Trend is asking studios or distributors "to provide evidence to support its public boxoffice number when it falls outside the standard deviation level."
  • More vague concerns also are raised in the letter, including that it places movie industry jobs at risk. The letter even alludes to "abusive practices that triggered our nation's economic crisis," though without specifying how that crisis relates to boxoffice futures.
  • ethan tussey on 01 Apr 10
     
    Film industry is concerned that a gambling site will cause anxiety within the industry and demonstrate the guessing game that is box office statistics.
kkholland

Knight Foundation donates $2 million to freedom of information groups | The Daily Tell - 0 views

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knight foundation media investigative journalism freedom of information requests

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  • An ailing media industry may be to blame for the decline in information requests. Fifty-three percent of respondents in the same Media Law Research Center survey said their resources have declined in recent years, while 35 percent said they have eroded significantly. "Media companies have for generations taken on the lion’s share of the legal work surrounding freedom of information. But as media economics restructure, new approaches are needed," said Knight Foundation vice president for journalism programs Eric Newton.
  • kkholland on 01 Feb 10
     
    The Knight Foundations responds to shifting media industry economics by donating $2 million dollars to fund freedom on information act requests. While these requests are traditionally paid for by newspapers and news organizations, economic challenges facing the industry are undercutting traditional funding models.
scwalton

Motion picture industry is not a 'cartel,' judge rules in RealDVD case | Tech Policy & ... - 0 views

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Film Industry DMCA RealDVD Antitrust Violation Motion Picture Industry

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  • scwalton on 12 Jan 10
     
    "the court has dismissed RealNetworks' claims of antitrust violations on the part of the motion picture industry. The basis of the case, however -- whether Real or anyone will be able to market a product like RealDVD -- continues."
Julian Gottlieb

Why There Are No Models for New Journalism - Jacob Weisberg - Newsweek.com - 0 views

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Jacob Weisberg Newsweek new media models news industry

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  • Julian Gottlieb on 11 Jan 10
     
    The difficulties currently facing the news industry include formulating a comprehensive new business plan and competing economic models for online journalism.
kkholland

The Last Decade in Gaming: A Developer Roundtable - PS3 feature - at IGN - 0 views

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  • kkholland on 25 Jan 10
     
    Gaming industry executives gather for an online round panel exploring several industry developments that are leading to increasing growth in the video game sector. Increased broadband access, open platforms, new platforms and other structural developments are cited.
kkholland

For Microsoft and Xbox, Focus Shifts From Game to Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Executives at Microsoft are fond of saying that its subscription gaming service, Xbox Live, should be thought of as a cable channel.
  • The company is even producing shows for users: it is in the middle of the second season of “1 vs. 100,” an interactive version of a game show that was on NBC.The content ambitions do not end there. Microsoft has held in-depth talks with the Walt Disney Company about a programming deal with ESPN, according to people close to the talks, who requested anonymity because the talks were intended to be private.
  • For a per-subscriber fee, ESPN could provide live streams of sporting events, similar to the ones available through ESPN 360,
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  • Similarly, users of the Sony PlayStation can tune into BBC shows and see Weather Channel updates, as well as stream Netflix. Last week, Netflix extended its streaming service to the Nintendo Wii.
  • console makers have a significant head start. Nearly 60 percent of American homes now have at least one console, according to the consulting firm Deloitte, up from 44 percent three years ago.
  • In November, Nielsen started to track “1 vs. 100” play and ad views. The pilot program “is the tip of the iceberg,” said Gerardo Guzman, a director for Nielsen Games; eventually, he hopes to generate TV-style ratings.Mr. Kroese said Xbox advertisers were “very interested in being able to compare the media buy on Xbox to other media buys they do.”
  • kkholland on 21 Jan 10
     
    The XBox moves into cable TV turf. What does it mean for the industry?
kkholland

Investors Urge FCC to Relax Media-Ownership Rules - WSJ.com - 0 views

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media industry economics media ownership FCC regulation loosening ownership consolidation

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  • "We have so many other voices out there, [loosening ownership limits] does not stifle the free exchange of ideas out there anymore," said Rick Peters, president of Bluewater Broadcasting, a small Montgomery, Ala.-based radio company
  • FCC officials are looking at what the agency can do to improve the health of the newspapers, TV and radio stations, which continue to lose customers and advertising revenue to online competitors.
  • "Debt and equity providers are largely disinterested in media and broadcast properties," said Brian Rich, managing partner at Catalyst Investors, a New York private-equity fund.
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  • Former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin ran into strong opposition from Democrats in 2007 when he proposed relatively modest changes to a long-standing rule that barred companies from owning both a newspaper and TV or radio station in the same city. The proposal was eventually adopted but almost immediately challenged by activists in a federal appeals court, where it remains pending.
  • After the workshop, a nonprofit interest group opposed to media consolidation, Free Press, released a statement expressing disappointment that the FCC did not include the views of consumer advocates on the panel. In a statement, an FCC spokeswoman said the workshop was focused on broadcasters' access to financing and was "one in a series we will hold throughout the proceeding."
  • scwalton on 13 Jan 10
     
    "Media-ownership rules should be loosened to allow more consolidation and attract capital to the industry, representatives of the investment community said Tuesday at a Federal Communications Commission workshop on how the agency might change ownership rules later this year."
  • Theresa de los Santos on 15 Jan 10
     
    At an FCC workshop, industry representatives argue for relaxed media-ownership rules to allow more consolidation and to attract capital to the industry. FCC officials are looking at what the agency can do to improve the health of the newspapers, TV and radio stations, which continue to lose customers and advertising revenue to online competitors.
scwalton

Rupert Murdoch ready to sue Google? | Digital Media - CNET News - 0 views

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  • scwalton on 01 Mar 10
     
    "In a lengthy article in New York magazine that hit the Web late on Sunday, writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a source high up in the media industry echelon who says Murdoch is "pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them...He doesn't trust them at all." The lawsuit, presumably, would come if Google refused to stop indexing News Corp. search results without paying a fee for them."
kkholland

Chinese Media, Bloggers Ask: Is Google Really Saying Goodbye? - NAM - 0 views

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google china censorship leaving bloggers cyberattack

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  • Google said on Tuesday that it was considering shutting down Google.cn and closing its offices in China after a cyber attack on its corporate infrastructure resulted in intellectual property loss. Google also said it would stop censoring search results on Google.cn. For the first time, reports and images of the Tiananmen Square massacre and other events could be seen through Google searches in China.
  • Chinese American media rushing to provide their analysis in the context of U.S.-China relations. “Google, Don’t become a tool in the political fight between the U.S. and China” read the headline of an editorial published Friday in China Press. “Though Obama tried to adapt to China’s increasingly powerful role in the world with a new attitude and said the United States would not repress China’s development, the differences in ideology between the countries continue to prohibit the U.S.-China relationship from moving forward,” the editorial argued.
  • “If the Chinese government just let it go, Google could stop its financial losses in China, which would be beneficial to its share price. If the Chinese government is willing to compromise, Google will become the ‘hero’ that breaks China’s strict control over Internet information.” Chinese investors, Leung noted, believe the absence of Google will actually benefit the local Internet market; the stock prices of Chinese Internet companies rose right after the announcement was made.
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  • Editors of the World Journal said they were happy to see Google defend the freedom of online information without censorship, describing it as “an act of courage.” A popular column in World Journal contends that it is time for the Chinese government to change in order to develop into a truly strong country. “A real strong country is not just strong economically,” the column argues. “It also needs development in people’s values, in order to build a healthy and principled system, and abolish the current zero-tolerance policy on dissident expression.”
  • An editorial written by Feng Lei of Guangzhou’s Southern Metropolis Daily doubts if Beijing is willing to let go of Google. “A company like Google not only serves as a technology leader in China’s domestic market, but also, by virtue of its presence, has a ‘catfish effect’ [raising overall performance in the industry]. Without this presence and effect, there will be a definite impact on the development of the industry domestically.”
  • A news analysis in China Times describes the announcement as a tactic for Google to gain more freedom in China.
  • The most popular blogger in China, Han Han, also expressed his support for Google. He wrote on his blog, “I understand Google’s decision, whether it is for real or not. What I don’t understand is that some Web sites conducted surveys saying that 70 percent of Internet users do not support Google’s request that the Chinese government stop its censorship. While looking at these survey results on the government Web site, you often find yourself on the opposite side,” adding that these Web sites should be the ones to be censored.
  • A blog on Baidu.com, Google’s biggest competitor in China, said, “The tone of the top Google legal advisor disgusts me. He could have said that they are withdrawing for economic reasons, plain and simple. Instead, they have to make themselves look good by saying that Google was attacked by Chinese people, that Gmail accounts of Chinese dissidents were attacked, and so on in order to explain why they are withdrawing from China. This type of tone is an insult to the intelligence of ordinary Chinese citizens.”
  • The reason Google is having a hard time in China, she argued, is that there is a mismatch between American ideology and Chinese management style. “In the Chinese market, Google has no intention of adjusting itself to adapt to the Chinese situation, but works according to its own ideology,” she writes. “That’s why, under media exposure during the anti-pornography campaign, Google could barely handle the situation and had to change its leadership in China.”
  • kkholland on 17 Jan 10
     
    Discussion of whether Google will leave China with comments from Chinese bloggers and media analysts.
ethan tussey

MPAA battles exhibs on new home tech - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety - 0 views

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2009 MPAA Distribution Film Industry

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  • ethan tussey on 05 Nov 09
     
    Didn't the Film Industry try this in the 50s?
kkholland

New York Times to Charge Frequent Readers of Web Site - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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NYTimes Times Select Failure Newspaper economics media industry subscriber online news

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  • Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site without extra charge.
  • But executives of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading. They stressed that the amount of free access could change with time, in response to economic conditions and reader demand.
  • Still, publishers fear that income from digital subscriptions would not compensate for the resulting loss of audience and advertising revenue.
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  • from 2005 to 2007 the newspaper’s TimesSelect service charged for access to editorials and columns. TimesSelect attracted about 210,000 subscribers who paid $49.95 a year, but it was scrapped to take advantage of the boom in online advertising.
  • “This is a bet, to a certain degree, on where we think the Web is going,” Mr. Sulzberger said. “This is not going to be something that is going to change the financial dynamics overnight.”
  • Two specialized papers already charge readers: The Wall Street Journal, which makes certain articles accessible only to subscribers, and The Financial Times, which allows nonpaying readers to see up to 10 articles a month, a system close to what is planned by The Times.
  • kkholland on 21 Jan 10
     
    The NY Times breaks ranks and announces a new plan to charge frequent users of their online site. Will this new economic model work?
Rebekah Pure

Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Santa... - 0 views

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Industry news Film

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  • Rebekah Pure on 04 Feb 10
     
    In case anyone's interested, this weekend is the Santa Barbara Film Festival. There are films, industry panels, and tributes that seem amazing!
michael curtin

News Units at ABC and CBS Try to Navigate Uncertain Times - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Explains strategic challenges faced by bc network news. NBC in strongest position, while ABC and CBS consider merger with CNN. Pressures toward cost cutting and consolidation in the industry. But where will growth come from?
Theresa de los Santos

Why magazines and print media should be excited about their digital future - News, Gadg... - 0 views

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Digital Print Media 3D Future Pictures

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  • Theresa de los Santos on 17 Feb 10
     
    "The future of print media is digital. Just as new printing techniques revolutionised the industry and gave birth to full page color images in print media, digital content will change the way we read and consume print media in the future. The ideals and stories will (hopefully) still be there at the heart of digital media but consumers will be given the opportunity to delve deep into the articles. Digital media will put elements that enrich the reading experience - like rich colour photos that can be enlarged, video, sound, animations and 3D images -at the fingertips of every reader"
Julian Gottlieb

FCC Is on the Hunt for Ideas to Improve the News Media - Washington Wire - WSJ - 0 views

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FCC Julius Genachowski Future of Media

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  • Julian Gottlieb on 25 Jan 10
     
    "Just a month after the Federal Trade Commission held hearings on the beleaguered news industry and what the government might do about it, the Federal Communications is getting into the act, too."
Rebekah Pure

Wall Street Journal New York Section Eyes New York Times - Advertising Age - MediaWorks - 0 views

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  • Rebekah Pure on 27 Feb 10
     
    The Wall Street Journal will introduce a New York metro section in April, which will compete with the New York Times for advertising dollars.
Theresa de los Santos

Mobile DTV Brings TV to New Devices and Smartphones - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Local Television Programming Mobile Portable Equipment

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  • Theresa de los Santos on 15 Feb 10
     
    "Who has time to sit on the couch and watch TV anymore? In the last 10 years, broadcasters have lost 25 percent of their audience. So to win back some viewers, the industry has a plan to grab their attention while they are on the move. Beginning in April, eight television stations in Washington, D.C., will broadcast a signal for a new class of devices that can show programming, even in a car at high speed. In all, 30 stations in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington have installed the necessary equipment, at a cost of $75,000 to $150,000
ethan tussey

Broadband plan includes spectrum auction - Entertainment News, Technology News, Media -... - 0 views

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2010 Broadband Internet FCC

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  • ethan tussey on 16 Mar 10
     
    Industry reaction to FCC ruling on Broadband Auction.
kkholland

Waldman: No FCC Bailouts in Store for Media - 2010-02-08 05:00:00 | Broadcasting & Cable - 0 views

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FCC policy regulation subsidy fairness doctrine Waldman broadcast cable internet

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  • kkholland on 09 Feb 10
     
    Broadcasting and Cable conducts a sit down interview with Steven Waldman, senior advisor to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, to discuss the Governments role in balancing old and new media. Subsidies and media industry economics are also discussed.
scwalton

FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! - 1 views

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fmqb radio FCC Diversity Com Media Ownership

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  • scwalton on 14 Mar 10
     
    "A coalition of public interest organizations - including the Center for Media Justice, Center for Rural Strategies, Free Press, Media Access Project, Media Alliance and many more - have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski asking that the Commission make increased diversity in the media and broadband communications landscape a top priority."
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