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Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
Reuters - "Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter." »more
Sony Set to Compete With iTunes
Wall Street Journal - "Sony Corp. announced on Wednesday a new digital-music service that would work on Internet-connected Sony TVs, Blu-ray disc players, PlayStation 3's and other devices, entering a competitive space currently dominated by Apple Inc." »more
From Apple, a Step Into Social Media for Music
New York Times - "Apple jumped into the social networking business on Wednesday, introducing Ping, a service built into iTunes that is intended to help users discover new music and, presumably, buy more songs from Apple." »more
Landlines And Television Sets Losing Importance
MediaPost - "According to a new nationwide survey from the Pew Research Center, only 42% of Americans say they consider the television set to be a necessity of life, down from 52% last year. 62% of Americans say the landline telephone is a necessity, down from 68% last year, but 47% of the public now say that the cell phone is a necessity." »more
Google, AOL Extend Search Pact
Adweek - "Google and AOL have agreed to remain search partners for the next five years. The two companies today confirmed a five-year renewal of their search ad partnership, which began in 2002. Google will continue to power AOL's natural and paid search results, with the two firms sharing the associated ad revenue." »more
Has Rupert Murdoch's paywall gamble paid off?
The Independent - "Two months after Rupert Murdoch's decision to erect a subscription paywall around the websites of The Times and The Sunday Times, thus removing their content from search engines, the bold experiment is having a marked effect on the rest of British media." »more
Next big thing? TV-newspaper staff mergers
Newsosaur - "Newspaper and TV newsroom mergers could become the next big thing as profit-pressed publishers and broadcasters seek to cut costs and strengthen their digital presence." »more
PPF shutters local media project Nase Adresa
sfnblog - "Finance company PPF has sold its PPF Media division and shut down its local media project in the Czech Republic, called Nase Adresa ("Our Address"), which created a network of local weeklies across the country." »more
Rubicon: Digital Ad Spend Up 47%
MediaPost - "Despite a national economy that few would call recovered, digital ad spending grew 47% during the first half of the year, according to a new report from ad technology firm The Rubicon Project." »more
TV News for Early Risers (or Late-to-Bedders)
New York Times - "Last season, the big battle in television was fought over late night. This season, the battleground is shaping up to be the early morning. Very early." »more
Amazon Working on New TV, Movie Service
Wall Street Journal - "Amazon.com Inc. is trying to create a service that gives paying subscribers unlimited access over the Internet to some television shows and movies, as it tries to take on Netflix Inc. and grab a bigger slice of the online TV business." »more
Summer Movie Attendance Falls to Lowest Since 1997
Bloomberg - "Summer movie attendance fell to the lowest level since 1997, while soaring ticket prices produced record revenue for Hollywood studios and theater owners." »more
Murdoch may be key to Apple's plan to offer 99-cent digital rentals of TV shows
LA Times - "Executives of the media baron's News Corp. are said to be split over whether to go along with the plan. NBC, CBS and Time Warner are opposed, while Disney is in favor." »more
MySpace Throws In The Towel, Connects To Facebook
MediaPost - "MySpace says its members can now synchronize posts, and other activity, with their Facebook profiles. To some, the move represents a last-ditch effort by the once-reigning social network to live on by riding the coattails of Facebook's unprecedented global success." »more
Deseret News Lays Off 43% of Staff in Sweeping Newsroom Reorganiztion
Editor & Publisher - "The Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah, has unveiled a sweeping newsroom reorganization combined with layoffs - reducing its workforce by 43%, shedding 57 full-time and 28 part-time employees." »more
Google News Renews Deal To Host AP Stories
paidContent - "After more than half a year of 'ongoing discussions,' Google has renewed its deal with the Associated Press to host AP articles on Google News." »more
Time Warner Cable, Disney set TV deal
New York Post - "Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co. have 'come to terms' on a carriage agreement, 10 days before the opening of the NFL regular season and on the verge of the fall TV season, according to a person close to the talks." »more
Google acquires social networking startup Angstro
Reuters - "Google Inc has acquired Angstro, a startup that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a spokesman for the leading Web search provider said on Sunday." »more
Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to Be Located
New York Times - "Mostly the young are interested in letting others know their physical location. Others are reticent for safety reasons, or against providing too much information." »more
Google Pitching YouTube Pay-Per-View. Anyone Buying?
NewTeeVee - "Google is pitching Hollywood studios a pay-per-view service that would enable them to rent videos on YouTube for $5 a piece. While the service could introduce incremental revenues to both the online video site and the studios, the question remains whether the service will catch on with consumers." »more
Local news rivals doom publisher pay walls
Newsosaur - "The local news sites being developed by Yahoo, AOL, Huffington Post and a growing number of other online players will dash the hopes of most newspaper publishers of charging for access to their online content." »more
Comcast Gets Static on Net TV
Wall Street Journal - "The Justice Department is focusing in on how Comcast Corp.'s bid to purchase control of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal television and movie unit could affect the emerging Internet video market, people familiar with the matter say." »more
Older Adults and Social Media
Pew - "While social media use has grown dramatically across all age groups, older users have been especially enthusiastic over the past year about embracing new networking tools. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled - from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010." »more
FCC Appeals TV Indecency Ruling
Adweek - "The question of how far government bureaucrats should go to protect American families from profane television content has inched closer to the U.S. Supreme Court, where experts predict the issue eventually will be resolved." »more
"Radical" Shakeup at USA Today as Print Takes Back Seat to Mobile; 130 More Layoffs Seen
Editor & Publisher - "USA Today launched a major restructuring of The Nation's Newspaper Friday as it broke apart its newsroom management and staff with the goal of becoming a mobile-first organization." »more
Internet Fail: Blockbuster Reportedly Plans Bankruptcy
Wired - "Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes and a team of restructuring consultants reportedly met with all the major Hollywood studios last week to tell them about a plan to file bankruptcy before interest payments come due on nearly $1 billion in secured debt at the end of next month." »more
Traffic Problems
AJR - "The drive to attract massive numbers of visitors to their Web sites (and the advertisers that might follow them) is having a profound effect on news judgment at traditional news organizations." »more
Google polishes real-time search, launches site
Reuters - "Google Inc launched a website on Thursday for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as Facebook and Twitter in one place." »more
Ex-Disney chief Michael Eisner reportedly in talks with Tribune Co.
LA Times - "Tribune creditors are considering Eisner as a possible candidate to replace Chairman Sam Zell at the media conglomerate after it emerges from bankruptcy, sources say." »more
Radio Revenue on the Rise
Adweek - "On-air radio revenue is poised to end the year at $13.9 billion, an increase of 4.4 percent. Factor in another $459.3 million from digital and online, and radio's 2010 tally is expected to grow 5.1 percent to $14.4 billion, according to BIA/Kelsey's revised forecast." »more
Google introduces Gmail-linked phone service
SFGate - "Google Inc. offered consumers another reason to ditch their traditional landlines Wednesday by unveiling a service that lets them make free phone calls through its popular e-mail program." »more
Facebook sues start-up for using "book" in name
CNNMoney - "Facebook is suing start-up site Teachbook.com for using the word 'book' in its name, according to court documents." »more
This Isn't FarmVille: Playboy Kicks Off Gaming Label With "Poisonville"
paidContent - "Playboy Enterprises is forming a new video game label this year as part of a wider digital strategy to make its brand more mainstream. The company hasn't decided on a name yet, but it already has lined up German online gamer Bigpoint as a partner to help it create and distribute games on Playboy.com." »more
Broadcast Fare Ups Adult Viewers, Ad-Supported Cable Dips
MediaPost - "Broadcast networks have finally made some gains in the summer versus cable networks - although the time spent viewing cable shows is still up since the first of the year." »more
The ABCs of E-Reading
Wall Street Journal - "A study of 1,200 e-reader owners by Marketing and Research Resources Inc. found that 40% said they now read more than they did with print books, 58% said they read about the same as before, and 2% said they read less." »more
Time Warner poised to buy Chilevision
Reuters - "Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc (is poised to purchase television network Chilevision, which is owned by Chile President Sebastian Pinera, a source familiar with the deal said on Tuesday." »more
Random House Wins Battle for E-Book Rights
New York Times - "After a monthlong standoff, Random House said on Tuesday that it now held the rights to publish e-book editions of 13 classic books that the literary agent Andrew Wylie had defiantly begun publishing last month under his own digital venture, Odyssey Editions." »more
New life for Washington Times
Politico - "The owner of the Washington Times entered into an agreement Tuesday to sell the paper to another entity affiliated with its parent, the Unification Church, which would return funding to the cash-strapped conservative publication." »more
Apple Said to Prepare New 99-Cent TV Show Rental Service
Bloomberg - "Apple Inc. is in advanced talks with News Corp. to let iTunes users rent TV shows for 99 cents and is in discussions with other media companies about similar deals, said three people familiar with the plan." »more
Online Ads to Outpace Other Categories
Adweek - "Online advertising will continue to outpace overall ad spending, growing 14 percent next year to $51.9 billion, according to a new Borrell Associates forecast released today." »more
Economic doubts cast cloud over fall TV season
Reuters - "U.S. broadcast networks head into the fall television season armed with more than three dozen new shows and billions of dollars in advertising commitments - but a few wicked plot twists may still be in store." »more
Pay-TV Industry Suffers First Subscriber Decline On Record
Dow Jones - "The subscription television industry - including cable, satellite and telecommunications companies - suffered its first-ever drop in total subscribers in the second quarter, according to research firm SNL Kagan." »more
Is Hollywood settling into a prolonged recession of its own?
LA Times - "To hear people talk, this summer the motion picture industry may have hit the bottom of the market. That is, unless things get even worse." »more
Broadcasters want FM on cellphones; phone makers balk
USA Today - "Groups representing broadcasters, musicians and record companies say they may ask Congress to require that new mobile phones include equipment to receive FM. The idea emerged in a proposed compromise for a dispute over whether musicians and record companies should receive royalty payments from radio stations that air their tunes." »more
Sony's Bet on Sticking With Web Shows
New York Times - "Sony Pictures Entertainment has continued to pour money into Crackle.com, looking to ad revenue instead of subscriptions." »more
Political Ad Spending Set to Soar
Adweek - "According to Borrell Associates, political ad spending will reach $4.2 billion this year, double the $2.1 billion the firm estimated was spent in 2008." »more
Flagship newspapers wane in audience mix
Newsosaur - "The flagship newspaper produces barely half of the weekday audience delivered by some major metro publishers, according to an analysis of data recently issued by the Audit Bureau of Circulations." »more
Radio Revenues Rebound in 2Q, Auto Ads Up
MediaPost - "Radio advertising enjoyed a significant recovery in the second quarter of 2010, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau, which said total revenues increased 6% to just over $4.5 billion." »more
Is micro-news the future?
Boston Phoenix - "Publishers are betting on hyper-local ventures on the basis of two beliefs: first, that consumers want information that's directly relevant to their lives, and second, that while neighborhood businesses often can't afford ad space in major newspapers, they will take advantage of reasonable online rates." »more
Facebook Unveils Location Service
Wall Street Journal - "Facebook Inc. unveiled a new way for users to share their physical locations online, extending the social-networking giant's reach into the real world even as it opens itself to new potential concerns about privacy." »more
CBS to launch joint venture in India
LA Times - "Broadcasting giant CBS Corp. is the latest U.S. media company to enter the fast-growing Indian television market, teaming up with a company backed by one of India's wealthiest men." »more
People magazine iPad app delayed by paparazzi
Reuters - "The publishing world's headlong rush to Apple's iPad has hit a big hitch. More than a dozen of the photo agencies that supply celebrity snapshots from the paparazzi are banding together to withhold their prized product unless it can get additional compensation from People magazine, resulting in the postponement of its iPad app." »more
Gannett Goes Hyperlocal With HighSchoolSports.net
paidContent - "Gannett is bringing its HighSchoolSports.net to its Gannett Digital Network and will create 100 hyperlocal sites that will be co-branded with its community papers. Gannett hopes to reach about 9.4 million users with this hyperlocal extension." »more
Newspaper circulation in Latin America expected to increase, study says
Knight Center - "Despite the global economic crisis and the migration of readers to the Internet, the circulation of printed newspapers in Latin America is projected to grow during the next five years, particularly in Brazil, Chile and Argentina, according to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers study." »more
Global Pay TV Expect To Hit $312M in 2010
MediaPost - "Revenues from global pay TV services - cable, satellite, IPTV - have climbed 9% in the second quarter to $58 billion, versus the same period in 2009, per the to New York-based market researcher ABI Research." »more
The kids are alright: How news organizations can tap the vast potential of younger consumers
Nieman Journalism Lab - "Most of today's young people are interested in local, national, and international issues - and a strong majority are at least somewhat engaged with news media, predominantly online, through social networks and on television. Yet there is also great untapped potential resulting from the troublesome fact that most news outlets simply aren't very good at reaching or serving young audiences." »more
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