Ars Technica

Ars Technica Acquired by Conde Nast for $25 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2008 - 9:31am.

Malden, Mass. - Ars Technica, a publisher of IT and science news and information, has been acquired by the publisher Conde Nast. According to some published reports, the deal was priced at around $25 million, which is the same amount that Conde Nast paid last year for the technology-related content publisher Wired.

Crunching the Music Biz Numbers at the Dawn of 2008

Authored by Jay Baage on January 25, 2008 - 7:57am.

In spite of saying the it's Monday, when it's Friday, Ars Technica's daily video report (embedded above) has a good quick analysis of the IFPI report on the state of the music industry (as well as their latest plans to make ISPs into copyright cops). For a more detailed analysis, check out this article from the same site, which gives you a great overview of the biz.