Associated PressTribune Newspapers to Go Without AP for a WeekAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 8:54am.
Baltimore - The Baltimore Sun and eight other daily
newspapers owned by Chicago-based Tribune plan to publish next week without
using articles or photos from the Associated Press (AP), an experiment to see
how difficult it would be to possibly sever ties with the international wire
service, The Chicago Tribune reported.
Associated Press Settles Lawsuit Against All Headline NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 9:37am.
New York
- The Associated Press announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed against
AHN Media over the use of AP content on its websites.
AP to Offer Stories of Non-Profit Watchdog, Investigative JournosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2009 - 11:52am.
Los Angeles
- The Associated Press has announced plans to begin syndicating articles
published by non-profit watchdog and investigative journalism sources for free
to its 1,500 member newspapers. The six-month pilot project, which kicks off
July 1, will initially provide broader distribution to articles published by
the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Center for Public Integrity, the
Investigative Reporting Workshop and ProPublica.
Associated Press Plans to Pursue News Aggregation SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Mountain View,
Calif. - The Associated Press
plans to aggressively pursue websites that feature its news content without the
proper licenses, the organization's board announced on Monday. "We can no
longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under some very
misguided, unfounded legal theories," AP chairman Dean Singleton said at
the meeting, according to an AP story.
Tribune Gives Notice to Drop Associated Press ContentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 17, 2008 - 9:38am.
Chicago - Tribune (NYSE: TXA), the Chicago-based newspaper publisher that owns The Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, has become the first major newspaper chain to give notice that it will drop the Associated Press wire service, Editor & Publisher reported. ThePlatform Replaces Microsoft as AP Video PartnerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 23, 2008 - 11:47am.
New York - Newsgathering agency The Associated Press announced on Tuesday that it has selected thePlatform to power its Online Video Network, replacing previous partner Microsoft (NASD: MSFT). The network syndicates AP video content to more than 2,100 newspaper, broadcast and other media websites in the U.S., and claims 61 million monthly unique visitors. The AP told PaidContent that Microsoft will continue to serve ads for its Online Video Network. Associated Press Settles Lawsuit Against Moreover, VeriSignAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2008 - 8:16am.
New York - Newsgathering agency the Associated Press has settled the copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit it filed last October against news aggregation service Moreover Technologies and its parent company, VeriSign. tags: Law | Lawsuits | Copyright | Publishing | VeriSign | Associated Press | Trademarks | Moreover Technologies |
Verve Wireless Lands $3 Million for Newspaper Mobile ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2008 - 6:50am.
Encinitas, Calif. - Verve Wireless, a provider of mobile products and services for publishers, has raised $3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by the Associated Press with participation from Iron Capital and others, VentureWire reported. tags: Deals | Mobile | VC | Marketing | Newspapers | Publishing | Associated Press | Verve Wireless | Iron Capital |
AP Settles Dispute with Blogger; "Fair Use" Guidelines in WorksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2008 - 9:59am.
tags: Blogs | Newspapers | Fair Use | Publishing | Associated Press | Media Bloggers Association | Drudge Retort | Rogers Cadenhead |
Associated Press Looks to Corral Use of Content on BlogsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2008 - 7:51am.
AP Launches Mobile News Service Geared Toward iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2008 - 7:56am.
New York - The Associated Press (AP), the New York-based news wire, on Monday debuted its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users, particularly those with Apple (NASD: AAPL) iPhones. Dow Jones Newswires Dumps Associated Press for AFPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 19, 2008 - 12:44pm.
New York - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Dow Jones & Company announced that it will not renew the news partnership between its Dow Jones Newswires and the Associated Press, and instead has signed a deal to distribute editorial content from rival Agence France-Presse (AFP). The company noted that the deal does not affect agreements between AP and The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Factiva. Dow Jones Newswires publishes up to 12,000 items each day, reporting from nearly 90 bureaus worldwide. The company said it also plans to expand its global editorial staff, and that the changes are part of its broader strategy to invest in its global financial news operations. MTV Recruits 51 Citizen Journalists to Cover 2008 ElectionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2007 - 9:57am.
New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV on Thursday announced that it has recruited 51 citizen journalists to cover the 2008 elections from a youth perspective, and tailor their reports for mobile devices. Members will contribute weekly, multimedia reports in the form of video clips, blogs, animation, photos and podcasts, which will be distributed via a soon-to-launch WAP site, MTV Mobile, Think.MTV.com and to the more than 1,800 sites in the Associated Press Online Video Network. Report: 81% of Kids, 38% of Adults Play Games; Seldom TogetherAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2007 - 10:34am.
Dulles, Va. - Eight out of ten children (ages 4-17) regularly play computer or video games, as do 38% of adults, but 43% of parents said they never play games with their kids, according to a new poll from AOL Games and the Associated Press. AP: Comcast Blocking Some Subscribers' File-Sharing TrafficAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2007 - 8:49am.
New York - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider and operator of a broadband access service with 12.4 million subscribers, or 20% of the U.S. market, is blocking the file-sharing traffic of some of its subscribers in an effort to manage the large amounts of bandwidth they are using, the Associated Press reported. Associated Press Sues News Aggregator Moreover TechnologiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2007 - 10:45am.
New York - The Associated Press has filed suit against Moreover Technologies, and parent company VeriSign, alleging the companies have engaged in copyright infringement and have misappropriated the news organization's trademarks. tags: Law | Lawsuits | Newspapers | Copyright | Publishing | VeriSign | Associated Press | Moreover Technologies |
Google News Licenses Full Articles From Associated Press, OthersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2007 - 10:30am.
San Francisco - Google has begun publishing full stories from news agencies such as the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Canadian Press and Britain's Press Association on its Google News aggregation service, Reuters reported. The Associated Press, NBC Team for Online Olympics CoverageAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2007 - 2:53pm.
New York - The Associated Press announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, to provide NBC-produced text content and video links related to the 2008 Olympic Games through a premium online service. News publishers that subscribe to the premium AP service will receive the news agency's own Olympics coverage along with links to footage from NBC, which owns the exclusive broadcast rights to the Olympics. Associated Press to Shutter Youth-Oriented "asap" Video News ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2007 - 3:09pm.
New York - The Associated Press will shutter asap, its two-year-old premium multimedia news service geared towards a younger, YouTube-friendly demographic, after it failed to attract enough interest from its newspaper partners, the AP reported. The site offers AP news videos, in addition to asap-produced videos and podcasts, and counts about 200 newspaper subscribers. "We're in the business of providing news coverage in a fiscally responsible way," AP executive editor Kathleen Carroll said in an AP interview. "If we launch a product that is intended to generate revenues, they need to generate sufficient revenue for us to continue to produce them." Associated Press Says Online Video Network Reaches 61 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2007 - 11:06am.
Washington - The Associated Press said this week that 85 more radio and 15 new television stations have added its Online Video Network and MSN player to their websites. The AP said that its network that airs video news reports now reaches 61 million unique visitors through over 1,800 affiliates. |
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