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Social News Service Mixx Forges Partnership with CNN

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2008 - 1:29pm.

McLean, Va. - Mixx, an online social news start-up that allows users to submit news stories, vote on their favorites and view the most popular on the site's front page, said on Wednesday that it has forged a key partnership with CNN. Under the deal, users of CNN.com will be able to add CNN headlines and articles to Mixx's platform through "add to" Mixx buttons on CNN.com story pages.

tags: Social Networking | TV | News | CNN | Mixx |

Analysis: Content Aggregation is King?

Authored by Heather Hopkins on April 18, 2008 - 5:01am.

A colleague forwarded me a fantastic article from Ad Age "It's Web 3.0, and Someone Else's Content is King". The article is worth a read for anyone in the content business. The author, Matthew Creamer, suggests that Web 3.0 will be about monetizing the web's openness and points to examples in the news business of websites aggregating other people's content for profit. Are content aggregators in fact growing in popularity? The author cites Michael Wolff of Newser: "The space is heating up". According to internet usage data, is it?

CNN to Launch Citizen Journalism Site iReport.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 11, 2008 - 1:16pm.

Atlanta - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) CNN plans this week to launch iReport.com, a new site that will feature citizen journalism photos and videos submitted by CNN viewers. CNN said it has received over 100,000 submissions since launching its iReport feature in 2006, including nearly 10,000 in January alone, but has used less than 10% of all submissions in its broadcasts or on its website. Unlike the iReport submissions that CNN has utilized thus far, the content uploaded to iReport.com site will be not be subject to fact-checking.

Clinton Backer Sneaks Tough Question at CNN/YouTube Debate

Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 29, 2007 - 7:04am.

CNN and YouTube hosted a Republican debate yesterday, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign has emerged as the hot topic.  It happened when retired Brig. Gen. Keith Kerr, whose affiliation to Clinton was unknown, stood and asked the candidates, “why you think that American men and women in uniform are not professional enough to serve with gays and lesbians,” Politico reports.  According to a press release from the Clinton campaign, Kerr was named co-chairman of the New York senator’s National Military Veterans group this month.

Student on MySpace: CNN Forced Soft Question to Clinton

Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 16, 2007 - 10:35am.
Senator ClintonOf central issue prior to last night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas was CNN host Wolf Blitzer’s approach to Clinton, which her campaigned had feared would be overly aggressive.  But afterward, the campaign praised Blitzer: The Drudge Report quoted a senior adviser to Clinton as saying, “(Blitzer) was outstanding, and did not gang up like (Tim) Russert did in Philadelphia. He avoided the personal attacks, remained professional and ran the best debate so far. Voters were the big winners last night.” Now Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic reports that at least one UNLV student, Maria Luisa, says CNN forced her to ask Clinton a question about whether she prefers “diamonds or pearls,” as opposed to the more challenging one she had originally created.

CNN Plans "Multi-Million" News Investment, New Digital Studio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2007 - 1:53pm.

New York - Time Warner's (NYSE: TW) CNN Worldwide on Wednesday announced plans to "significantly increase the number of correspondents worldwide," as part of a multi-million dollar investment that will include the creation of a London-based digital production unit. The new unit will work alongside the television operation, and "produce and feed the rapidly growing number of new platforms that CNN services globally."

tags: TV | News | CNN | Time Warner |

Nokia Licenses Video From CNN, Others for Mobile Devices

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2007 - 12:47pm.

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Tuesday that it has signed deals with CNN and six other video producers to provide content for distribution on its mobile devices. Joining existing partners YouTube and Reuters in providing content to the Nokia Video Center are CNN, IBN News, Jamba, Sony Pictures, RooftopComedy, ROK and Versaly Entertainment. The video will be compatible with Nokia's Nseries devices, including the Nokia N95.

TrafficLand to Provide Video Content to CNN

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 5, 2007 - 1:41pm.

Fairfax, Va. - TrafficLand, an online aggregator of live traffic video, on Wednesday announced a deal to deliver real-time traffic camera content from dozens of markets for broadcast use on cable news giant CNN. The agreement gives CNN the ability to select live video streams from thousands of traffic cameras nationwide and insert them into CNN programming. TrafficLand's 4,000 cameras in more than 50 markets cover day-to-day traffic conditions and often capture newsworthy incidents and weather related events.

tags: Video | TV | News | CNN | TrafficLand |

CNN to Drop Reuters News Stories, Ending 27-Year Partnership

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 30, 2007 - 9:50am.

New York - Time Warner's CNN cable TV news network on Thursday announced it will end its 27-year relationship with the Reuters news service, opting to cut costs and instead focus investment on its own news-gathering, Reuters reported.

CNN, YouTube Republican Debate Rescheduled for Nov. 28

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2007 - 10:31am.

Los Angeles - After "scheduling conflicts" threatened to limit the Republican version of a CNN and YouTube-sponsored presidential debate to just three candidates, a new date has been set for late November and both Rudy Giuliani and John McCain have committed to participate, Variety reported.

CNN/YouTube May Reschedule GOP Debate to Attract Participants

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 31, 2007 - 10:58am.

New York - The CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate may be rescheduled, to accommodate candidates including Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney who have said they can't make the event currently slated for Sept. 17 in Florida, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

tags: YouTube | CNN | Washington | Politics | GOP |

Only Two GOP Candidates Signed On So Far for YouTube Debate

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 27, 2007 - 1:03pm.

Washington - Republican presidential hopefuls Sen. John McCain and Rep. Ron Paul are the only two GOP candidates to have signed on so far to participate in the GOP edition of CNN and YouTube's presidential debate, the Washington Post reported.

tags: Video | YouTube | CNN | Washington | GOP |

CNN and Wall Street Journal Embrace Aggregation Of Third-Party Content

Authored by Scott Karp on May 31, 2007 - 5:04pm.

Linking to other media companies’ content used to be unthinkable for traditional media brands, but attitudes have changed after Google made $10 billion in advertising by doing nothing but link to other media companies’ content (and run ads on other companies’ content).

CNN Takes Stake in Internet Broadcasting, Will Share News Content

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2007 - 3:27pm.

Atlanta - Time Warner's CNN announced on Tuesday that it has made an undisclosed equity investment in Internet Broadcasting, an online publisher of local TV news content, and signed a strategic news and advertising deal with the company.

Analysis: The VA Tech Tragedy and the Death of TV Network News

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on April 20, 2007 - 9:30am.

Here's a fact: if you get naked and run across the football field at an NFL game, you won't get on television.  The World Cup and most international soccer leagues have also instituted the same policy.  If a streaker makes it onto the field, the television cameras cut away from the action and the commentators simply fill time and the action will continue once he or she is removed.  The thinking is, if you remove the incentive of getting fame by being on television, streakers will stop disrupting games. 

Buzz Watch: The Backlash to the Media Coverage of Anna Nicole Smith’s Death

Authored by Jay Baage on February 13, 2007 - 8:01am.
From the death of John F. Kennedy to the Challenger explosion to 9/11, many of the greatest moments in journalists’ careers came after unexpected tragic events. However, while we might have expected things like Ryan Seacrest’s first ever breaking news bulletin after the death of Anna Nicole Smith (interrupting a re-run of “The Simple Life” on E! to bring viewers the heartbreaking news), it was more surprising that reputed news outlets like CNN devoted hours and hours to push the story, as this website noted in a spoof. However, the decision to let the Anna Nicole story take precedence over “hard news” was not without internal friction. The following clip of CNN’s Jack Cafferty is priceless and should earn him some kind of award for keeping Integrity on air:

Sirius Adds CNN Online to Streams Available On Website

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 17, 2007 - 1:25pm.

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Wednesday that it has added CNN Online to its website. In addition to radio channels, Sirius offers online streams of all of its channels to subscribers. New York-based Sirius also simulcasts CNN TV programming on its satellite radio service.

CNN, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network TV Shows Added to iTunes

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 1, 2006 - 3:23pm.
Los Angeles - Turner Broadcasting System announced on Tuesday that it has made new episodes of TV programming from CNN, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network available for purchase and download from Apple's iTunes Store. Episodes of programs including "CNN Presents," "Johnny Bravo," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Venture Bros." and "Sealab 2021" will sell for $1.99 each.

Blip.tv Licenses User-Generated Video Software to CNN, Oxygen

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 1, 2006 - 3:05pm.
New York - Internet TV firm Blip.tv announced on Tuesday that it has licensed its software to CNN, Oxygen Network and the William Shatner DVD Club, which will use the technology to allow users to upload and share videos on their respective sites. New York-based Blip.tv is powering CNN's new "CNN Exchange" citizen journalist upload site, and enabled Oxygen viewers and Shatner DVD Club members to submit videos for various contests.