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LA TimesSam Zell Plans to Keep the LA TimesAuthored by Scott Goldberg on October 10, 2007 - 6:11am.
 Naming some of Los Angeles’s most well known moguls, Sam Zell said yesterday that he has no plans to sell his trophy, the LA Times, which he acquired in the deal for The Tribune Company. "I said it to Eli Broad. I said it to Ron Burkle. I said it to David Geffen, and I'm saying it to you," said Zell at a conference. He then added, “Now, if you have a price, we can talk."
The Paris Hilton Booking PhotoAuthored by Scott Goldberg on June 4, 2007 - 6:48pm.
 Checking in to the Century Regional Detention Facility a day earlier than expected, Paris Hilton took one more shot for the cameras following her appearance at the MTV Movie Awards. You'd be forgiven for confusing it with one from the red carpet. But no, it's the mugshot, and quite unlike any we've ever seen. Hey, if you've got to take one, why not do it like this? I'm not sure how to interpret it, but she actually looks pretty relaxed. One inmate, Susannah Johnson, who was released from the jail yesterday, said, "The only advice I could give her when she comes is to shut her mouth and do the time." Sounds like fun.
Career Moves: February 13, 2007Authored by dmw on February 13, 2007 - 2:42pm.
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David Goldberg and Robert Roback, Vice Presidents and General Managers of Yahoo Music, have resigned. The pair had joined Yahoo in 2001 when their company they had founded, Launch Media, was acquired by the Internet portal. In separate prepared statements released by Yahoo, Goldberg and Roback stated that they were stepping down for personal reasons. Vince Broady, Head of Entertainment and Games at Yahoo, will oversee Yahoo music. tags: Career | Moves | MTV | Warner Bros. | BBC | Yahoo Music | mSnap | LA Times | Participant Productions |
Morning Links, January 25, 2007Authored by Jay Baage on January 25, 2007 - 6:40am.
Former NBC Universal Treasurer Arrested (LAT)
AT&T posts 17 pct. rise in Q4 profit (AP) Earnings Alert: Nokia Delivers Robust Earnings (CNET) Nokia has 'Nroblems' (GigaOM) For Cingular, 2007 is about 3G (GigaOM) Skype Use Gets Q4 Boost (GigaOM) Nintendo Wii, DS Lite Sales Surge (PCW) O'Reilly's Independent News Bids $2.2 Bld for Australasian APN (R) The LA Times shifts its Focus to Web (LAT) Can Brightcove Solve Net Video for Pros, Big Media? (MediaShift) Avvenu Makes Your iTunes Library Mobile (TC) A look Ahead at Google Video and YouTube (Google) Google Video To Become Video Search (GigaOM) China's Hu Calls for More Internet Regulation (PCW) A Few Questions For Joe Kraus (Battelle) Taking Roman History With RoboCop (Wired) Forbes 25 Web Celebs Are All Americans (GU) Muslims Complain of Hollywood "Bad Guy" Image (R) tags: Internet | Marketing | Google | YouTube | Brightcove | Nokia | LA Times | Links | Nintendo Wii |
LA Times Opens User Voting Pool for Grammys, Golden Globes and OscarsAuthored by dmw on January 4, 2007 - 11:32am.
 The Los Angeles Times yesterday launched an online voting pool for the Grammys and Golden Globes titled The Road To Gold. The interactive feature allows awards enthusiasts to test their “insider” knowledge against actual award voters and other online participants. In addition, private pools can be created for friends, family and coworkers. An Oscar-oriented game will launch once the Academy Awards nominations have been announced on January 23rd. Participants can fill out a ballot to vote for their favorite movie, TV and music nominees by logging onto The Envelope.
Innovations That Will Change How We Work, Play and Communicate in 2007Authored by Ned Sherman on December 28, 2006 - 9:46am.
 Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire: I had the honor of being selected as a contributing writer for an article published in the Business section of the LA Times today about innovations that will change the way we work, play and communicate in 2007. Co-authors included Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer and Wired's editor in chief Chris Anderson.
Career Moves: October 6, 2006Authored by dmw on October 6, 2006 - 7:30am.
David D. Hiller succeeds Jeff Johnson as Publisher and CEO of the
Los Angeles Times. Hiller has served as President, Publisher and
CEO of the Chicago Tribune Company.
L.A. Times Launches "Buzz Meter" for Top Critics' Award FavoritesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 24, 2006 - 6:40pm.
Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Times announced on Thursday that its The Envelope.com entertainment industry awards website has launched "Buzz Meter," an online panel of more than 40 top entertainment writers and critics who will provide ongoing predictions for major awards in film, TV, theater, music and country music.
tags: Video | Marketing | Online Publishing | Music | Movies | Awards | Newspapers | News | LA Times | Critics |
LA Times: President of LucasArts Video Game Unit ResignsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2003 - 4:46am.
Los Angeles -- The president of LucasArts, the video game development unit of "Star Wars" director George Lucas' film company, resigned abruptly on Thursday, The Los Angeles Times reported. Simon Jeffrey had served as the company's president for three years. A LucasArts spokeswoman did not provide The Times with a reason for Jeffrey's departure or details on a replacement.
LA Times: Madonna Chastises Would-Be Downloaders In Spoof MP3 FilesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 16, 2003 - 1:59am.
Los Angeles -- Pop singer Madonna has taken unique steps to discourage consumers from downloading unauthorized versions of songs from her "American Life" album, The Los Angeles Times reported. MP3 files that feature the artist repeating the phrase "What the [expletive] do you think you're doing?", and made to look like songs from her new album, have been planted on major file-sharing networks like Kazaa by agents of her label Warner Bros. The spoofs are intended to deter users from trying to download tracks instead of buying the entire album as a download, an option for which Madonna has only recently granted her approval. The artist has banned the sale of her songs as digital singles, which makes them incompatible with major label-backed legitimate digital music services such as MusicNet and Pressplay.
LA Times: Apple to Launch Digital Music Subscription Service for MacAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2003 - 1:59am.
Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday that Apple is planning to launch a major digital music service using the Advanced Audio Codec (AAC), a higher-fidelity and more secure digital format than the ubiquitous MP3. Although no licensing deals for the service have been announced, four of five major labels are reportedly close to licensing their songs. "This is exactly what the music industry has been waiting for," one person familiar with the negotiations told The Times. "It's hip. It's quick. It's easy. If people on the Internet are actually interested in buying music, not just stealing it, this is the answer." The service would only be available to Mac users -- a paltry 3 percent of the total computer market -- but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly personally pitched it to label executives. Apple has come under fire for the marketing behind its popular iPod digital music player, which some music industry insiders have said encourages piracy. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-music4mar04,1,7646945.story?co
LA Times: Rep. Berman May Toss Controversial P2P Hacking BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2003 - 2:38am.
Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) may not re-introduce his controversial bill that would provide legal safe harbor for Hollywood record labels and movie studios wishing to use "technological countermeasures" to disrupt file-sharing systems. Ironically, opposition coming from Hollywood -- which has indicated it doesn't like provisions in the bill that would provide recourse against studios and labels that go "too far" in their hacking efforts -- may be what eventually ends up killing the legislation. "It still may be worth doing," Berman said of the proposal at last week's Digital Rights Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., "but realistically, a bill like this isn't going to zip through Congress."
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