NewspapersTribune 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.
Omaha World-Herald Acquires WikiCity Local Wiki NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 7:21am.
Omaha, Nebr. - WikiCity, an online network of over
22,000 city-based wikis, has been acquired by newspaper publisher Omaha
World-Herald Co, the World Herald reported on its website.
Newsday to Charge $5 per Week for Website AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 12:10pm.
New York
- Cablevision-owned (NYSE: CVC) Newsday will next week begin charging a $5 per week
subscription fee for access to all of its website content, the Associated Press
reported. Some online content -- including the site's home page, classifieds,
weather, obituaries and community notices -- will remain free. The site will
also remain free to print subscribers, and subscribers to Cablevision's Optimum
Online Internet service.
New York Times to Cut 100 Newsroom JobsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 9:09am.
New York
- Hampered by the ongoing advertising slump, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) will cut 100 newsroom
positions, or about 8% of its editorial staff, the paper reported on its
website.
WSJ to Supplant USA Today as Nation's Top-Selling NewspaperAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 9:30am.
Arlington,
Va. - USA Today no longer is the
nation's top-selling newspaper, according to newly released reports.
tags: Advertising | Newspapers | Gannett | News Corp. | USA Today | Publishing | Wall Street Journal |
USA Today Launches New E-Edition with TecnaviaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2009 - 12:26pm.
McLean, Va. - USA Today, the national newspaper
published by Gannett (NYSE: GCI), said that it has launched a new electronic edition in
partnership with Minnesota-based Tecnavia Press. The USA Today/NewsMemory
e-Edition is an exact replica version of the paper, which also includes a
Saturday-Sunday edition available only to digital subscribers. The companies
also will bundle the edition with local and regional newspaper subscriptions in
select markets, starting with Tampa, Fla. and St.
Paul, Minn.
Subscribers will receive both their local newspaper and USA Today as a digital
edition.
Washington Post, Bloomberg to Launch News Service on Jan. 1Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2009 - 7:23am.
Washington
- In a major bid to increase revenue in the face of a waning advertising
market, The Washington Post announced late Thursday that it will team with
Bloomberg News to launch a co-branded news service starting Jan. 1.
Washington Post Launches New Local Homepage on WebsiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2009 - 10:49am.
Washington
- Looking to appease more of its core DC-area readers, The Washington Post has
launched a new local homepage on its washingtonpost.com website. The page,
currently in beta testing, features top local news, sports and entertainment
stories, as well as weather forecasts and traffic conditions. It also features
several new tools, including one that allows users to customize local news
headlines based on where they live. The Post plans to modify the page over time,
based on reader feedback.
Content Recommendation Firm Loomia Secures $1.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2009 - 8:14am.
San Francisco
- Loomia, a developer of content recommendation technology, announced that it
has raised $1.5 million in new funding, led by Asset Management Company.
tags: Deals | VC | Newspapers | Publishing | Recommendations | Peacock Equity | Loomia | Asset Management Company | Telefonica Capital |
Gannett Prices $500 Million Notes OfferingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 10:04am.
McLean, Va. - Gannett (NYSE: GCI), the publisher of USA Today
and 83 other daily newspapers, said that it has priced $500 million of notes
that it plans to sell to institutional investors.
Washington Post to Combine Print, Web Editorial Teams Jan. 1Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 17, 2009 - 11:45am.
Washington
- The Washington Post plans to combine its print and online editorial
operations completely by Jan. 1, 2010, publisher Katharine Weymouth told
Wall Street Journal to Charge for iPhone, Blackberry AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 11:38am.
New York
- News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) plans to begin charging users for mobile access to The Wall
Street Journal on Blackberry (NASD: RIMM) and iPhone (NASD: AAPL) smartphones, CEO and chairman Rupert
Murdoch said at an event today, PaidContent reported. The move is expected to
come in a few months. Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp.,
NBC Universal and Disney, is also expected to introduce a pay-per-view or
subscription model.
tags: Mobile | Newspapers | BlackBerry | Publishing | Rupert Murdoch | iPhone | News Corporation | The Wall Street Journal |
Google Introduces 'Fast Flip' Online News ReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 10:51am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has launched a
new service for reading news articles online, Google Fast Flip, that lets users
'flip' through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine.
Google to Offer Micropayment Platform for NewspapersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 11:01am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) plans to make a micropayment
platform available to newspapers and other online properties within the next
year, according to Harvard's Nieman Journalism Lab.
tags: Advertising | Google | Newspapers | Publishing | Micropayments | Newspaper Association of America |
Italy Launches Antitrust Probe of Google NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 9:37am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Italian antitrust regulators on Thursday searched
one of Google's (NASD: GOOG) offices in Italy,
investigating allegations that Google forces news publishers there to join
Google News or else lose search engine placement entirely, The New York Times
reported.
Alt Newsweekly Chain Creative Loafing Sold to Hedge FundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 7:22am.
Atlanta
- Creative Loafing, a network of alternative newsweeklies published in four
cities that filed for bankruptcy in September, has been acquired by hedge fund
Atalaya Capital Management for $5 million.
tags: Deals | Acquisitions | Newspapers | Publishing | Creative Loafing | Atalaya Capital Management |
New York Times Now Serving Interactive Ads on iPhone AppAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 24, 2009 - 12:49pm.
New York
- The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) has begun incorporating interactive ads into its
application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch, Silicon Alley Insider reported. Powered
by Medialets, the ads may prompt a user to touch different portions of the
screen to be led to additional marketing information, but must be clicked on in
order to close them and proceed to Times content.
tags: Mobile | Advertising | Apple | Newspapers | Publishing | iPhone | The New York Times | Medialets |
Washington Post to Shutter Loudoun Extra Hyperlocal SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 12:10pm.
Washington - Two years
after its launch, The Washington Post on Friday will shutter its Louden Extra
hyperlocal site, which features community-level news and events focused on Loudoun County. In a letter to readers, the
company said that it will move much of the site's content, such as local news,
announcements and a community calendar, to a new page on washingtonpost.com. It
will appear at the same web address as the current site. "We want to be
able to serve our Loudoun readers in the best way possible, and we believe we
can do that more efficiently on washingtonpost.com," wrote the site's
editors.
News Corp. Results Dinged by MySpace; Plans Pay News SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 7:24am.
tags: Advertising | Social Networking | MySpace | Newspapers | News Corp. | Publishing | Amazon.com | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Financials | Kindle |
LibreDigital Raises $15 Million for Digital PublishingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 7:49am.
Austin, Texas - LibreDigital, a provider of
digitization and distribution services for publishers, announced on Wednesday
that it has closed a $15 million second round of venture capital financing, led
by Triangle Peak Partners and Adams Capital Management.
tags: Deals | VC | Newspapers | E-Books | Publishing | Books | LibreDigital | Noro-Moseley Partners | Adams Capital Management | The New York Times Co. | Tiangle Peak Partners | HarperCollins Publishers |
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