The Number

$1.96 billion: Google’s 1Q, 2010 profits, with $6.8 billion in revenue. Gannett -- largest news company in the US and second worldwide – reported total revenue of $1.32 billion, and profits of only $119 million in 1Q. Those are measures of how ...

iPad and the New Five-Fingered Exercise

I think we'll see these companies go head-to-head for reader and subscriber dollars. As they do, I think they'll face a new five-fingered exercise. Raise one hand; five is the probably the maximum number of iPad news sites for which readers will pay.

Nine Questions on the Tablet and the News Industry Future

The Apple model, in a sense, just sets a new cost-of-distribution. While web distribution has been free-plus, the cost of Apple distribution – if you charge for news products – is a predictable, and seemingly stable 30%. Just give me 30% off the ...