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Behind what we see, though, are some critical developments in processing of digital video, the behind-the-scenes heavy lifting that often determines time-to-market, and business failure or success. We can get a glimpse into that with the Times’ recently announced deal with Thought Equity Motion ...
We see a re-commitment to funding international news, but a 25% decline in budget for BBC's website operations. Those are two datapoints that seem at loggerheads -- committing to producing the journalism is great; distributing it smarter is also key -- but we'll have to wait to see details.
1Cast “was born of frustration,” says Bontrager, an IPTV telco veteran. “How can we get the information we want? We saw news to be an underserved market.”
Wow. News people talk endlessly about glut and commoditization, and here’s a telco guy talking about “under-served markets.” Talk about a ...
On the other hand, Google is particular has become the gateway of our times. It is the number one sender of traffic to news sites -- 25-35% as a rule. In saying that news companies are free to tell Google not to index them, and that Google will be glad to comply, you can practically hear the ...
These are two, among many, companies on a collision course. Think ABC, AFP, AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, the FT, Guardian, NBC, NPR, News Corp, Reuters, Telegraph and Wall St. Journal, and News Corp overall, here as well. It's a battle in which each kind of player -- those with legacy print, ...
The Times’ move to bring the International Herald Tribune website into the brand fold certainly makes sense. The change will add about 7 million uniques to NYTimes.com’s 58 million, a nice 12% boost. One question is why it took so long – the Times arm-wrestled the Washington Post out of ...
Sam, I get it. You’re being aggressive. When you add to Randy Michaels’ aggressive talk about cutting newspaper size and staff that “I promise you he is underestimating the level of aggressiveness with which we are attacking this whole challenge,” you seem to be proudly ...
Call it physics. Call it Zen. Call it journalism. As I cover the waning fortunes of legacy media and rising fortunes of start-up journalism sites, I can’t help but think of equilibrium. Maybe it’s being back on the Left Coast too long, but somehow the scales seem to be balancing. ...
You can feel the walls closing in at the new, light-filled Times building off Times Square. Consider: —America’s (the world’s?) largest newsroom is getting a major haircut. Of the current 1300 jobs, 100 will be gone soon, victim of the increasingly familiar buyout/layoff ...
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