Media

Scripps Gets Board Approval To Spinoff Interactive And Local Media Divisions - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 09 May 2008 06:27 AM PST

E. W. Scripps’ (NYSE: SSP) board has approved executives’ plan to separate Scripps into two public companies, effective July 1. The board’s vote on follows Scripps decision in October to…

@ MTV Upfront: Jon Stewart On The Big Ad Show: ‘I Thought We Don’t Do These Anymore’ - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 08 May 2008 01:06 PM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) is bringing out as many diverse stars as possible for what is nevertheless considered a more scaled down upfront presentation this year. Justin Timberlake, Samuel…

@ Needham Digital Media Con: Spanfeller: Economy Isn’t Only Factor In Slower Growth; Forbes.com IPO? - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 08 May 2008 11:11 AM PST

Brand advertising growth has slowed down online, but the weakening economy is just one factor, according to Jim Spanfeller, CEO of Forbes.com. During a keynote interview with senior analyst Mark…

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Newspaper Roundup: NYT; McClatchy; Portland Tribune - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 08 May 2008 10:17 AM PST

-- NYT: Voluntary buyouts weren’t enough to stave off layoffs in the NYT newsroom. In a staff memo posted on Romensko, NYT Editor Bill Keller says that the goal of…

Earnings: Primedia Profit Nosedives 87 Percent, As Ad Revenue Remains Flat - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 08 May 2008 06:09 AM PST

Consumer guide publisher Primedia (NYSE: PRM) profits plummeted 87 percent to $13.6 million in Q1 from $104.7 million the year before. The $91.1 loss was attributed to residual affects, such…

Earnings: Cablevision Widens Net Loss In Q1, Though Revenues Rise 10 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 08 May 2008 05:24 AM PST

Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) was already having a big news week with its proposed $496 million purchase of the Sundance Channel and its $650 million bid challenging News Corp (NYSE: NWS).…

Earnings: Macrovision Call: TVGuide Mag To Be Sold Without Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 07 May 2008 02:32 PM PST

As we first reported, Macrovision (NSDQ: MVSN) is indeed looking to sell TVGuide the magazine sans its online home, TVGuide.com. Said CFO James Budge: “We expect the online properties to…

Industry Moves: Tribune Ups Broadcast/Interactive Head Randy Michaels To COO - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 07 May 2008 01:16 PM PST

After a chaotic six months at The Tribune Company’s interactive division, this may be a sign that things are settling down… Randy Michaels, who defected from radio network Clear Channel…

Earnings: WebMD’s In Q1 Losses On Charges; Revenues Up 14 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 07 May 2008 12:47 PM PST

WebMD (NSDQ: WBMD), which has already pre-announced its lower guidance for the year, has now announced its Q108 results, and revenue came in at $81.7 million compared to $71.9 million…

NBC Pulls The Curtain Up On Vitual Women’s Network; Plans Hyper-local Content Center In NYC - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 07 May 2008 11:33 AM PST

NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) has finally launched Women@NBCU, its long-anticipated virtual female-targeted content and ad network. Also as expected (by us, at least), Lauren Zalaznick has been promoted to president,…

Cablevision’s Rainbow To Buy Sundance Channel For $496 Million Cash And Stock Transfer - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 07 May 2008 06:30 AM PST

Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) is trying really hard to spend more than $1 billion on acquisitions—we’ve been reporting on the $600-plus million bid for Newsday and now the company’s Rainbow Media…

WSJ Plans Closer Ties With London Times; May Offer Business Tools - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 07 May 2008 05:04 AM PST

News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is planning closer integration between its new Wall Street Journal website and its existing News International publications in the UK. Times Online EIC Anne Spackman told…

Earnings: DirecTV Q1 Revs Up 17 Percent; Net Income Up 10 Percent; Strong Gains In Latin America - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 07 May 2008 04:00 AM PST

A solid quarter from DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), which reported a 17 percent rise in revenue to $4.6 billion from $3.9 billion. Net income was up just over 10 percent to…

Earnings: Playboy Execs: Yes We Can…Hope - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 06 May 2008 09:26 PM PST

A tough quarter for Playboy Enterprises ... during the Q1 conference call with investors and analysts, Bob Meyers, Playboy’s (NYSE: PLA) EVP and president of media, said the company sees…

Online & TV Ad Firm Spot Runner Gets $51M Round From Daily Mail,Televisa, Others; More M&A Coming - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 06 May 2008 09:01 PM PST

Spot Runner, which helps marketers buy TV ad spots on local cable and broadcast using its online service, has raised a big $51 million fourth round from an international group…

Lauren Rich Fine On Dropping Print: ‘Tremendous Difficulty’ Regaining Lost Ad Rev - 1 Comment
Posted By Lauren Rich Fine - Tue 06 May 2008 05:43 PM PST

Many in the newspaper industry were stunned by the Capital Times‘s decision to move to an online-only edition. IDG Magazines decision to drop the print edition of InfoWorld, while equally…

WB Considers MomLogic.com Syndicated Talk Show Spin-Off - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 06 May 2008 08:22 AM PST

TV offspring for MomLogic.com: THR says WB’s Telepictures Prods. is considering a daytime talk show based on its still new MomLogic.com, possibly as early as 2009. This fits in with…

Earnings: Playboy Swings To Loss; Online Revs Drop 3 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 06 May 2008 05:13 AM PST

Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) reported a Q1 net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $5.1 million last year. Revenues were…

Zune Still Exists; Adds TV Shows From Viacom, NBCU - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 05 May 2008 09:45 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), serious about this thing called digital media, has added TV shows to its Zune marketplace. It will offer about 800 TV shows, each for $1.99, for download…

Online Magazine Revampings: Mediaweek, BW, Reader’s Digest, Forbes Upgrade Digital Features - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 12:15 PM PST

-- Mediaweek: The Nielsen Business Media title follows a similar digital revamping for Mediaweek that it had taken by sister pub Adweek.com three months ago. Both pubs are have been…

Online-Video-To-TV Provider ZeeVee Closes Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 09:49 AM PST

Online video viewing source ZeeVee has completed an undisclosed, second round funding, giving the Littleton, Mass.-based company a total of “double-digit millions” to date, VentureWire reports (subscription only). Participants in…

CraveOnline Buys Two Hockey Fan Sites; Keeps Craving For More - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 12:01 AM PST

Male-focused online entertainment network CraveOnline and its parent AtomicOnline have been on an acquisition tear lately. The company tells paidContent that it has completed its fifth and sixth site purchases…

Editors Warm To Free Model, Plan Integration, Fear Youth Drop-Off - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Sun 04 May 2008 04:00 PM PST

You’re reading it here first… The number of newspaper editors who believe news will become an entirely free commodity - both online and in print - is growing. This year’s…

Cablevision Bids $650 Million For Newsday; Murdoch Won’t Match: Reports - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 04 May 2008 12:57 PM PST

Offering to outspend Rupert Murdoch and Mort Zuckerman by $70 million to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co., Cablevision Systems Corp (NYSE: CVC). has formally bid $650 million, according to the…

Lauren Rich Fine: Newsday And Other Musings - 0 Comments
Posted By Lauren Rich Fine - Fri 02 May 2008 03:40 PM PST

My former associate was laid off from Merrill Lynch earlier this week as part of its job slashing. I can assure you it wasn’t a comment on his talent but…