During the final session at UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) CEO Ken Lowe joked that his presentation represented the last thing standing in the crowd’s…

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Omnicom CEO John Wren feels right about sitting out the current interactive digital M&A frenzy until prices become more in line with reality. Even then, Wren told attendees at the…

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Declining circulation, accounting adjustments from last year’s Knight Ridder purchase and a soft real estate market have combined to bring down not only The McClatchy Company’s (NYSE: MNI) print side,…

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If you’re an online newspaper and you want to attract younger demos, it’s best not to resemble a newspaper too closely, said Sue Clark-Johnson, president of the newspaper division at…

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In just a matter of days, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless has managed to go from being the much-reviled walled garden to the self-proclaimed leader in open networks. And Verizon Communications…

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The merger of Thomson (NYSE: TOC) and Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) is on track, but for now, Thomson is a standalone entity, so the Thomson business dominated Robert Daleo’s presentation to…

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If the rumors are true that Time Inc. may sell several of its health titles and its Southern Progress unit, rival magazine publisher Meredith (NYSE: MDP) would be very interested…

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Laying out the challenges and opportunities facing advertising companies, Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP Group’s CEO, opened his presentation for the UBS Global Media & Communications conference with a comparison of…

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During a ‘fireside chat’ at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) CFO Michael Angelakis explained his company’s decision not to participate in the upcoming 700 MHz…

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The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) Company has gone from being a ‘media & education’ company to an ‘education & media company’, as the the Kaplan education division is on the…

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There were two big announcements from Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) this week: On Monday, the company confirmed that it would not be bidding in the 700 MHz. Then yesterday, it issued…

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Several presenters at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference touted their mobile efforts as significant to a broader, multi-platform media strategy. In a couple instances, the news was that…

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Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns has a message for Apple: if you want new home video releases available on iTunes, make your prices more in line with other retailers.  Even…

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Networks executives have been slammed over their apparent doublespeak when it comes to digital media. How can digital represent such a boon, but there still not be any extra money…

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The MPAA isn’t a publicly-traded, for-profit entity, so CEO Dan Glickman’s presentation at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference was sparsely attended. But there is decent contingent of folks…

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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) is “very interested” in acquisitions, particularly in the online space, according to CEO Susan Lyne. She delivered a standard stump speech for the UBS…

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Whether or not Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) purchase of DoubleClick gets anti-trust approval, the company is focused on entering additional partnerships to advance its aim of providing the connective tissue between…

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TiVo’s (NSDQ: TIVO) has had an eventful seven days: signing NBCU and its TV properties as its first major network ad/data partner; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruling on…

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It’s been a busy year for Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) and its CEO David Zaslav, who took the job in January. In August, the company made two digital acquisitions: TreeHugger…

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With Belo (NYSE: BLC) Corp preparing to split between newspapers and broadcast, there’s concern about what value there is in the newspaper assets. Belo Chairman and CEO Robert W. Decherd…

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It’s early on day two of the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, but a theme is starting to emerge, particularly among the global media companies: they all have great…

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As he has for the past few years, Dave Poltrack, president of *CBS* Vision, attempted to make the case to a morning audience at the UBS Global Media & Communications…

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Although ad holding company Interpublic Group hasn’t been as aggressive as rival WPP Group in pursuing interactive ad shops, IPG CEO Michael Roth used his presentation at the UBS Global…

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Fox Interactive’s Michael Barrett kicked off his presentation at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference in a feel-good manner, talking up all of key players in the industry. But…

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Of all the companies present at the UBS Global Media Conference Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) was likely the only one that required a minute-long introduction to explain its capital structure.…

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