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AP At The Crossroads: Newspapers Feel ‘Betrayed’ By Online Focus - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 26 Jun 2008 03:43 PM PST

The Associated Press began some diplomatic work this week as it started presenting details of its new pricing model to its U.S. newspaper members. The AP claims that the new…

Drudge Retort’s Retort To AP: Personal Issue Resolved But ‘Larger Conflict’ Remains - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 20 Jun 2008 03:29 PM PST

Rogers Cadenhead, the tech author who runs the Drudge Retort, agrees with the Associated Press that the legal dispute that started when the wire service objected to his site’s use…

AP Wants Change In Blog Excerpting, Just Not Sure What - 5 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 16 Jun 2008 08:41 AM PST

The AP is spoiling for a fight it can’t win. It started last week when the news organization took exception with the linking and excerpting practices at the Drudge Retort…

Newspaper Roundup: AP Members Grouse; McClatchy Offers Buyouts; Toronto Star Lays Off Internet Staff - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 17 Apr 2008 04:45 PM PST

-- AP: Newspaper editors let loose a barrage of criticism for the new Associated Press rate structure after an appearance by AP President and CEO Tom Curley at the American…

State Of AP: Singleton: Less Than 25 Percent Of 2009 Revs From Member Newspapers; No New Century Net - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Apr 2008 08:51 PM PST

For a sense of the dramatic shift at the Associated Press in the digital age, consider this: by 2009, less than 25 percent of Associated Press revenues will come from…

AP’s Annual Meeting: iCopyright Deal; Zell, Murdoch Join Board; Mobile News Net; Discounts - 3 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Apr 2008 08:12 AM PST

The Associated Press held its annual meeting in Washington today and made some of its own news: iCopyright: The AP is adding a significant layer of copyright protection and licensing…

AP Debuts Online Video Syndication; Strikes Distribution Deal For AnswersTV’s Health Channel - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 11 Apr 2008 01:10 PM PST

The Associated Press has created a new syndication feature for its Online Video Network, the video player and uploading service for its 1,800 affiliate member websites. The global news service…

AP Consolidates Its Media Units; Brettingen, Seagrave and Cross Promoted - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 13 Mar 2008 07:56 AM PST

The Associated Press is making some big changes in its structure, as it continues its retooling under Tom Curley: it is consolidating management of its newspaper, broadcast and new media…

AP Overhauls Fee Structure; More Breaking News, But Editors Still Find Rates “Too High” - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sat 02 Feb 2008 10:30 AM PST

Continued protests from its members over higher rates failed to stop the AP’s board from finalizing the cooperative’s new fee structure, E&P reported. Under the new “Member Choice” plan, which…

Broadband Content Bits: CBS Interactive; Disney Channel-Taiwan; MySpace, MTV And AP - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 28 Jan 2008 03:09 PM PST

-- *CBS Interactive* gets official Grammy role: The digital arm of CBS (NYSE: CBS) has been named the official online partner of The Recording Academy to distribute Grammy-related assets from…

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AP Sues AHN Media For Copyright Infringement - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 14 Jan 2008 10:33 PM PST

The Associated Press is following up on its threats to go after offending companies that copy or rewrite its stories, or use it “improperly”: first it sues Moreover and its…

AP And MTV Collaborate With Student Journalists On Local Election Coverage - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 20 Dec 2007 08:57 AM PST

The Associated Press is expanding its citizen journalism reach, and attempting to build its brand among college students, by working with MTV on its Choose Or Lose campaign coverage. Earlier…

News Orgs Creating Formal Group To Fight Against Sports Leagues On Coverage Rights - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 16 Dec 2007 05:49 AM PST

We’ve covered the clash of news organizations with the sports leagues on rights of covering the games, especially in online and mobile media...now ”News Media Coalition”, a temporary name for…

Interview: Tom Curley, CEO, Associated Press; Portals, Local Content—‘The Mother of all Battles’ - 24 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 05 Dec 2007 10:00 AM PST

In a speech last month, AP CEO Tom Curley declared that news is a growth industry and that it was high time to kick ‘despair’ to the curb. At the…

AP CEO Tom Curley Comes Out Firing Against Portals, Sort Of; Despairs But Asks Not To Despair - 7 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 01 Nov 2007 07:12 PM PST

Associated Press CEO Tom Curley was the honoree and keynoter at Thursday night’s annual Knight-Bagehot dinner in NYC, and he came out swinging against the very partners it syndicates a…

AP Board Approves New Pricing Structure; Pay As You Go Included; Lower Revenues At AP As a Result - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 25 Oct 2007 02:43 PM PST

The Associated Press’ board has approved a major overhaul of the way it prices and packages news for its member U.S. newspapers, and represents the most comprehensive change in the…

AP Sues Moreover and Verisign For Stories Copyright Infringement - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 09 Oct 2007 12:05 PM PST

The Associated Press has sued Moreover Technologies (owned by VeriSign), asking a federal court to stop the two companies from accessing and publishing AP’s news reports online “without permission and…