Free TV Slams Media Cos.
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Dec 1, 6:52 PM
Amid the worst consumer confidence and negative GDP in decades, people are finding more ways to consume their favorite entertainment for free. That trend will adversely impact the balance sheets of media companies hoping that pay-for-play or pay-for-access will offset reduced ad spending.
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Survival Mode: Is Cable The Future Of TV?
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 21, 2:53 PM
Broadcast networks and their local affiliate television system have a broken business model, exacerbated by the recession. The strain on their dysfunctional paradigm will permanently alter the rules of play for the networks.
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Glimpses of Media Change In A Troubled World
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 20, 12:53 AM
Whether it's media heavyweights weighing in on the future or developments below the radar, we are inundated with images of an industry working through dramatic change that will carry it through challenging times.
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Yahoo: It's Now Or Never
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 19, 9:02 PM
Yahoo needs a visionary, proactive CEO who can re-channel its energy and resources, make innovation the gold standard and constructively respond to challenges with an epic sense of digital possibilities. Does this white knight exist?
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Falco: AOL On The Comeback Trail
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 18, 12:53 AM
After two years as AOL's chief executive following several decades at the top of NBC, Randy Falco's primary charge continues to be monetizing traffic. Despite media's massive digital convergence, the rules of playing on Madison Avenue have not changed-even in a global recession, he says.
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Better Use Of Net, Venture Capital Could Fuel Media Solvency
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 17, 9:45 PM
Venture capital, as distressed as other financing vehicles these days, could be a critical link to sustaining recession-time research and development.
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Downturn Is Time To Revamp Traditional Media
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 14, 6:17 PM
An upside to the downside of this brutal recession will be the widespread rejection of broken old business models and the development of new structures fit for the digital age.
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Media Cos. To Feds: Tarp Me!
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 13, 8:09 PM
Media and electronics executives, whose balance sheets rely on collapsing consumer and advertiser spending, can hardly be blamed for lining up behind the big three automakers screaming "Tarp Me!" Perhaps key companies can prove to the Feds that they are too big to fail, thereby earning a bailout.
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Does Local TV Have A Future?
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 12, 9:01 PM
With broadcast network companies such as NBCU, News Corp. and CBS increasingly relying on online sites and digital platforms for distribution, local station owners fear broadcast network owners will exit the TV station business and sell shows directly to cable and new digital media.
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Media Meltdown: 5 Ways To Avoid Disaster
Posted by Diane Mermigas on Nov 11, 9:02 PM
The Feds won't bail the media industry out. Valuations are evaporating and revenue losses are mounting. Companies must seize control of their own destinies. Here are five ways to create your own safety net.
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