Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
The Walt Disney Company and Cablevision just can’t seem to get along. Each has been firing attacks at the other this week and the deadline ABC has set to pull its network WABC from Cablevision draws near. Cablevision says ABC wants to charge $40 to carry its network. And Cablevision says it pays Disney $200 … Continue reading
Can the iPad Really be all That?
As much of an Apple addict I am, I have my doubts that Apple can really pull off what it says it can. Don’t get me wrong, if Steve Jobs were to create a new type of toilet paper I would buy it. I am on my second macbook, first iPhone and God knows how … Continue reading
Does Less Equal More for iTunes?
People like to think they are getting a bargain. It’s really that simple. To the consumer $99.99 looks better then $100. It makes no sense, but something makes people think paying a cent less is a big deal. That is the basic philosophy behind the iTunes store and why it has become so successful. Now … Continue reading
Should Media Mongols Run For Office?
It was reported in the New York Times this week that Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the publisher of the Daily News, might be running for the United States Senate He would be fighting for the seat now held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand who took office in 2009 when Hillary Clinton gave her seat up to become … Continue reading
It’s Vacation time for USA Today
Things are looking even worse for USA Today. It was announced that the paper, which is owned by Gannett, is forcing its employees to take a week long unpaid “vacation” and suspending salary increases for three months. This is not good. USA announced that its ad pages were down 10.5 percent in the last quarter … Continue reading
The Slow Death of Print
It was summed up by Grandpa Simpson the best, “You’re in the newspaper business? Finally something that will die before I do.” It was reported in the New York Times that magazine newsstand sales have plummeted in the last year by 9.1 percent, along with a decline in subscriptions. This is nothing compared to the … Continue reading
CBS vs. ManCrunch.com
Before the Buffalo wings are even in the oven, the Super Bowl has already heated up with controversy. With advertising revenue down, for both newspapers and television, some might think it’s odd that CBS rejected an ad for the Super Bowl. It was reported this week on CNNMoney.com that CBS (the station that will be … Continue reading
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