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+1 Relevance For Old Media, NYT Social Network Reaches 100K

December 10, 2008

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? The New York Time’s social networking service TimesPeople which launched in September has now racked up 100,000 registered users.
SAI notes that 100k users for TimesPeople is a paltry figure when compared to the NYT’s 15M monthly uniques.  Yes it is. But let’s not withold a [...]

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Papermakers Struggle To Survive, Look For Internal Bailouts

December 8, 2008

More bad news for the big newspaper publishers this week, as The New York Times and Tribune, Inc look for ways to stay afloat.  Their businesses are being hit hard by diminishing advertising sales as well as competing online papers and professional blogs.
The Tribune owns eight major daily newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago [...]

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More Layoffs: NBC And Viacom Follow In Line

December 4, 2008

Just after Adobe and AT&T’s layoff announcements, like it’s going out of style, NBC and Viacom have also announced large scale downsizing.
NBC will be cutting around 500 workers, making up around 3% of their workforce.
Viacom will be cutting around 850, nearly 7% of theirs.
Everyone sing along with me…….”jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the wa…..wait……you’re [...]

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Chargers Cheerleaders Debuting In 3D Next Week

November 24, 2008

Next week’s Chargers-Raiders game will display in 3D at three theatres across the country: Los Angeles, New York and Boston. (sorry Silicon Valley)
NFL execs and industry insiders are the only ones getting tickets.  I guess we’ll have to wait until next year to get a chance to see 3D Charger Cheerleaders.
In all honesty, I think [...]

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NBC’s Chief Digital Officer Leaving

November 4, 2008

George Kliavkoff, chief digital officer at NBC has decided that it is time to move on after achieving his goals.
Kliavkoff was the brains behind Hulu, Major League Baseball Advance Media and the entire online production and broadcast of NBC’s Olympic Coverage.
With Hulu, he took what was anticipated to be the laughing stock of the [...]

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