Monday, October 12, 2009
Hey Media Company, Buy BNO News. Now. Really.
By now, there’s no need to repeat the backstory of Breaking News Online to the news junkies among us, especially those of us on Twitter and iPhone.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Public Radio Dangerously Close to Making Public Radio Obsolete
The Public Radio Exchange has just released the 2.0 version of its iPhone app, which aggregates almost all the public radio stations in the U.S.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Bolt Of Lightning Doesn’t Fall Anywhere Near NBCOlympics.com
Michael Phelps who? In what is probably the greatest moment in this Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica won gold in the 100m dash in 9.69 seconds, a new world record–and he didn’t even have to try after the first half of the race.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Forget Digital Music, Beatles in Talks for Video Games
Beatles representatives, who haven’t yet reached a deal to offer the band’s music online, are now in talks with two video games companies for a Beatles-themed video game, in a move that could pave the way for a broader licensing of the Fab Four’s catalog, reports the Financial Times.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Who Will Microsoft Buy Now With the $50 Billion Change Left? AOL? Facebook?
Despite the fact that Microsoft has withdrawn its offer to buy Yahoo, the M&A machinery on all sides is still in full gear, and expect tons of activity in the next couple of months. The $50 billion or so that Microsoft was willing to spend is the money that’s still around, at least on paper. So who will Microsoft buy to make that leap it so hoped for?
Monday, April 7, 2008
RealNetworks Doesn’t Buy Scrabulous; Launches Own Version Instead
RealNetworks, which has previously professed its supposedly neutral position in the copyright controversy over the popular Facebook app Scrabulous, is now sneaking itself into the mix: It is quietly introducing a version of Scrabble on Facebook, called “Scrabble by Mattel,” through its subsidiary Gamehouse. The Mattel version is only available for users outside the U.S. and Canada, though as this New York Times story says, it relies on users to be honest about their location to make that distinction.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Ziff Davis Planning to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Ziff Davis, the troubled trade media company which sold off its enterprise division last year, is now close to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, we have learned. The company has not been able to come to an agreement with its bond holders and stopped paying interest on its debt several months ago (announced in August). Of course, this means the PE firm and owner Willis Stein, which bought Ziff Davis in 1999 for about $780 million, will take a big hit.
Monday, March 3, 2008
New Nine Inch Nails Album Goes Online, With Way Too Many Options
Nine Inch Nails is taking cues from Radiohead’s experiment, and has launched their new album online, with record-setting options on both ends … free to very expensive. Its new instrumental album, “Ghosts I-IV” went live tonight. (The site’s very sluggish right now as fans hit the site in presumably crazy numbers).
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Yahoo Plays Catch Up on All Fronts: Buzz=Digg; Open Search=Google/Ask Search
We have seen it so many times: Any new service from Yahoo, however good or different it may be from others in functionalities, will never be able to shake off the catching-up-on-the-joneses tag. Such is the case with two new services Yahoo is launching today.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The Games We Play: Jon Miller on GYMA
From the vantage point of Jon Miller, former CEO of AOL and now a partner at the high-profile Velocity Interactive Group, the frenzied activity all makes sense, at least as a natural progression of the industry. Having worked in big media for a long time, and now looking at later stage start-ups as part of his investment thesis, he has a good grasp of the overall landscape. He is also among the possible nominees for CNET Networks board, if the consortium carrying on the proxy fight wins. I spoke to Miller yesterday on the issues, and more (before Time Warner announced its decisions on AOL today).
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