The Tribune company’s Chicago Tribune is laying off 20% of its newsroom. That’s got to hurt. continue reading...
I came across this 2008-era study on why online video presents a major opportunity for newspapers which concludes: continue reading...
The Grinch Who Stole Q1
Tech Crunch has been making the rounds and the projections for Q1 2009 online advertising are bleak: continue reading...
My apologies for the light blogging this week… been working on a couple of special projects.
Though nowhere near as special as this: good read from Business Week on Sam Zell’s deal to take over Tribune. continue reading...
Everytime I think running a startup in the video space is hard - where one site owns 75% market share but is refreshingly (but worryingly) candid about not really having a clue how to make money off videos - I look at newspapers and count my lucky stars.
Sam Zell is at least realistic about the fate of newspapers: he’s here to deliver reality. Some soundbites: continue reading...
CBS generated $23M from March Madness in 2008. That’s pretty good, because indeed it is icing on the cake.
But interesting to note the following, then: continue reading...
