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@ CMS2010: A Dose Of Wolff: Rupe’s Mad As Hell, Newspapers Are Over

on March 18, 2010

Nothing like a good, hard dose of scathing reality to scare the hell out of a media audience. Michael Wolff – the Vanity Fair columnist, New…

Interview: CBS Thinks Last.fm Will Turn A Profit This Year

on March 18, 2010

After its 2007 acquisition, it doesn’t seem like CBS (NYSE: CBS) has been able to get the most from its $280 million Last.fm outlay. There’s…

@ CMS2010: Jimmy Wales: Papers Should Ditch Columnists, Google Is Naive

on March 18, 2010

Not sure on what basis the Wikipedia founder pontificates about the future of news media, but every disruptor deserves his say, so Jimmy Wal…

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Alex Ferreyra on October 5, 2009

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Pop Idol Maker Wants VOD Micropayments, Three-Strikes For TV Freeloaders

on March 19, 2009

The company that brought you American Idol and The X Factor wants a drastic reduction in VOD prices and tougher enforcement for P2P freeload…

Carter: ‘Not A Lot You Can Do’ About Web Ads Turmoil

on March 19, 2009

Nothing like a hard dose of reality – except this one came from the man on whose shoulders many hopes are pinned for a media business roadma…

BBC May ‘Monetise’ And Share iPlayer, Plans £400 Million Savings

on March 19, 2009

The BBC is now “talking to all the public service broadcasters and others about the practicalities of sharing the iPlayer”, despite initial…

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