Newspaper Publishing
Google’s Chief Economist: “Newspapers Have Never Made Much Money From News”
Google chief economist Hal Varian gave a presentation to an FTC workshop on the changing economics of the newspaper industry. (TechCrunch) Read more...
Newspaper Society cancels its regional awards
Regional press trade body the Newspaper Society has confirmed that it will not be holding its Circulation, Editorial and Promotions Awards again this year. (Source: Press Gazette) Read more...
Financial Times Considering Placing Video Content Behind Pay Wall, Adding More Videos
Last week, we told you that the Financial Times was considering turning to PayPal as a means of allowing readers to pay for subscriptions to online content. (Source: MediaBistro) Read more...
Newspapers over-dependent on advertising, says Publicis boss
Maurice Levy tells Abu Dhabi Media Summit: 'It's not enough to have a big audience on the internet' (Source: Guardian) Read more...
New York Times to Launch Lunchtime Web Video Show
Newspapers are looking to break into video in the states at prime online viewing time (Source: MediaBistro) Read more...
Pearson profits rise by 13% as FT publisher embraces digital future
Scardino rules out sale of Financial Times but offers no update on Interactive Data (Source: Indepentent on Sunday) Read more...
Financial Times Website Turns To PayPal
CEO John Ridding announced that FT.com would look into accepting payments for its content via PayPal. (Source:MediaBistro) Read more...
Financial Times Extends Brand, Looks Into Online Micropayments
Financial Times deputy CEO and global commercial director Ben Hughes says the company will continue to expand its brand and push for paid content (Source: MediaBistro) Read more...
Rupert Murdoch Announces The Wall Street Journal Will Launch "Feisty" New York Edition In April
Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and Ask Jeeves user, acknowledged to the Real Estate Board of New York that The Wall Street Journal will soon offer a New York edition. (Source:MediaBistro) Read more...
FT CEO says improving ad trend continues
The Financial Times has seen a positive trend in advertising sales continue into the current quarter (Source: Reuters) Read more...
