My two-month contract gig at paidContent turned into eight years of covering the economics of digital media while we were living it. But after thousands of posts, many paidContent events, one funding round, and two sales, it’s time for me to pursue new challenges.…
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Levinsohn leaves Mayer’s Yahoo: ‘time for next challenge’
Media head Ross Levinsohn is leaving Yahoo after being passed over for CEO in favor of Marissa Mayer. The Google vet's hiring despite Levinsohn's solid performance as interim CEO signaled a choice of tech over media. Where will he go and who stays from his team?…
Read MoreNYT swings to a Q2 loss on $195M About.com charge; digital circ up 13%
The New York Times Co. used to rely on About/com for good news; now overhauling the info site is dragging down earnings. Meanwhile, reliance on digital revenue is increasing even as the company works to stem declines in digital advertising revenues.…
Read MoreNBC Sports Chairman Lazarus: London Olympics are a ‘grand experiment’
The 2012 Summer Games are the start of a new era for NBC Universal -- an Olympics streamed in real time for fans who don't want to wait for the packaged prime-time experience. For Mark Lazarus, it's a grand experiment in a $1 billion laboratory.…
Read MoreArmstrong still bullish on Patch; up to $50M revenue in 2012
Tim Armstrong continues to believe local news network Patch is not only viable, it is vital to Aol's future. He promises a new data-driven product in development now will wow Patch watchers and users in the fall.…
Read MoreAol tells a better earnings story for Q2
Aol has been in turnaround mode for years -- this time, it looks like the turns are in the right direction. Advertising up, revenue decline almost flat, subscription churn lowest in a decade, latest re-org underway.…
Read MorePeople opens full mobile buffet after years of snacks
People led the way for Time Inc. with full-access authentication for digital subscriptions. Now it's the first to launch a mobile site with responsive design, a new ad format and the same content as People.com.…
Read MoreViacom and DirecTV end spat with new deal
After more than a week of public squabbling and dark channels, DirecTV and Viacom have a new licensing deal that restores all 26 of the channels -- and leaves open the possibility that premium channel Epix will show up on the satellite operator.…
Read MoreMayer’s Yahoo package could be worth more than $60M
Marissa Mayer's base pay as Yahoo CEO is $1 million a year. But that’s just a small part of a package potentially worth more than $60 million in cash, restricted stock units and stock options if she outlasts her predecessors.…
Read MoreMayer skips call but still drowns out Yahoo earnings
Yahoo(s yhoo) took a hit on layoff costs in the second quarter but still showed a small profit, eking out tiny single-digit…
Read MoreMayer will draw her own Yahoo road map
Shock. Awe. Wow. Huh? All valid reactions to the last-minute plot twist in Yahoo's search for its third CEO in the past 10 months: the hiring of Google star Marissa Mayer as president and CEO.…
Read MoreMicrosoft-NBC JV ends after 16 years, making way for NBCNews.com
Sixteen years after an unlikely duo launched news joint venture MSNBC on cable and online, Microsoft and NBC News are taking charge of their own digital news destinies. The rebranded NBCNews.com debuted Sunday night while MSN plans its own news unit.…
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