Earlier this week, the Project on Excellence in Journalism issued a detailed digital revenue study that left out even the most basic details……
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NewsRight Launches With 29 Publishers; 'Not A Litigation Shop'
Three years after the Associated Press started the News Registry to help publishers track their content online -- and make money from reuse……
Read MoreMediaNews Group's 'Digital-First' Mondays Bring Some Paywalls Down
In the hopes of saving money while avoiding consolidation, MediaNews Group is introducing "digital-first Mondays" at six of its California n……
Read MoreMajor Newspaper Publishers Band Together On Social Shopping Portal
A group of eight newspaper publishers -- Advance Digital, A. H. Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett (NYSE: GCI), Hearst, MediaNews Gr……
Read MorePaton: Too Early To Say Whether MediaNews Paywalls Stay Up
Journal Register CEO John Paton has been a vocal opponent of using paywalls to increase digital revenue for newspapers, as have his advisory……
Read MoreNew Company Led By John Paton Will Manage Journal Register, Media News
John Paton, recognized for turning around the Journal Register Co., is now CEO of the considerably larger MediaNews Group as well -- and wil……
Read MoreThe Morning Lowdown 08-24-11
» Brightcove has filed a $50 million IPO (SEC) » Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) to Subsidize Subscribers' TV Device (NYT) &……
Read MoreMediaNews Group Consolidates Eleven Bay Area Papers Into Two
California's Bay Area residents are a couple months away from losing many of their local newspapers, as the Bay Area News Group--a division……
Read MoreMediaNews Group Adds Paywalls To 23 More Newspapers
Readers of MediaNews Group's small- and medium-sized newspapers in California, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Vermont will pay……
Read MoreWho Is Randall Smith And Why Is He Buying Up Newspaper Companies?
Even in the close-mouthed world of hedge fund investment, Randall Smith, the principal of Alden Global Capital, gives new meaning to the eup……
Read MoreIn Wake Of Righthaven’s Loss, Counter-Attacks–And A Response From Gibson
Earlier this week, a Nevada federal judge dealt a major setback to copyright enforcer Righthaven. In the wake of that decision--which said t……
Read MoreRighthaven’s Secret Contract Revealed: Will Its Strategy Collapse?
Angered at Righthaven's behavior, a Las Vegas federal judge unsealed the company's heretofore confidential agreement with the Las Vegas Revi……
Read MoreColorado Judge Is Seething At Righthaven-And He’s Handling All Their Cases
Controversial copyright-enforcement company Righthaven was already catching a lot of flak for its lawsuit against Brian Hill. Denver alt-wee……
Read MoreRighthaven Sues Reporter For His Article About-A Righthaven Lawsuit
Sometimes it seems like Righthaven might run out of targets to sue for copyright infringement, but now it has tapped into a perhaps never-en……
Read MoreThe Demise Of Lean Dean Singleton And The Rise Of Private Equity
Ken Doctor is the author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get. He blogs at Newsonomics.com, where this piece i……
Read MoreThe Morning Lowdown 01-19-11
» Ad tech firms Cross Commerce MediaClickable, MediaMath, and TARGUSinfo are forming the Consortium for Accountable Advertising,……
Read MoreMediaNews’ Singleton Will Give Up CEO Title As Part Of Management Shake-Up
MediaNews Group is shaking up the ranks of its upper management, in what the big newspaper publisher is calling an effort to better handle t……
Read MoreDrudge Report Sued By Copyright Enforcer Righthaven
Copyright enforcement company Righthaven is going after its biggest target yet-widely read news aggregator The Drudge Report. Righthaven is……
Read MoreMediaNews Partners With Copyright Enforcer Righthaven
So far, Righthaven has been known more for the novelty of its business plan than the size of its client roster. In fact, nearly all the laws……
Read MoreChart: The Era Of Newspaper Bankruptcies
The Tribune Co. is expected to notify a bankruptcy court judge today that it has reached a settlement with its major creditors. That should……
Read MoreRight On Schedule, MediaNews’ Parent Exits Chapter 11
As it promised back in January, Affiliated Media, the holding company for newspaper chain MediaNews Group, has emerged for Chapter 11 bankru……
Read MoreConfirmed: Atex Buys Majority Stake In Classifieds Site Kaango
Atex, which provides software systems to media firms, has purchased a majority stake in classifieds site Kaango. Atex is buying the stake fr……
Read MoreUpdated: MediaNews Goes Metered; Two Papers To Roll Out Journalism Online’s Pay System By May
It only looks like MediaNews is following the New York Times decision to go metered next year. But the planning has been in the works for a……
Read MoreMediaNews’ Parent Company Does File For Ch 11; Out in Month or Two
Affiliated Media, the holding company for newspaper chain MediaNews Group, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it announced l……
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