German news publisher and multimedia conglomerate Axel Springer is laying down an increasing amount of cash to re-invent itself as a digital player. Now it is buying a position in one… Read more »
New social tools and sites are facilitating a democratization of discovery, where one-to- many recommendations are no longer the exclusive domain of professional media and traditional tastemakers. Read more »
From information taken to have a better understanding of other methods of entertainment discovery, for all three type of media fans portals lead the way all around the 50 percentile. Where… Read more »
Ross Levinsohn – a real media guy who probably should have got the job post-Bartz – will be the big portal’s interim CEO after former PayPal exec Scott Thompson fell victim… Read more »
Looking forward, Facebookâs IPO should arrive in May, possibly preventing the usual stock market summer doldrums. It will set the stage for more social consumer offerings, including some Facebook spin-offs. Connected… Read more »
Yahoo didn’t offer much clarity on new strategies during its earnings call. It will cut some 50 properties – no indications of what – it hasn’t decided whether to sell off… Read more »
My paidContent colleague Staci Kramer calls Yahoo’s re-org “blurry.” That about sums it up. The news is a new e-commerce group that many think will be headed by CEO Scott Thompson’s… Read more »
Yahoo announced it would cut 2.000 employees to save $375 million a year and gain nimbleness and focus. And what will the big portal focus on? According to this memo to… Read more »
Kantar Media, a unit of the big advertising holding company WPP, estimates that Google spent over $200 million in U.S. advertising last year, $70 million of it on TV. Kantar says… Read more »
Facebook needed to change the way it sold advertising inventory and add some glitzier formats. Last week, at its fMC event for marketers, it made some progress towards addressing those needs… Read more »