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Category Archives: Media & Tech
Why Donald Trump Can Keep Using Queen’s ‘We Are The Champions’
Trump and the Republican Party take advantage of the blurriness of media law, much the the chagrin of Queen and Jackson Brown.
Wall Street Journal Editor: If Trump Is Caught in Scandal, Public Would Believe Us
Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker defends his newspaper’s coverage of President Trump.
Amazon’s ‘Manchester’ Success Is Forcing Hollywood to Change
Amazon is making some big studios, and theater owners, very uncomfortable.
Zell Takes Over Tribune, Closing $8.2 Billion Buyout
Billionaire investor Sam Zell completed the $8.2 billion buyout of Tribune Co., ending the newspaper publisher’s 24 years as a publicly traded company. Zell becomes chief executive officer and chairman, taking on about $12 billion in debt as advertising revenue from the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune declines. The purchase follows an industrywide plunge …
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AFL-CIO, Wary of Koch Money, Presses Tribune Not to Sell its Newspapers
The labor federation warns Tribune against selling the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times to the Koch brothers.
Silicon Valley Is Laying Low on Net Neutrality
To sustain net neutrality rules designed to check the power of the country’s largest internet providers, Craig Aaron of Free Press will need all the help he can get. But the president and CEO of the Washington public interest policy group isn’t expecting an outpouring of activism from Silicon Valley. “It wouldn’t hurt,” Aaron said. “Anybody who …
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Rockaway’s Wave Seeks to Rebuild a Neighborhood, and a Newspaper
Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy tore through the Rockaways, pouring five feet of seawater into Kevin Boyle’s home, the part-time adjunct professor and one-time bar owner found himself rebuilding not just his house of 20 years but the peninsula’s 120-year-old weekly newspaper and the community that depends on it. On Oct. 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, …
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Will Silicon Valley Defend Net Neutrality?
Google, Facebook and Netflix have been retrained at best.
Why Steve Jobs’ Grand Vision for a Breakthrough Apple Product Remains Unfulfilled
Before he died, Steve Jobs laid-out his vision for remaking the television experience.
Facebook-Major League Baseball Is Latest Sign of Streaming Things to Come
Baseball hopes Facebook can grow the sport’s popularity with younger consumers.
Trump May Hate ‘The Media’ but Newspaper Stocks Are Soaring
Trump’s attacks on reporters is fueling growth in newspaper subscriptions.
Tronc’s Newspapers Have It Bad Enough Without Messy Ownership Fight
Tronc, formerly known as Tribune Publishing, may be its own worst enemy.
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All of my stories written at TheStreet, 2013-2018
TV Companies Stand to Win Big if Trump Removes Media Ownership Limits
The largest U.S. TV-station owners can hardly wait for Donald Trump to take office.
Murdoch’s bid places Google-like value on Dow Jones
New York: Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion (Rs20,609 crore) takeover bid for Dow Jones & Co. values the Wall Street Journal publisher higher than Google Inc., based on a measure used by analysts. News Corp.’s $60-a-share offer represents almost 40 times Dow Jones’s projected 2007 earnings, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Google, owner of the world’s …
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Netflix Makes a Splash at Sundance, Unveils First Film
With “What Happened, Miss Simone,” Netflix makes clear it aims to get much deeper into movie production.
Roger Ailes Leaves Fox News
The powerful right-wing news boss is sent packing amid sexual harassment allegations.
NBC, MGM Have No Plans for New ‘Apprentice’ Episodes
Donald Trump’s last hosted “The Apprentice” in February 2015.
Morgan Stanley’s Rob Kindler Is Time’s Man for All Times
Whether or nor Time Inc. decides to sell to Meredith Corp., Kindler will handle the negotiations, just as he has done for more than 30 years.
Cable Stocks Tumble as Obama Calls for ‘Free and Open Internet’
President Obama makes clear he wants the FCC to pass net neutrality rules.
Tim Cook’s Gay Declaration Needs a Whole Lot More CEO Support
Tim Cook’s proclamation is a good start, but more corporate leaders need to come out as well, say supporters.
Zell invokes Viagra, F-word urging creativity, speed at Tribune
Billionaire Sam Zell, fresh off of buying Tribune Co., is trying pep talks laced with profanity to reverse the newspaper company’s sagging sales.
Why HBO’s Move to Streaming Web Service Is All About Netflix
HBO had little choice but to confront Netflix on a stand-alone platform free from the confines of pay-TV.
Aereo May Be Dead, But Over-The-Top Television Is Just Beginning
Aereo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which means its assets are likely for sale. Having been shutdown by the Supreme Court in June, Aereo was left with a network of tiny antennas which functioned simultaneously to retransmit over-the-air broadcast signals to its customers. The technology allowed subscribers to bypass traditional cable operators and watch TV for …
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