the most challenging conditions encountered by the group for a considerable number of years”. Despite raising £249.2 million ($459 million) in May to put against debt, it’s had to postpone the latest dividend for the same reason. Meanwhile, Independent News & Media’s UK profit crashed 35.6 percent to €4.7 million ($6.9 million) on 14.1 percent worse revenue, blamed on “challenging trading conditions and poor consumer sentiment” including the housing downturn. It’s not that the publishers aren
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More Gloom For UK Newspapers, Web Gains Not Offsetting Economy
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Photobucket's sale to Fox: How VC insiders made big personal returns
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/08/photobuck...Earnings: Johnston digital sales up 52.1% this year, dividend cancelled • Earnings: Independent web revs up 23.3% this year • Industry Moves: Endemol grabs Disney's Toumazis for sales push • News International merging mobile unit in to digital, commercial groups • Bandstocks, another fan-funding music site, backed by Friends Reunited founder
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Industry Moves: Endemol Grabs Disney's Toumazis For Sales Push
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-industry-moves-endemol-...Berlusconi's Mediaset and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. The company got a new CEO in Ynon Kreiz and made a high-profile signing in Arts Alliance's Adam Valkin last month, Related Industry Moves: Lovefilm Founder Valkin Endemol's New Digital Head Industry Moves: Seatwave CFO, Jamster EVP, Endemol CEO, Joost Hires Endemol's Bazalgette Quits; Interactive TV Champion Eyes 'Digital Projects' Check out the best business jobs in digital media. Go here for paidContent.org Job Board.
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Industry Moves: Endemol Grabs Disney's Toumazis For Sales Push
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-industry-moves-endemol-...quit in September during its takeover by John de Mol, Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. The company got a new CEO in Ynon Kreiz and made a high-profile signing in Arts Alliance's Adam Valkin last month, Related Industry Moves: Lovefilm Founder Valkin Endemol's New Digital Head Industry Moves: Seatwave CFO, Jamster EVP, Endemol CEO, Joost Hires Endemol's Bazalgette Quits; Interactive TV Champion Eyes 'Digital Projects' Social Media Deals Report: This 199-page report, filled with charts and data, examines the categories,
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InternetExplorer 8 s InPrivate Could Block Advertising
http://its-tech-time.info/2008/08/27/internetexplorer-8-s-in...InternetExplorer 8 s InPrivate Could Block Advertising Meghan Keane Resource: ChinaInternetIndustry trends& datapoints Amit Ranjan Chapter Update: Chennai, India mohan@isoc.org Apple iPhone Ads Misleading; Not”All TheInternet” : UK Ad Authority Rafat Ali TheInternet’sBiggest Security Hole Revealed kdawson Aimee Mann riffs on theInternet, songwriting and the Beatles leisureblogs Block on in-flightInternetphone calls bypassed - for now
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Revealed: TheInternet’sBiggest Security Hole
http://bettingontech.info/2008/08/27/revealed-theinternetsbi...Apple iPhone Ads Misleading; Not”All TheInternet” : UK Ad Authority Rafat Ali Aimee Mann riffs on theInternet, songwriting and the Beatles leisureblogs A letter to myInternetfriends Will Sullivan
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GfK Ends Bid For TNS—All Clear For WPP Takeover?
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gfk-ends-bid-for-tns-al...as well. Still, since WPP has fought hard for TNS, it's doubtful that Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP's CEO, would walk away too at this point. Related Microsoft Considers Unloading aQuantive's Avenue A/Razorfish To WPP; Possible Price: $800M—Report WPP Makes Formal TNS Offer, GfK Says Talks 'Progressing Positively' WPP Makes Hostile Bid For TNS; GfK Considers Cash Bid For Audience Measurement Firm In Response WPP Expected To Bid Higher For TNS; Sorrell: Rejection Was 'Cavalier'; TNS: Offer Was 'Derisory' Social Media Deals Report: This 199-page report, filled
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GfK Ends Bid For TNS—All Clear For WPP Takeover?
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gfk-ends-bid-for-tns-al...as well. Still, since WPP has fought hard for TNS, it's doubtful that Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP's CEO, would walk away too at this point. Related Microsoft Considers Unloading aQuantive's Avenue A/Razorfish To WPP; Possible Price: $800M—Report WPP Makes Formal TNS Offer, GfK Says Talks 'Progressing Positively' WPP Makes Hostile Bid For TNS; GfK Considers Cash Bid For Audience Measurement Firm In Response WPP Expected To Bid Higher For TNS; Sorrell: Rejection Was 'Cavalier'; TNS: Offer Was 'Derisory' Our mobile application for Blackberry and other
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MTVu gets local, launches online campus guides network
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/08/mtvu_gets...MTVu gets local, launches online campus guides network • Mobile search firm JumpTap raises $26m for expansion plans; bumps up total to $72m • Mobile video streaming service Qik gets funding from Andreessen From paidContent:UK: • Broadband Content Bits: iPlayer series stacking, BBC local opposition, ITN/Bebo, Veoh For EU • Press Association shuffles chairs for belated multimedia integration • Fairfax Media slashes 550 jobs to cut costs following M
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Comics for August 27 and news
http://www.popcultureshock.com/comics-for-august-27-and-news...Echo: Moon Lake TP. The first trade paperback of Terry Moore’s new series. Vin Diesel talks about Babylon AD here and about future Riddick movies here. Jonas Moore creator Howard Webster talks about his plans for the character. Zoe Saldana talks Star Trek.
