links for 2007-01-10

Ban on pap pics of Prince William’s girlfriend comes amid reports that her solicitors, Harbottle & Lewis, are preparing to go to the PCC.

Juan Antonio Giner notes that the New York Times’ sale of its broadcasting businesses does not mean it is giving up on a multimedia strategy.

Chief executive Sly Bailey told Cardiff Business Club that the impact of web advertising on newspapers “has been somewhat overstated”, and that the downturn is primarily cyclical in nature and that digital operations are profitable but account for only a

The days of my HTC Wizard are probably numbered. … although 5 hours battery life and no 3G could be a problem.

In a landmark ruling, the Information Tribunal ruled that the BBC should publish confidential minutes of the governors’ meeting that took place hours after Lord Hutton criticised the corporation in January 2004, when Greg Dyke was forced out as DG.

“Why The New York Times … ? It can only be to send a clear response to the recent project produced by his arch enemy, Microsoft – the Times Reader.”

Donna Bogatin: “With organizations unwilling/unable to pay for news’ production, and readers unwilling/resistant to pay for news consumption, will there continue to be news to aggregate? News may be a commodity, but valuable commodities cost dearly.”

America’s “three largest newspaper publishers are gearing up to sell advertising jointly on their newspapers’ Web sites, believing their survival depends on seizing new online revenue.”