Independent: British press split in two by Wapping’s great gamble

Posted on 23 November, 2009 by Martin Stabe

Great summary of the state of the paywall debate among UK national newspapers by Ian Burrell. Emily Bell of the Guardian: "This is not about newspaper publishing, this is about news, content and analysis on the internet and as long as you keep making the category error that says newspaper publishers are different you won’t make any progress."

Techcrunch: Badda Bing! Microsoft woos newspapers by funding their stick to beat Google

Posted on 15 November, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"Microsoft plans to launch an assault on Google’s flank, by cosying up to major content providers, especially newspapers, that feel hard done by Google News. It plans to use Bing as a way to entice them out of the Google eco-system, into one where, increasingly, the content of major newspapers could well be found more often on Bing than on Google. ... Our sources say Microsoft has pledged to help fund research and engineering into ACAP to the tune of about will put £100,000. This is the more granular version of the robots.txt protocol which has been proposed by publishers to enable them to have a more sophisticated response to search engine crawlers. "

Shakeup Media: Murdoch the chess-player

Posted on 20 January, 2009 by Martin Stabe

Richard Addis: "The Lebedev affair has had loads of coverage over the weekend. But I do not think anyone has looked at it hard enough from the Murdochian point of view."

Newspaper Innovation: UK domain & trademark war

Posted on 11 April, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"News International, owner of free daily thelondonpaper, and Associated Newspapers (London Lite) are participating in a ‘phoney’ expansion was in the UK. Both companies are trademarking their brands and registering Internet domain names in several are

Independent: Empires rise again on the news-stands of India

Posted on 6 January, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"As newspaper readership stagnates in the US and Europe, India's newspapers are enjoying the kind of golden age the US saw at the end of the 19th century. These prospects are luring in international groups."

Independent: The British media’s rush to make a mark in Indian ink

Posted on 3 December, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"British media organisations are besieging the Indian market, seeking growth that is hard to find at home."

Independent.ie: A paper trail that leads all the way to the lawyers

Posted on 2 December, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"There are 10 cases listed in the legal diary of the High Court involving Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd. -- the Irish offshoot of Lord Rothermere's British media empire."

The Lawyer: Boutique scores victory for Blairs over paparazzi

Posted on 22 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Atkins solicitors has scored substantial damages for the former prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Booth QC of Matrix chambers. The firm managed to settle a privacy complaint for the Blairs against Associated Newspapers..."

Independent.ie: Newspaper bosses are left smarting after libel action

Posted on 18 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Irish Mail on Sunday and Irish Daily Mail, are to pay €225,000 in damages and costs to former Smart Telecom chief Oisin Fanning after he won his libel action last week."

paidContent:UK: Daily Mail Does An About-Turn; Decides To Advertise To Overseas Readers

Posted on 29 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Robert Andrews provides the context to Martin Clarke's apparent u-turn in Media Week: "while we will concentrate on growing our UK readership for the moment, we would be foolish not to take advantage of our following overseas"

Telegraph.co.uk: Daily Mail sees ad revenues rise

Posted on 27 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"The Daily Mail and General Trust has become the latest company to brush off fears that turmoil in the financial markets will hit its advertising revenues."

Independent: ‘London Lite’ is on a roll. So what price the ‘Standard’?

Posted on 16 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Sources at [Associated Newspapers] say plans are in place to take the Standard further upmarket and distinguish it more clearly from its free siblings."

Telegraph: Readership figures add fuel to London’s freesheet war

Posted on 14 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

It's nice to see online metrics aren't the only ones that provoke rows. Associated and News International are squabbling over teh sample size used by the National Readership Survey for their london freesheets.

NMA: Associated reveals major online investment plan

Posted on 7 September, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"The publishing group has tasked digital agency Conchango with developing new ways of accessing news content throughout titles including, The Daily Mail and The Evening Standard's websites, in a deal believed to be worth £1m."

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