Posts tagged “media industry”

The rumored Microsoft/News Corp deal to de-index from Google and go Bing-exclusive is dead on arrival. No single publisher has enough leverage to make users switch search engines, and News Corp especially doesn't. This would be a lose-lose-lose for everyone involved, News Corp most of all.

CBS paid $280M for Last.fm after Yahoo! balked at $30M a year ago. It's a desperate move by a company with no new media chops, and Last.fm could have found a smarter buyer. Likely to end badly.

CNN's poll shows 49% think YouTube shouldn't be liable at all, but popular opinion didn't save Napster either. Google's acquisition looks naive in hindsight. YouTube's going down the same path, the media companies will get paid, and some new startup will take YouTube's place. Same story, different players.

The BBC announces plans to sell off its technology division, putting 1,400 jobs at risk. On the same day, a power cut takes them offline. Who's responsible for BBC power? The very division they're selling. You couldn't make it up.