8 posts and columns on Brett Favre

Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Wants Out of the Porn Business

in Media on November 17, 2011 at 6:37 am PT

Fleshbot is for sale. Why now? Why not?
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Naked Brett Favre Won't Make Money for Nick Denton

in Media on October 7, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

Gawker Media’s Deadspin site says it will run naked photos of the Vikings quarterback, but Denton says it won’t be a profitable decision: “These things are always money-losers”

Watch Vikings vs. Saints Live on the Web, for Free, Tonight. But Don't Get Used to It

in Media on September 9, 2010 at 11:27 am PT

The NFL kicks off again tonight with a great game, and if you’re not in front of a TV, you’re not screwed: You can still watch the Minnesota vs. New Orleans game live on the Web, legally and for free, via NBC’s Football Extra feature. But don’t plan on making a habit of it.

Maybe Newsday Made Its Pay Wall a Little Too Strong

in Media on January 26, 2010 at 5:16 pm PT

That pay wall that Newsday put around its Web site last year? Crazily effective–at keeping people from buying an online subscription. Since the wall went up three months ago, only 35 people–as in not quite three dozen–have paid the $5-a-week fee for Web access. What does this tell us about the New York Times plan? Not much.

Super Bowl Lures HomeAway, 10 Years After Dot-Com Debacle

in News on January 20, 2010 at 9:37 am PT

They called it the Dot-Com Super Bowl. For one brief cultural moment, little-known start-ups, often based on business plans flimsier than a Brett Favre retirement announcement but inexplicably flush with venture capital, occupied the most valuable advertising space in the history of the world.

Is There Anything We Won’t Watch? Web Video Booming, but TV Still Growing, Too.

in Media on September 2, 2009 at 11:30 am PT

Sure, you’re watching lots of video on the Web. But that doesn’t mean you’re cutting back on your boob-tube time. At least not yet.
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