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News Corp. Gets Ready to Say Goodbye to Myspace

Peter Kafka in Media on February 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

Myspace’s time with News Corp. is coming to an end. Then again, it’s been headed that way for quite some time–it’s just that News Corp. is now being that much more forthright about it.

Big Media Tells Big Media That Hulu Is Hurting Big Media

Peter Kafka in Media on January 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

“Modern Family” is a hit online, but that popularity may hurt its value down the road.

Bleacher Report's Brian Grey Talks About New Content Biz, as Patrick Keane Joins Board

Kara Swisher in News on November 24, 2010 at 11:30 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown went downtown to the San Francisco HQ of Bleacher Report, one of the many interesting efforts trying to change the way content is made and distributed. Bleacher Report, no surprise, is focused on sports, and competes with sites such as Yardbarker and SB Nation. All take different approaches, with Bleacher Report delivering a grassroots platform for both professional and hobbyist writers who want give their take on any topic about college and professional sports, from the latest draft to explaining what’s the deal with “Fear the Beard.”

New York Times Backs News-Aggregation Software Company

Russell Adams, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 29, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The New York Times Co. is joining a group of news organizations in backing the maker of software that helps publishers aggregate news, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company, called Ongo, filed a trademark registration in April.

Fox, Yahoo Sports Vet Brian Grey to Run Sports Start-Up Bleacher Report

Peter Kafka in Media on June 16, 2010 at 12:30 pm PT

Brian Grey used to run big sports sites for really big portals, first at Yahoo, then at Fox Sports. Now he’s going to do the same thing at a start-up: He’s leaving an entrepreneur-in-residence perch at Polaris Venture Partners to run Bleacher Report, a San Francisco-based sports network.

LIVE from New York: Twitter Pitches Ads to Madison Avenue

Peter Kafka in Media on April 13, 2010 at 10:39 am PT

Twitter has quietly been reaching out to marketers about its new ad platform for a few months, but now it’s a full-fledged marketing blitz. COO Dick Costolo takes his marketing message to ad buyers.

Congratulations Google, You're the New Microsoft

John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2008 at 9:18 pm PT

“Google abandoned [its deal with Yahoo] not because pressing ahead with it ‘risked’ a protracted legal battle, but because it guaranteed one.” I wrote that on Nov. 6, following the official dissolution of Google’s proposed advertising partnership with Yahoo. Turns out the guarantee to which I referred was an ironclad one. Sanford Litvack, the attorney who would have been lead counsel in the event of a government antitrust case against Google, tells American Lawyer Daily that the Department of Justice was literally hours away from suing the company when it bailed on the deal.

Congratulations Google, You’re the New Microsoft

John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2008 at 9:18 pm PT

“Google abandoned [its deal with Yahoo] not because pressing ahead with it ‘risked’ a protracted legal battle, but because it guaranteed one.” I wrote that on Nov. 6, following the official dissolution of Google’s proposed advertising partnership with Yahoo. Turns out the guarantee to which I referred was an ironclad one. Sanford Litvack, the attorney who would have been lead counsel in the event of a government antitrust case against Google, tells American Lawyer Daily that the Department of Justice was literally hours away from suing the company when it bailed on the deal.