Patrick Smith
Mar 9, 2009 8:00 PM
How much money do newspapers make from online and how long does print have left? A session on newspaper business models at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting conference wasted no time in finding out the score for its panelists: John Ridding, CEO of the Financial Times and FT.com, says…
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Patrick Smith
Mar 9, 2009 3:16 PM
Don’t expect an unlikely partnership between BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) and Channel 4 any time soon. C4 CEO Andy Duncan has issued a stiff rejection of the company’s offer to house its digital TV channels in a pay-TV JV mirroring BBC Worldwide’s partnership with Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED). Earlier today, Sky…
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Patrick Smith
Mar 9, 2009 4:15 AM
Lord Carter should write commercial, subscription-funded content in to public service TV’s future, BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) CEO Jeremy Darroch told the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting conference in London this morning. He urged the policymaker to not just broker an “arranged marriage” between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 - just…
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