All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

Faced with the prospect of a long cold winter without work, film & TV writers are rejecting the hands that have traditionally fed them. Many may never return to the trough -- with consequences for the long-range future of the Hollywood unions.

Content is king.  Will we see any real competition from the amateur filmmakers and writers?   Will YouTube content fill the gap?   Will we see the writer’s back at work in 6 months?

Bills to provide a performance royalty on the radio industry were introduced in both the House and Senate; if passed the measure would mean millions of dollars in fees paid by the radio industry.

The FCC voted to amend the long-standing newspaper=broadcast cross-ownership rules to allow combinations in the top 20 markets subject to certain conditions being met. The action was met with disdain by just about every stakeholder involved.

Obviously there's a lot at stake; audience measurement and ad revenue for the stations. Realistically, this is a major step, going from traditional diaries to PPM's, corresponding results to date are not surprising.

The major stumbling block between the Writer’s Guild of America and the AMPTP centers on fees that writers want when their program are put on the Internet.   Everyone is entitled to make money.  The average writer is not making millions of dollars but is making enough to earn a living.  ...

True, the people meter introduction was supposed to have moved faster by now, but changing to a new measurement system is complicated.  It is better to pause and get things right than it is to plow ahead and commit more mistakes.

The deal fascinates me.  Given all of the hoopla about the Internet and even my own views regarding the need for an online strategy, I find the News Corp. acquisition of Dow Jones as a potential battleground on two fronts – print and online.  The deal has the potential to rattle the cages...

I think this is good for Dow Jones. Yes, I know for some purists this is a nightmare. Given the condition of the company, the condition of The Wall Street Journal, and mounting competition from Reuters Group PLC and Thomson Corp., the merger is necessary. Some are appalled at the thought of Rupert Murdoch...

To me, this is just another seller with a poor model having to leave a marketplace where buyers expect and demand more.