All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

Advertising targeted to mobile voice calls will be challenged by the dubious synergy of talking and ad-viewing as well as privacy and legal issues.

Music pirates are thieves; plain and simple There are artists who are cheated out of money they are rightfully entitled to. Too often, the thieves condone their actions by saying that the real villain is the music company.  WRONG.  The real villains are the music thieves. For every song copied...

The problems of TU Media in Korea highlight the very challenging business case for broadcast mobile TV. The lack of information emerging about MediaFLO in the US probably indicates initial take-up has been disappointing. European satellite players such as Inmarsat and SES-Eutelsat may also re-evaluate...

Ford Motor Company will include HD radios as standard equipment on all new models produced in 2009. If HD Radio has any future, it will need more deals like this one with Ford to get the technology in automobiles.

1. Until now, I was 100% certain the Google, the 600 pound gorilla was going to get the coveted 700 MHz spectrum without any competition. 2.  Allen’s entry into the auction should not be dismissed as not important. 3. Allen has been quietly collecting airwaves and this 700 MHz will be a valuable...

Well I thought Google would give everyone a headache. Paul Allen is a whole other thing. I am no Paul Allen groupie but you got to give a guy credit where credit is due. Allen is not exactly a wall flower or a do-nothing executive. He may do some serious damage to the other spectrum bidders.

Landmark Communications the privately held entity that owns The Weather Channel has reportedly decided to auction the channel. Big media companies like GE's NBCU, News Corp., Comcast and others are expressing interest.

This survey and your own empirical studies should tell you that people are going online and going wireless. This survey confirms what everyone has believed.

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?