All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

Verizon pushes into mobile video animation with Hellboy. Talk about timing.

Is your question can Zell save the newspaper industry?  Probably not.  Can Zell and his minions save Tribune?  Of course.  

You cut and cut and before you know it there's no product to sell. Unlike a factory or other asset, there's no correlation between reducing cost and overhead and making a profit.

With unique users up 94% and total page views up only 45%, it's clear that wsj.com has found more ways to introduce non-subscribers to the frustrations of its site

Massive debt + no real plan + continued business decline = big trouble

1.    Real D, Dolby and NuVision battle it out over ease of use, technology and business model      2.    The number of 3-D Cinema installations is tiny compared to the total number of screens worldwide… there is an extensive market waiting to be...

The long term market potential for satellite radio is probably 30M-40M subs. The subscriber base will come from the car market, though it is possible content may be syndicated to other platforms (e.g. MediaFLO). Growth will be driven by OEMs, since unlike the retail channels they are less...

Editorial cost is often the easiest to cut, and the first place new management turns to for cost savings. However, quality editorial creates value and distinguishes product in the market place. Excellence is a unique selling proposition. Publications that pay for top writers and produce a high quality...

Either get with the program, adapt, or die!

Newspapers are failing on both fronts.  They are in a severe print advertising recession.  And online sales are slowing -- up  a mere 7% vs. industry-wide growth of 24%.  Falling revenues make reducing debt at Tribune more difficult and put dividends at risk at McClatchy, Gatehouse...