All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

This article is important because the implications are beyond the privatization of Cablevision. FiOS may have a more immediate impact on the sale price of Cablevision, but the other cable companies are  at risk of seeing their most lucrative subscriber base shrink. That base consist of urban ...

Most of the major newspapers reported last week that the Federal Communications Commission would vote on December 18 to eliminate rules which bar media companies from owning radio, TV and newspapers in the same market, commonly referred to as the cross ownership ban. Lifting the ban, could make it more...

1.The use of the Cedar Point soft switch at Charter Communications is a wise move. 2.Charter’s biggest challenges are that a) much of its network is in poor shape and b) it has lots of small systems scattered across the US. 3.Effective execution on its quality assurance program will be vital to success....

As much as 20% of the audience for television's most popular shows are skipping the commercial content.  This high number is of great concern to the marketing group.  This group is questioning the effectiveness of TV advertising.    With the advent of digital video recorders,...

Nielsen Media Research issued the first "C3" data on network television programs which reflects viewing during the actual broadcast, and up to three days later via a digital video recorder (DVR).  What are the implications of this new system?

Big record labels are under attack.  They are losing market share and control in an industry they have long dominated.  Universal Music Group is working on how to fight back.  Business Week is reporting that Universal chief Doug Morris is enlisting other big music players for a service...

Selling CD's at $15+ means that record labels make a lot  of money, selling songs at $0.99 on iTunes means they make a little bit of money. And with CD sales falling at 13% a year they don't have much time to figure out a new business model. The labels need to focus on the fact that their traditional...

Live Nation's pending deal with Madonna sets another signal for the live entertainment industry. The future for Live Nation is a bit unclear. Will they successfully manage ticketing after their Ticketmaster deal ends? Now they are signing major artists in what can be considered an attempt to extend...

Seven is a content provider and should stick to their knitting. Unwired (pre WiMax) and engin (VoIP) have not been successful with their business models, why would Seven be better at that? After structural separation, open networks will be far more efficient to use by Seven for the distribution of their...

Today broadcast radio is FREE to listeners. They may have to pay for the device but not the programming. Today as we move towards entertainment of all kinds over the air, cable, telephone lines, cellular networks, and Internet, we are also seeing subscription models. The owners of these networks and...