All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

1. Online video is very much live and growing at rates like 100% YoY Reference: 2. Offline (downloaded) video can be left behind if bandwidth providers continue their growth rate, and online streaming continues to improve. The article has not been done properly. 3. Internet Broadband penetration...

Some reasons: Old media (OM) depends more on professionalism. OM usually has more accountability (thus credibility). New digital media derives from OM`s standards and its own "culture of use" is still at dawn.

Large scale study suggests consumers in 13 different countries are not thrilled with downloading video, primarily due to choice of content available and where applicable, price.

Article reports on a qualitative study that suggests that young adults (18-34) still consume TV, and use television in conjunction with the Internet.

The New York Times story points to the ways in which DVD technology is unearthing the past, adapting for the print world what that technology's already done for motion pictures, and what compact disc technology has long done for the world of music. It's also the latest confirmation of how old editorial...

This article explains plans to distribute two magazine archives on DVD:  Playboy and Rolling Stone. Magazines have not previously tried to repurpose content to DVD, so this should prove to be a very interesting effort. At the least, the magazine industry may uncover a potentially new and lucrative...

Building a brand on the internet opens the door for traction in a brick and mortar setting. Creating partnerships with retailers like Office Max adds additional brand awareness and access points. Retail kiosks are becoming viable strategic tools to leverage capital investments in retail and to...

VistaPrint (VPRT) is on a roll. After turning in very solid earnings for Q4 (ending June 31st), the firm announced an agreement with OfficeMax to extend their unique printing model to one of the largest Office Supply Store chains in the United States. This is a very key step in expanding VistaPrint’s...

A closer or perhaps an inside look is required when considering the current fate of the newspaper / media segment. While newspapers are routinely critical of their own efforts, with the same level of routine they neglect to inform about their position of dominance despite dips in circulation. ...

Smart writers learn that the work they put into writing long articles is about the same as developing a chapter and an outline for a non–fiction book, otherwise known as a “book proposal” – and any businessman can become an expert with a published book. That’s why I’ve advised writeres over the years...