All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

1.3-D is compelling the exhibitors such as Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Inc. and Cinemark to replace their film projectors with the higher priced digital projectors2.Due to Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) initial domestic focus, U2 3D may have one big liability Internationally--Not...

The Internet has commoditized the traditonal news agencies Reuters was a rudderless ship - you could tell by the way the company had poorly managed companies like Savvis. Thomson has the critical mass of news and information businesses to make them a leading global provider of news and information.

Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday that the combined operations of Thomson Corp. and Reuters Group Plc will still have a difficult time defeating rival Bloomberg LP. Bloomberg is kind of the North Korea of journalism, an outpost with its own rules and quirks. Skeptics can...

LIN announced on Monday, May 21 that the company retained JP Morgan regarding the possible sale of their 29 TV stations, which cover just under 10% of the national audience. LIN joins Nexstar as the second mid-sized television group to place their stations in speculation.

Reuters suitor-to-be, Thomson, is also a major player in the field of database information. Together with Reuters, this combination would actually exceed the market capitalization of Bloomberg, and serve as a formidable competitor in the lucrative business information market.

The cinema advertising industry grew by 20.6% to nearly $528 million in 2005 compared to nearly $438 million in 2004, according to a recent report by the Cinema Advertising Council (CAC). The CAC report, to be released today, includes revenue data from on screen advertising—commercials that air before...

1. With this move and other service opportunities, will Skype be like a global wireless carrier? 2.  The biggest asset of Skype are the customers.

Nexstar Broadcasting appears to be on the block, making available a mid-size TV group of 49 stations located in small and medium markets across the country. The big question is will Nexstar attract much interest, and at what price given the company's debt and its lagging approach to upgrading its technology....

CEO Joe Uva announces Univision will ask cable operators for a $1 per subscriber retransmission consent fee in negotiating for carriage rights.  Historically, cable operators have denied retransmission fees to broadcast networks, instead giving up channel space for new services (think of Fox's...

Network television is about to enter the "upfront" market where billions of advertising dollars are placed in programs that viewers will see this fall.The analysis suggests the market will continue to be flat, largely due to the growing impact of the DVR, which is changing consumption patterns.What's...