Today's media articles
Disney hoping Marvel unknowns have dollar power
LOS ANGELES - Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel , it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as obscure as Ant-Man and Iron Fist. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
LOS ANGELES - Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel , it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as obscure as Ant-Man and Iron Fist. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
News Corp., Time Warner wage fierce battle over subscriber fees
NEW YORK - The nearly billion-dollar battle between broadcasters and cable operators over programming fees has gone public. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
NEW YORK - The nearly billion-dollar battle between broadcasters and cable operators over programming fees has gone public. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
WGBH adds 2 shows to radio lineup
WGBH unveiled the centerpiece of its new full-time news radio station: two talk shows hosted by well-known Boston TV personalities. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
WGBH unveiled the centerpiece of its new full-time news radio station: two talk shows hosted by well-known Boston TV personalities. (Boston Globe, 12/28/09)
Final Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.38 or 1.2 percent, to $31.91. (AP, 12/28/09)
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.38 or 1.2 percent, to $31.91. (AP, 12/28/09)
Midday Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney fell $.14 or .4 percent, to $32.15. (AP, 12/28/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney fell $.14 or .4 percent, to $32.15. (AP, 12/28/09)
Early Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $32.21. (AP, 12/28/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $32.21. (AP, 12/28/09)
Media stories in the last week
Pressure builds to end Web users’ free ride
NEW YORK - Over more than a decade, consumers became accustomed to the sweet, steady flow of free news, pictures, videos, and music on the Internet. Paying was for suckers and old fogeys. Content, like wild horses, wanted to be free. (Boston Globe, 12/27/09)
NEW YORK - Over more than a decade, consumers became accustomed to the sweet, steady flow of free news, pictures, videos, and music on the Internet. Paying was for suckers and old fogeys. Content, like wild horses, wanted to be free. (Boston Globe, 12/27/09)
In search of the next big distraction
This year, we were on the run, just like the full-court media on the day of Balloon Boy, Oct. 15. We were hungrily chasing after tabloid stories, searching the skies for the Next Big Distraction, in hot pursuit of hot air. How not to think about the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran’s violent election, the tinderbox of ... (Boston Globe, 12/26/09)
This year, we were on the run, just like the full-court media on the day of Balloon Boy, Oct. 15. We were hungrily chasing after tabloid stories, searching the skies for the Next Big Distraction, in hot pursuit of hot air. How not to think about the recession, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran’s violent election, the tinderbox of ... (Boston Globe, 12/26/09)
Final Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.14 or .4 percent, to $32.29. (AP, 12/24/09)
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.14 or .4 percent, to $32.29. (AP, 12/24/09)
Early Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.19 or .6 percent, to $32.24. (AP, 12/24/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.19 or .6 percent, to $32.24. (AP, 12/24/09)
Final Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney rose $.12 or .4 percent, to $32.43. (AP, 12/23/09)
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney rose $.12 or .4 percent, to $32.43. (AP, 12/23/09)
Sector Snap: Gannett, NY Times shares peak
Shares of newspaper publishers Gannett Co. and The New York Times Co. climbed to 52-week highs Wednesday after an industry analyst raised hopes that a brutal advertising slump is tapering off more quickly than expected. (AP, 12/23/09)
Shares of newspaper publishers Gannett Co. and The New York Times Co. climbed to 52-week highs Wednesday after an industry analyst raised hopes that a brutal advertising slump is tapering off more quickly than expected. (AP, 12/23/09)
Midday Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney fell $.01 or percent, to $32.30. (AP, 12/23/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney fell $.01 or percent, to $32.30. (AP, 12/23/09)
Early Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.07 or .2 percent, to $32.24. (AP, 12/23/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.07 or .2 percent, to $32.24. (AP, 12/23/09)
New government rules affect cable TV in Venezuela
Venezuela has enacted new rules that will require local cable television channels to carry mandatory government programming, including speeches by President Hugo Chavez. (AP, 12/22/09)
Venezuela has enacted new rules that will require local cable television channels to carry mandatory government programming, including speeches by President Hugo Chavez. (AP, 12/22/09)
Final Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $32.31. (AP, 12/22/09)
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.09 or .3 percent, to $32.31. (AP, 12/22/09)
Ascent Media to transfer London plant to Discovery
Ascent Media and Discovery Communications Inc., which owns Discovery, TLC and other cable channels, said Tuesday they have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to transfer ownership of Ascent's Chiswick Park facility in London to Discovery in February. (AP, 12/22/09)
Ascent Media and Discovery Communications Inc., which owns Discovery, TLC and other cable channels, said Tuesday they have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to transfer ownership of Ascent's Chiswick Park facility in London to Discovery in February. (AP, 12/22/09)
Liberty Media names former HBO chief CEO of Starz
Liberty Media Corp., the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, said Tuesday it has named former HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht as president and CEO of its Starz LLC unit. (AP, 12/22/09)
Liberty Media Corp., the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, said Tuesday it has named former HBO Chairman and CEO Chris Albrecht as president and CEO of its Starz LLC unit. (AP, 12/22/09)
Midday Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney rose $.01 or percent, to $32.41. (AP, 12/22/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at noon: Disney rose $.01 or percent, to $32.41. (AP, 12/22/09)
Early Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $32.43. (AP, 12/22/09)
Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney rose $.03 or .1 percent, to $32.43. (AP, 12/22/09)