September’s here, it’s time to quit
‘The summer’s over, I’ve had time to think about it, I want to quit,’ appears to be the mantra being followed by many high-profile media execs this month. Recession or not, September has lived up to...
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Are we all in the brown stuff if Times paywall fails?
For a media hack like me, it’s had more twists and turns and dragged out longer than the final series of Lost; and the budget-busting climax is still yet to come. This week’s launch of the repurposed...
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Why News Corp really pulled the plug on Project Alesia
News Corporation has been forced to abandon plans for its eagerly anticipated digital news platform, part of the company’s so called ‘Project Alesia’ initiative, citing runaway costs. As we revealed...
View ArticleNews Int paywall creates around 200,000 digital sales
After months of speculation, News International has finally unveiled figures for its paywall experiment at The Times and the Sunday Times websites; it has generated 105,000 digital-only sales and a...
View ArticleDo advertisers want to be in Times paywall club?
Hollywood’s take on the relentless rise of Facebook in The Social Network is set to pass a milestone of its own this week, when UK box office takings top £10 million. It’s still got some way to go to...
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Murdoch, I-Level and… Claudine dominate media in 2010
In terms of commercial media, 2010 was always going to be dominated by one man and one company: Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation. From the outset we expected paywalls and bundled content offerings...
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News International’s commercial leaders face redundancy
The incredible spectacle that swept through News International last month following accusations of phone hacking had devastating consequences for the business, but for some senior executives the media...
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