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Local Onliner

Jan 21
2010

Outsell: Digital News More Cannibalistic Than Complementary

Digital media is more cannibalistic than complementary, and seriously eating into the demand for traditional news sources such as newspapers, TV and news magazines, according to the third annual survey of news users done by Outsell, Inc. The survey findings, based on almost 3,000 consumers and fully detailed in Outsell’s “News Users 2009” report, written …continue reading »

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Oct 22
2009

Cablevision’s Newsday Goes Behind the Firewall

Cablevision has made good on its threat to put the online version of Newsday behind a firewall, accessible only by print subscribers or online only users willing to pay $5 per week. Classifieds will remain free. Newsday, purchased last May from Tribune Corp. for $650 million, is the nation’s 19th largest newspaper with a daily …continue reading »

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Jun 18
2009

NBC’s Zucker: Station Websites Will Feature City Names

NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker told Paid Content that its TV station websites have transcended the TV medium to go local in a bigger way. That’s one of the reasons they’ve been rebranded for geo-qualifiers, rather than call letters. Goodbye WNBC.com. Hello NBCNY.com. “We really changed the way people look at local television …continue reading »

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May 16
2008

CBS Expects Local Benefits from CNET Buy

In its bid to establish itself as a meaningful online company, CBS Interactive has downplayed its traditional strength in local vis a vis TV stations, radio stations and outdoor. The company’s just announced acquisition of CNET for $1.8 billion doesn’t necessarily change things. But company officials acknowledge that CNET’s local brands – Urban Baby, a …continue reading »

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