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Local Onliner

Sep 24
2008

Just Announced: Big Time Lineup for ILM 08, Silicon Valley

OK, we’ve got the format(s) and “best and brightest” speaker roster set for Interactive Local Media: Extending Local Channels, which is Nov. 19-21 in Santa Clara, next to San Jose. At the top of the list is Angie Hicks, “the Angie” from Angie’s List, and Rodney Rice from ServiceMagic. They’ll tell it all during one-on-one …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Misc, Mobile, Money, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Technology, TV/Radio, Verticals, Video, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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Jul 7
2008

Local Implications in NBC-U’s Purchase of The Weather Channel

NBC-U,along with Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group, have agreed to acquire The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications for a figure reported to be $3.5 billion. The deal is the first of several sell-offs for Landmark, which also hopes to sell Dominion Enterprises, a classifieds giant, and The Virginian Pilot newspaper. Landmark had apparently been …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Mobile, Money, Newspapers, Sales Channels, TV/Radio, Verticals

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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 »

Categories: Verticals

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Mar 19
2008

CBS-TV Extends Ad Reach Via Local Blogger Net

The CBS-TV owned and operated stations are making a pitch to local bloggers and hyperlocal sites to add value to their sites with various news headline and video widgets, and take a share of ad revenues. The CBS effort to land bloggers and find a way to compensate them is part of a growing trend …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Sales Channels, TV/Radio, Verticals

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Jan 25
2008

Pittman Eyes TV Stations as ‘Newspapers Online’

Former AOL President and MTV founder Bob Pittman has lately focused on investments as head of the Pilot Group (he is a pilot). In an interview with broadband consultant Will Richmond’s VideoNuze on the eve of the NATPE show in Las Vegas, Pittman says he is bullish on small market TV stations – and their …continue reading »

Categories: TV/Radio

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Nov 2
2007

Gannett’s Metromix Investment: ‘Under $10 Million’

Gannett is teaming with Tribune on a 50/50 basis to take the latter’s Metromix entertainment site national, and reach into the highly valued 21-24 year old market that doesn’t typically use newspapers–online or off. The JV plans to cover the top 30-35 markets within a year, including invasions of cities where neither media company has …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Local Search, Money, Newspapers, Sales Channels, TV/Radio, Verticals

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