On The Record - Newspaper Industry News

McClatchy will make $200mln from digital this year

...At McClatchy, 15% of our advertising revenue today comes from online. McClatchy, a company founded before the advent of electric lights, will generate nearly $200 million dollars in digital revenue this year at a higher profit margin than our print business.

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Video Surges On Newspaper Sites

Newspapers across the country may be scaling back to survive, but online video appears to be one area where they are expanding aggressively. An analysis of 187 U.S. newspaper Web sites by Web video provider Brightcove shows a surge in their video-related activity last year.

 

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FCC's McDowell: Cross-Ownership Could Save Newspapers

Robert McDowell, one of five commissioners on the Federal Communications Commission, wrote a letter urging the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to expedite a legal decision regarding a challenge to new media cross-ownership rules approved by the FCC in December 2007. McDowell noted the growing number of newspapers on the brink of financial collapse, suggesting that broadcasters might rescue some beleaguered dailies.

 

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