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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Making Online News Pay

By Jon Lafayette While the newspaper industry searches for a business model that monetizes the all-consuming Internet, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is generating revenue online while maintaining its print circulation. Democrat-Gazette stories that appear in print can be accessed online only…

In a First, More Americans Say They’d Give up Their TV Than Say They’d Give Up Their Connection to the Internet

For the first time, more Americans said they’d give up their television sets in favor of keeping their Internet connections, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. A survey by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research found that 49% would opt to drop…

NAB to Feature 3D Technology and Debate

With 3D grabbing movie goers and 3D television sets coming to market, the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas next week, will focus on 3D-related issues such as broadcast standards and efforts to standardize glasses, the…

Why John Malone, Chairman of DirecTV, Will Leave That Post and Also Cut His Voting Shares in the Company

Media magnate John Malone, who at one time ran the biggest cable company in the U.S., TCI, is leaving his post as chairman of DirecTV, and will reduce his voting shares in the company, Bloomberg’s Business Week reports. According to…

Will Conan O’Brien’s New Web Strategy Help Him Secure Juicy TV Deal?

Conan O’Brien, away from the TV cameras, has turned his attention to even smaller screens, the New York Times reports. The former host of "The Tonight Show" has developed a savvy Web strategy and tapped Twitter to help him sell out…

Microsoft Says It’s Looking for TV Ad Dollars

Attention Madison Ave: Microsoft wants some of the money you’re currently spending to advertise on TV. That’s the word from Keith Lorizio, Microsoft’s VP of U.S. digital ad sales, according to B&C. According to the article, " ‘Are we competing…

Now That the Court Has Said The FCC Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction Over the Internet, What’s the Government’s Next Move?

With the appellate court decision this week that the Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the jurisdiction to tell Comcast how to manage it’s ISP service, what’s the next step for the government. The Washington Post’s Post Tech column says three…

And Now, Back to the iPhone: Reports Says Apple May be Set to Announce New Ad Platform for the iPhone; Muti-tasking; WiFi Printing Also Likely

Now that the iPad has hit stores, Apple is getting ready to announce its new operationg system for it’s popular iPhone tomorrow, Thursday, April 8, according to multiple stories in the press. Peter Kafka at All Things Digital is saying…

FCC’s Comcast BitTorrent Decision Vacated by D.C. Appeals Court

A Washington D.C. Appeals court vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling against Comcast, saying the FCC didn’t explicitly prove its authority to make such a decision regarding Comcast’s network management, B&C reports. The FCC originally sought to take action against…

Check This Out: One New iPad App Converts Device Into a Mobile Teleprompter for News Reporters and Anchors

More and more iPad apps are hitting the market. Teleprompter company Bodelin Technologies will demonstrate a new iPad product that works as a mobile teleprompter for anchors and reporters on the road, TVNewser.com reports. The app will be on display at…