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SBS wants 3D World Cup!
Oh hell yeah: AUSTRALIANS could be watching 3D TV sooner than expected after SBS confirmed it was considering broadcasting a FIFA World Cup soccer match using the new technology. That would make SBS the first Australian television network to broadcast in the new 3D — which is similar to that used to film the movie [...]
Chicago Tribune turning old photos into new revenue stream
The Chicago Tribune is kicking off an effort to turn its dusty archived photographs into a shiny new revenue opportunity. “The overall goal is to figure out how the company can monetize its resources that are currently archival in nature – photos, old newspapers,” said Randall Weissman, the Tribune’s news administration editor. “We need to [...]
Practical Parenting site launches
From AdNews: Pacific Magazines’ Practical Parenting has launched its first website. The site, built as part of Pacific Magazines partnership with Yahoo!7, will act as the gateway to Yahoo!7′s parenting portal, and will include photo sharing though Flickr, as well as forums, advice, competitions and and articles.
Algorithms producing journalism?
There goes my Journalism degree! Journalistic texts are characterised by a certain structure that algorithms can be programmed to imitate. The first tests still read or hear like early prototypes, but they’re already around in sports journalism, with finance or local news to come next. In the US, two different projects have started work on [...]
That Times paywall: how young is it expecting its readers to be?
Pot shots galore: The announcement on Friday that News International would implement a paywall for the Times and Sunday Times from June has sparked a lot of interest. And now it’s offering people the chance to pre-register for the service. Wow – not only do you get to pay £1 per day, or £2 per [...]
Video: Google – Dont be Evil
A segment from the Australian show ‘Hungry Beast’ Aired on Australia’s ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) network. http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/ Episode 14 Google’s phrase ‘Dont be Evil’…
Telstra’s plans for media in disarray
From The Australian: TELSTRA’S decade-long plan to become a major media player is in disarray following the resignation of the architect of its media strategy and moves to restrict internet-TV companies from showing popular sports online. The future of Telstra’s media division is in question after the resignation of its chief, Justin Milne, last week [...]
The Times of London to charge for website
From Yahoo!: The Times and The Sunday Times will become the first British newspapers to charge readers to access all online content from June, Rupert Murdoch’s News International announced Friday. Customers will have to pay one pound (1.10 euro, 1.50 dollars) for one day’s access and two pounds for a week’s subscription, in a move [...]
Magazines Use the iPad as Their New Barker
From The Wall Street Journal: A laundry list of open questions about Apple’s iPad isn’t keeping magazine publishers and advertisers from lining up for the launch of the tablet computer next week. Time magazine has signed up Unilever, Toyota Motor , Fidelity Investments and at least three others for marketing agreements priced at about $200,000 [...]