Newspapers Courting Gadget Lovers? There's An Ad For That
Is News Corp (NYSE: NWS) taking on Apple, as well as Google, as it looks to reassert the value of its newspaper content? This brilliant pastiche iPhone commercial describes its UK tabloid The Sun in terms gadget-heads will love (check out its “26

Stations' Weather Forecast Looks Cloudy, As Interactive Future Beckons
The business of weather has changed dramatically since former WCCO Minneapolis chief meteorologist Paul Douglas exited the station world in 2008. An entrepreneur with a handful of multi-million-dollar weather-tech startups to his credit, Douglas launched the syndicated weather outfit WeatherNation a few months after he was laid off, with the aim of providin

Lachlan Murdoch & Investors, To Submit Bid For Nielsen Mags This Week, As We Reported
Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert’s son, has decided to participate in a joint bid for the b2b magazines and events properties held by Nielsen Business Media, FT reports, citi

Barnes & Noble Misses In-Store Date For Nooks
Planning a trip to your local Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) this week for a look at the Nook? Save the gas. In the weeks since B&N announced it was going beyond selling others’ e-readers or making deals to be the e-bookstore for various dev

AOL's Armstrong Orders Up News That's Automated And Advertorial
AOL’s emphasis on expanding its content offerings predates CEO Tim Armstrong’s arrival last spring. But as the company prepares for its Dec. 9 spinoff, Armstrong has told the WSJ of his plans to Google-ize AOL’s news