Time Inc. job cuts could hit Southern Progress - again Oct 31, 2009
(Time Warner CEO Jeff) Bewkes is under so much pressure from Wall Street that he might look to monetize some of these titles. Most Read Stories. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Enron Reborn as AEI's $800 Million IPO Tests Investor Appetite for Power Oct 29, 2009
It isnt what IPO investors want to do, to bail out and help these private IPO investors monetize their investments, , president of IPOfinancial. com in Millburn, New Jersey, said in a telephone interview after the sale was delayed. (Bloomberg -- US)
Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use Oct 28, 2009
The figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. See also. (Science Daily)
GE official sees risk for coal Oct 28, 2009
Unlike several developing nations, the U.S. is equipped with the intellectual property rights that allow business to monetize its products and services. But what the nation currently lacks, Atwell said, is the market demand for those technologies. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
DreamWorks Animation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Oct 28, 2009
"We plan to monetize Shrek The Musical in a number of ways going forward," said Lew Coleman, Chief Financial Officer of DreamWorks Animation. "We are confident today that these will be profitable activities for DreamWorks Animation and look forward to launching the touring company in Chicago next summer.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
CTAM Summit 2009: VOD Helps Cable, But Needs Help on Ads Oct 28, 2009
Sylvester said a lot of energy is being invested at Avail-TVN in developing technology to help programmers monetize VOD. In June, the company said it was on dynamic ad insertion. Rogers is introducing its own version of the "TV Everywhere" online distribution of programming next month, called Rogers On-Demand Online, something at the recent OnScreen Media Summit, put on by MCN and Broadcasting & Cable, in New York. (Multichannel News)
Paramount Digital Entertainment's Supernatural Series Circle of Eight to Premiere Exclusively on MySpace on October 27 Oct 27, 2009
"With strong, mutually beneficial relationships with brands such as MySpace, Mountain Dew, Adobe and Blockbuster, we can launch premium quality content in the digital window and continue to monetize Circle of Eight on additional platforms, multiple windows and in international territories.". Along with distributing the series, MySpace's social-networking features allow viewers to share and embed the content, interact with the series through social gaming and content, and broadcast their thoughts... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ACC to Honor George Bodenheimer, Tom Might Oct 25, 2009
Duo to Receive President's Award at Cable Communicators' Forum. by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 10/6/2009 1:11:38 PM. (Multichannel News)
NFL standoff could have big draft impact Oct 24, 2009
Eccker disputes that his company is keeping the coaches' tape content from the NFL, saying, "Nobody's trying to withhold content from the NFL. The conference commissioners and the NFL are in direct discussion on how to work this out in an amicable way. And we're no longer involved in those discussions. The conferences would like some fair market value for their content and some assurances that their content is going to be protected from a rights standpoint.'' But league sources portray the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Living Together in the Digital Home Oct 23, 2009
As digital content and connected IP consumer-electronics devices become more pervasive, the desire to stream commercial and personal HD video throughout the home and beyond has grown, and the ability to monetize such services has become a reality ... BigBand Networks, Inc. NASDAQ: BBND provides broadband service providers with innovative network solutions designed to make it easier to move, manage and monetize video. (Multichannel News)
Builders FirstSource Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results Oct 23, 2009
Mr. Horn continued, "As expected, our liquidity dropped during the quarter as we did not monetize any working capital to offset our operating losses and cash interest expense. In addition, we paid $4.5 million in annual insurance premiums during the quarter. We ended the quarter with available liquidity of $92.0 million, which consisted of cash of $96.3 million less $4.3 million on deposit supporting a shortfall in the calculation of our $35 million minimum liquidity covenant. Our seasonal... (Primezone Releases)
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money Oct 22, 2009
But that hasn't stopped them from trying to monetize the phenomenon. Fox News Channel has boosted audiences by narrowcasting to birthers and tea partiers, and it has seen an increase in ads from gold companies (the metal is thought to be a good hedge against Obama destroying the dollar). (Slate)
Seidenberg: Apps Vs. Pipes Is Dumb And 'Zero Sum' Oct 22, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT You will be redirected to your destination in 15 seconds. Seidenberg: Apps Vs. Pipes Is Dumb And 'Zero Sum. (Multichannel News)
MySpace Launches Suite of Music Products for Artists and Fans Oct 22, 2009
MySpace Music aims to empower major, independent, and unsigned artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams by allowing the MySpace community to freely stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and ultimately buy merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music alsoconnects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A chance to save the planet Oct 21, 2009
Although it establishes a federal cap and trade program to monetize carbon, it doesn't come close to monetizing the actual costs of the current fossil fuel economy. Unless the caps on carbon are lowered, it's unlikely to change the energy fuel mix in the United States. (Albany Times Union)
Lionsgate Teams With Massify in Pioneering Project to Access Online Community for Feature Film Development Oct 21, 2009
"We intend to be at the forefront of accessing this enormous and largely untapped source of fresh talent and original new voices. Just as we are always looking for ways to monetize our content in a broadband environment, we are equally committed to using new media platforms as a source of new content. Massify's large and talented community of filmmakers make them an ideal partner to bolster our online initiatives.". "We're thrilled to be working with Lionsgate, which has already established... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Liberty Global Will Grow Oct 19, 2009
BigBand Networks, Inc. NASDAQ: BBND provides broadband service providers with innovative network solutions designed to make it easier to move, manage and monetize video. These solutions are based on BigBand's video-networking platforms that are. (Multichannel News)
Where Are They Now? Oct 18, 2009
He also recently cofounded Journalism Online, a company that helps newspaper and magazine publishers monetize digital content. He remains involved in many industry and academic organizations. (Multichannel News)
India Inc going green in a big way Oct 18, 2009
Large travel companies like American Express Travel also offer services to corporates whereby they can monetize their green travel on stock exchanges and become carbon neutral. In times to come, only carbon neutral companies will be allowed to bid for certain large projects, the EU has already moved a bill suggesting as much. (India Times)
Sometrics Closes Series B Financing Led by Steamboat Ventures Oct 17, 2009
Sometrics () pioneered social intelligence combining deep, relevant social analytics with precision-targeted ad serving capabilities to help developers and brands monetize the social web. The company has adapted its advanced targeting and optimization expertise to give online game developers the first-ever full-service offer and payment management solution. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Boys On The Bus: Open Mobile Video Coalition Showcases Mobile DTV In DC Oct 17, 2009
TV Signals On Display On Cell Phones, PCs, ITouch. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 10/16/2009 2:31:44 PM. (Multichannel News)
Content & Communications World 2009 Exhibitor Profiles Oct 14, 2009
iPharro Media is on the forefront of the digital asset management revolution, enabling companies along every step of the media value chain to identify, monetize and even protect video content ... NeuLions technology enables content to be monetized and streamed to multiple devices using the Internet. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digital Rapids Connects Top-Tier Content Owners to YouTube with Integrated Content ID Support Oct 14, 2009
Content owners can choose to block user-uploaded content, permit it on YouTube while simply tracking usage data, or monetize the uploaded media by running advertising against it ... "The automatic identification of content and its ownership gives content owners the option of capitalizing on additional revenue opportunities wherever the content appears. The integration of YouTubes Content ID technology into our systems makes it easy for media organizations to take advantage of these... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
How Much Are You Worth to Facebook? Oct 13, 2009
This moment in time is not unlike the one a decade ago when experts claimed that search was not a stand-alone product because there was no way to monetize it ... If Facebook, which in July passed 250 million users worldwide, were to follow Craigslist's model and monetize a fraction of its site -- worth, say, on the order of $1 per month for each user -- that would yield $3 billion a year in revenue ... What we're all doing by trying to monetize socializing (there's a reason I'm using this... (FastCompany)
Hoenig: Fed Support Stays for Now Oct 8, 2009
One danger would be increasing political pressure on the central bank to monetize the debt by keeping interest rates artificially low. "I hope that we choose wisely as a country in response to the growth of our debt," he said. (Newsmax)
TidalTV Chosen as Technology Partner for GroupM's Advanced Television System Oct 7, 2009
Its AdOS(TM) technology leverages the power of data and mathematics to guarantee delivery of a brand's message against a target demographic, and enables content creators and publishers to completely monetize audiences across demographic segments. Currently, TidalTV has deployed its technology for online video and is working to expand its reach to all video delivery platforms. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Money in Methane Oct 6, 2009
Gas cash: Wake County explores way to monetize methane - Triangle Business Journal ... Gas cash: Wake County explores way to monetize methane. (Triangle Business Journal)
Limelight Networks(R) and iStreamPlanet to Deliver 'The Wizard of Oz' Using Microsoft Silverlight(TM) and IIS Smooth Streaming Oct 3, 2009
The company successfully integrates managed services and SaaS-based digital media applications that cover all aspects of a media delivery, enabling enterprises and other content owners to distribute and monetize their digital media across multiple platforms. iStreamPlanet's team of digital media and broadcast experts has managed and enabled the deployment of more than 1,000 large live events viewed online by millions, including the Presidential Inauguration and the Michael Jackson Memorial. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
YouTube and Warner Music Kiss and Make Up Sep 30, 2009
"Warner will also be able to sell their own ad inventory and will use our Content ID technology to claim and monetize user-generated videos uploaded to YouTube by Warner Music fans," Maxcy said. "The partnership is based on a revenue share generated from the ads on the videos, and this makes good business sense for everyone involved: Artists and labels can make money from their videos and the YouTube community gets to enjoy them.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Fidelity National Financial sells off subsidiary Sep 30, 2009
While FN Capital was a relatively small business for FNF, its strong growth has resulted in more than $200 million of primarily non-recourse debt on our consolidated balance sheet and we believe this sale is a great opportunity to continue to [deleverage] our balance sheet and to monetize an investment. Jacksonville-based FNF is a provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
CORRECTING and REPLACING Zong Chosen as Mobile Payment Platform for Mochi Media Sep 30, 2009
We provide Flash game developers with a full-service platformfrom payment methods to server-side data storage--to monetize their audiences across any site on the Web, said Justin Wong, VP business development, Mochi Media. Zongs service expands the reach and quality of payment methods for gamers on our network, and through them we provide our developer partners with even more monetization opportunities. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RealNetworks Improves Operators' Control of Mobile Video Delivery With New Helix Media Delivery Platform Sep 30, 2009
- Operators can monitor on- and off-deck video usage on networks - Video quality improvements achieved with live rate adaptation - Enables new business models to monetize advanced networks ... LONDON and SEATTLE, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks, Inc. (RNWK), the digital entertainment services company, today released a new version of its Helix Media Delivery Platform (Helix Platform)--including tools to rapidly build and deploy mobile TV services to subscribers--with the new... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Should the Home-Buyer Tax Credit Be Allowed to Expire? Sep 30, 2009
For example, some state housing agencies are allowed to provide second mortgages to buyers who don't have enough money for a down payment so that they might "monetize" the tax credit and get the cash up front. Down-payment assistance is considered by many to have contributed to the crisis because it helped people buy homes they couldn't really afford. (Time.com)
Orchard President & CEO Greg Scholl Announces Resignation to Accept a New Opportunity to Be Announced in the Coming Weeks Sep 30, 2009
Fostering creativity and independence, The Orchard enables labels, artists and rights holders to grow and monetize audiences globally. For further information please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Obama Nominates Espinel For Intellectual Property Czar Sep 26, 2009
White Post Will Coordinate Enforcement Of IP Laws By Government Agencies. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/25/2009 4:55:45 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)
Tom Woods Testifies Sep 25, 2009
Moreover, try to imagine a Fed chairman doggedly seeking to maintain the value of the dollar even if it meant refusing to monetize a massive deficit to fight a war or stimulate a depressed economy. It is not possible. (The American Conservative)
Saving Face: Will Erica Sell Her Blog for Millions? Sep 24, 2009
I just don't think this is the time to try to monetize online advice, Paige. I guess the only question is whether I want 'the eyeballs. (Slate)
Medis Secures Bridge Financing From Institutional Investor Sep 22, 2009
Chairman & CEO Jose Mejia commented, "We have cut back the burn rate at Medis, even as we are developing new, more powerful fuel cells for military and industrial use. We are also endeavoring to monetize our sizeable current inventory of consumer fuel cells and emergency kits, as well as the excess capital equipment that was originally purchased to outfit the Company's former manufacturing line in Ireland. We also have discussions ongoing with large companies and governmental entities about the... (PR Newswire)
Industry Groups Question Need For FCC To Expand Internet Openness Principles Sep 22, 2009
NCTA's McSlarrow, Comcast's Cohen Weigh In With Cautionary Notes. John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 9/21/2009 2:39:39 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)
* High stakes in the search for a fiscal exit strategy Sep 20, 2009
These large fiscal deficits have been partly monetized by central banks, which in many countries have pushed their interest rates down to zero percent (or even below zero, in the case of Sweden) and sharply increased the monetary base through unconventional quantitative and credit easing ... If they have built up large, monetized fiscal deficits, they should raise taxes, reduce spending and mop up excess liquidity sooner rather than later ... But if governments maintain large budget deficits and... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Pasadena Tournament of Roses(R) Secures Rosy Future for Century's Worth of Historical Assets Sep 19, 2009
As the newest division of XOS Technologies, XOS Digital empowers rights holders and marketers to efficiently capture, manage, distribute and monetize college sports digital media. The company does this by redefining the manner in which collegiate content is packaged, distributed and consumed across virtually every content platform. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Aidem Tapped As CEO Of RayV Sep 19, 2009
Former Sundance Channel Leader Will Help Augment Internet Distributor's Content Base. Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 9/18/2009 12:14:16 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)
Movie Fans Flocking to Web for Authorized and Unauthorized Promotional Clips, According to New BayTSP Report Sep 18, 2009
The report is part of BayTSPs business intelligence service, used by the entertainment industry to identify where their audiences are gathering online, what content is most popular and how to develop strategies to monetize it. The film we tracked for this report was geared toward a younger demographic and one interesting point we found was that several fan-created trailers got substantially more views that studio-created promotions, said BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Flextronics Receives $255 Million in Cash for the Sale of Its Equity Investment and Note Receivable in Aricent Sep 18, 2009
"As we have previously announced, it is our intention to monetize non-core assets and benefit from the cash generated from those dispositions. We are pleased to have successfully executed this transaction, which increases our cash position and further strengthens our balance sheet," said Paul Read, chief financial officer of Flextronics. "During the past year, we have delevered by approximately $1.4 billion, which includes $1.1 billion of debt paydown and the reduction of A/R sales and... (PR Newswire)
Toreador Resources names new execs Sep 17, 2009
Craig McKenzie, president and CEO of Toreador, said the new executives have deep experience, which will be an asset as the company works to monetize oil and gas holdings in Hungary. Most Read Stories. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Scripps Eyes Travel Channel Sep 17, 2009
That is probably priority No. 1. If we were thinking about investing, that would probably be it. (Multichannel News)
Cel-Sci , Novavax to raise $30M Sep 17, 2009
There s value when you have good science, and that s absolutely the time to monetize that, said David Moskowitz, a research director in the Vienna office of investment bank Caris & Co., based in Del Mar, Calif. It does look as if the window is opening partially. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Sep 16, 2009
Calling the move a "game changer," Adobe's CEO says acquisition of the Web analytics company will help customers looking to better monetize their content. Video. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Microsoft Announces Major Initiative to Support CitiDirect BE, Citi's Next-Generation Institutional E-Banking Platform Sep 15, 2009
With a global network spanning more than 100 countries, Citi will benefit from this collaboration because the CitiDirect BE platform will help monetize its best-in-class service offerings and broad geographic coverage, while taking full advantage of Microsoft's expertise in platform engineering, development of independent software vendor communities, and product life-cycle management. By leveraging Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, CitiDirect BE will raise the competitive bar beyond... (PR Newswire)
Astral Media Selects Signiant to Transform VOD Delivery Processes Sep 12, 2009
"Signiant enables organizations to facilitate a freeform B2B exchange of digital media assets and automate manual processes, allowing our partners to monetize their content in more profitable and efficient ways, " said Tony Lapolito, VP Marketing and Product Management. "Astral Media has embarked on a business transformation that allows it to be more productive with its valuable resources and to realize more revenue opportunities. We are thrilled to partner with them as they transform their... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Champion Announces 2009 Results for 3rd Quarter and First Nine Months Sep 11, 2009
Marshall T. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Champion, said, "We were able to increase our cash provided from operations during the first nine months of this year over the previous year, primarily through proper management of our balance sheet. In a deep economic recession, the ability to monetize cash from your operating activities is a very important barometer. During our fiscal third quarter of 2009 we essentially operated at a break even level compared to the... (PR Newswire)
Google working on online news pay system Sep 11, 2009
-based Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) outlined the plan in reply to a request by the , a trade group that sought ideas about helping local online publishers additionally monetize digital content. Google believes that an open web benefits all users and publishers. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Analyst: Comcast, Time Warner Cable Should Merge Sep 11, 2009
Citigroup's Bazinet Cites 7 Benefits To Creating 37 Million Sub Behemoth. Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News, 9/10/2009 1:51:14 PM EDT. (Multichannel News)
Al Jazeera TV Selects Irdeto for Sports Content Protection Sep 11, 2009
"Irdeto and Al Jazeera Sport have been successfully partnering in the Middle East for more than three years, stated David Canellos, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Irdeto. We are very pleased to expand on this strong partnership and look forward to continuing to support the success of Al Jazeera Sport as a leading pay-tv operator in the region.Serving more than two million subscribers in the region, Al Jazeera Sport has an existing relationship with Irdeto for the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Twitter expands rules to allow advertising Sep 11, 2009
Twitter, the two-year-old venture capital-backed company that lets people send an unlimited number of 140-character messages, is just now beginning to ramp up efforts to monetize, or gain revenue from, its popular site. On Thursday, it revised its "terms of service" to specify that it may run ads. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Disney Expo seeks to monetize Mouse-mania Sep 11, 2009
The Information you need. Friday, September 11, 2009. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
YouTube's Bandwidth Bill Estimated At $300M For 2009 Sep 10, 2009
"As we wrote in our original analysis of YouTube, our work suggests that unit economics for video streams that are being monetized by YouTube carry attractive 35%+ margins, implying that YouTube's profitability should improve if the percent of videos monetized increases," they said ... BigBand Networks, Inc. NASDAQ: BBND provides broadband service providers with innovative network solutions designed to make it easier to move, manage and monetize video. (Multichannel News)
American Wind Capital Company Announces Significant Equity Commitment From Barclays Natural Resource Investments and NGP Energy Technology Partners; Company to Acquire Royalty Payments Associated With Wind Power Projects Sep 10, 2009
The Company offers landowners that host wind or other renewable energy projects upfront cash payments allowing them to monetize their future rent payments. "We have an experienced team that has developed a focused and disciplined strategic plan -- the financial backing of our world-class investors, the Barclays Natural Resource Investments team and NGP Energy Technology Partners, will give American Wind Capital Company the resources to successfully meet the needs of our customers," said Charles... (PR Newswire)
MORE THAN A GAME: Ex-coach Billick offers glimpse of NFL future Sep 10, 2009
Beyond that, you can be sure the league is measuring how to best monetize the growth industry of fantasy football. Imagine a small charge for access to a video package full of isolation shots on each of your players: every carry and pass reception by , for instance, or every pass thrown to. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
China alarmed by US money printing... Sep 8, 2009
" It's bizarre, it's mystifying, and publications like The Telegraph would do their readers a great favor if they would present the other side of the coin. B.Karn PhD, Economics M.Karn on September 07, 2009 at 10:07 PM What the article fails to point out is that a certain faction of American's are alarmed by the fed's monetary easing policies. The faction with brains. LOL dan the yank on September 07, 2009 at 10:07 PM The Fed has no choices left.If they dont print,then its a classic deflationary... (The Drudge Report)
KV Pharmaceutical Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer Sep 5, 2009
the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009 and the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2009; (22) the series of putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws by the Company and certain individuals, all as more fully described in the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2009, the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2009, the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009, the Company's... (PR Newswire)
Analyst: Freescale to sell 3G IP to Chinese firm Sep 2, 2009
The sale of the IP is the direct result of Freescale's plan to monetize its wireless assets after the company was unable to sell its Cellular Products division last year, according to Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts Inc.. Freescale, along with former parent Motorola Inc., agreed to transfer the IP in a formal ceremony held in early August, according to Strauss. (EETimes)
Your multi-media mayoral wrap-up, and Reed on race: Two Atlantas is not Atlanta at all Sep 2, 2009
Her ideas for raising funds without raising taxes, including her plan to monetize the city s assets naming rights for parks and making the APD training facility a money-making regional training facility (hmm, along with all the other regional and state training centers. - do not impress me. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Clunker Legislation Sep 2, 2009
Moreover, the government must raise taxes in the future to pay back the principal and interest -- or the Federal Reserve will monetize the debt through inflation. Either way, we pay. (Townhall.com)
Intellectual Ventures Takes Indirect Route to Court Sep 1, 2009
"They have made commitments to investors and companies to monetize in some form or fashion billions of dollars of patents," said Dan McCurdy, founder of , which tracks nonpracticing entities, or patent trolls ... "Because we're constantly analyzing our assets, we think we have a much better feel for what fits and what doesn't. As for those things that do not, it makes sense to find different ways to monetize them.". (Law.com)
