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Bernard Keene over at Crikey trotted out this little gem in the free Crikey newsletter that added to the clutter already existing in my inbox - Foxtel and Microsoft joined forces this morning to announce a fascinating new partnership!!!! Fascinating? New? what planet is Bernard on? Microsoft and News Corp (part owners of Foxtel along with Telstra [...]  In the CCI 2010 Digital Futures survey, authors Scott Ewing and Julian Thomas report that 71% of respondents would not pay for online news and only 7% would pay the current $1.50 per edition. You might quibble about the methodology, only 1000 respondents were surveyed and you might also point out that survey intentions don’t necessarily [...] Over 18 months ago the fearless poetry spouting leader of the ABC, Mark Scott made quite a splash about another jewel in the Ultimo crown, a so-called continuous news centre. This worthy initiative was mean to herald a 24hr news service to all Australians, not just those who are prepared to pay for Sky News. [...] Something about this story bugs me. Maybe its the bare facts, $46 Mil vs $1260 Mil which is about 3% of the total market volume putting eBooks around nuisance value. If you look at the $46M it also includes $22M for one title alone, the ubiquitous Dan Brown so the claim that eBooks have sold [...] Not long ago I linked to Jason Clacanis’s video where he talked about the potential for News Corp to play off Bing against Google and today the Financial Times has another more concrete looking story which suggests that the Microsoft News marriage is all but done and dusted. News brings a fat dowry of rich [...] So I finally got around to watching this lengthy documentary which has been lying around my place for a few years gathering cobwebs. Which is a shame really because it deserves to be watched. However Youtube is everyone’s friend and it looks like the whole thing is available in bits so knock yourselves out. Highlights for [...] Is this a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend? When Rupert talked recently about thieves he referred to Google and Microsoft as well as Ask but this seems like a obvious development, one that probably favours Microsoft because they gain more than just the business in search, it also strengthens their [...] Andrew Bolt is dining out big time on his stouch with the PM. Frankly it was stupid politics on the side of a PM to personally name a journalist especially one as cunning and conniving as Bolt who will exploit his notoriety to the max. If there is one thing a Murdoch journo understands it [...] Why do the champions of the so-called free enterprise system consistently clamour for fair and open markets yet consistently ignore evidence of market failure? The Institute of Public Affairs is well funded right wing think tank that specialises in spewing out free market libertarian thought bubbles that frequently find their way into the mainstream media. [...] A long way from poetry… Video: Starsuckers documentary: ‘Amy Winehouse in hair fire drama’ | Media | guardian.co.uk. |
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