House of Lords passes Digital Economy Bill, petitions and protest planned
According to the BBC, the UK House of Lords has passed the Digital Economy Bill . It is now expected to
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Publicis revenue falls short in 2009
French Advertising Group Publicis Groupe has released its full 2009 results and the reports are mixed. Organic growth for the company was
Read MoreMagazines still in decline and no bailout in sight
Magazine sales have been on a worsening decline from 2008 to 2009 with periods of decline in the double digits.
Read MoreAOL preparing for turnaround, Sony laying off people
AOL is completing layoffs that will reduce its workforce to 2/3 of the original size. In doing so AOL says i’ts
Read MoreWhere are advertising markets going in 2010?
After a tough year for advertising, 2010 may be an improvement if some of the first research coming out is anything
Read MoreDeath march for older mediums says Eisner
Michael Eisner, the ex-CEO of the Disney company is not overly optimistic about the future of ‘old’ media: “I don’t
Read MoreBreaking: Eyedea Group in bankruptcy protection
French newspaper Le monde is reporting that Eyedea Group (owner of the Gamma and Rapho archives) is suspending all payments as
Read MoreOeil Public closed yesterday
Paris based photo agency Oeil Public closed its doors today after announcing going out of business in December last year. It
Read MoreWatch out if you’re depending on revenue from print media
If you generate a significant portion of licensing revenue from printed media. After the large number of closures and redundancies
Read More1.200 people to be made redundant at AOL
More bad news for the media industry in 2010 as struggling AOL will make another 1,200 workers redundant. The redundancies
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