What Louis CK knows that most media companies don’t
Traditional media companies -- and independent artists -- can learn a lot from the success of comedian Louis CK's self-produced standup special, which he offered for download at $5 a copy without any digital-rights management protection. The project paid for itself in less than a day.
FCC Report on Media Offers Strong Diagnosis, Weak Prescriptions
A consensus has begun to emerge around the Federal Communications Commission report, "The Information Needs of Communities," released Thursday: The diagnosis is sound, but the remedies are lacking.
The 465-page report (see full report, embedded below) is the result of 600-plus interviews, hearings and reams of research conducted over 18 months. It represents the most...
FCC to media: Don’t look to us, we can’t help you
When the FCC said it was putting together a report on the future of media, many feared it would recommend subsidies and other breaks for traditional media entities, but the report actually provides very little help for media companies, other than some helpful advice.
The Future of Media: It’s Not Piracy, It’s Marketing
The story of how a children's book with an unusual title made it to number one on the Amazon bestsellers' list before it was even published reinforces a lesson for content publishers of all kinds: sometimes what looks like piracy is actually marketing for your content.
Media Frets About Its Own Future at SXSWi 2010
Ink-stained wretches, it's not just you! The social media and Twitter elite fret about the future of journalism too — and wonder how it will survive the digital revolution. At SXSWi, there was no shortage of panels obsessively deconstructing this topic (and tweeting about it, natch).
How We Will Consume Media 2010
2010 will be the year when we begin to consume media in a whole new way. The so-called iTablet may revolutionize how we experience magazines, and Boxee stands to do the same for web-to-TV convergence. You know how the iPod changed how we consumed and paid for music? Right. Like that.
Panel Nerds: More Media Clairvoyance From Dan Rather and Crew
In yet another Future of the News discussion, it would be far too easy to retread the same tired information. But with leaders in three separate media branches -- including Dan Rather and the New Yorker's Jane Mayer -- at his disposal, moderator Victor Navasky didn’t limit the agenda for the evening. Instead, he kept...
Livestream: Saving Journalism in Aspen
Right now the Aspen Institute is holding a forum called Of the Press: Models for Preserving American Journalism, featuring media thinkers like NPR President Vivian Schiller, Washington Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli, Google VP of Search and User Experience (and Very Long Titls) Marissa Mayer, new media pan-guru Jeff Jarvis, MediaNews CEO Dean Singleton, former...
