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TMZ's Future Under AOL: Armstrong's Views

PaidContent  Jul 20 09

Last week we reported that TMZ had stopped its ad sales arrangement with its JV owner AOL, and raised some questions about AOL’s stake in the celeb site following the portal’s spin-off from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). Staci asked AOL CEO Tim Armstrong about it in her long interview with him, but thought best to break out his response:

“Are you disappointed that AOL is no longer selling advertising for one of its own properties, TMZ, and is that something that might happen more?

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Video: Texas Tribune's Evan Smith: 'I Was A Hater, Then I Became A Zealot'

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One of the side benefits of coming to Austin for South By Southwest Interactive: spending some time at the Texas Tribune, the non-profit news site launched last November to cover statewide politics, public policy and government.

Motorola's Two CEOs Continue Voluntary Pay Cut In 2010

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Recognizing the shaky economic climate and Motorola’s still tenuous market position, the company’s two CEOs Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha voluntarily have agreed to a 25 percent pay-cut for the second year in a row, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC today.

@ SXSWi: Ronen And Cuban Go Live With Pay TV-Internet Debate

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Mark Cuban and Avner Ronen met in person for the first time just before their Pay TV vs.

8-K Watch: Apple's Tim Cook Earns $22 Million As Part Of Jobs' Stand-In Role

PaidContent  2 days ago

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) COO Tim Cook was handed a $5 million bonus just for taking over Steve Jobs’ responsibilities during the six-months the CEO was on medical leave that ended in June, according to an 8-k filing.

Putting The iPad Pre-Order Numbers In Some Context

PaidContent  2 days ago

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) was selling pre-orders for the iPad at a rate of about 25,000 an hour this morning, according to a Forbes piece.

PaidContent Quick Hits 03.12.2010

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»  Why Marc Andreessen’s idea that mainstream media companies should abandon their traditional businesses in favor of new media is just plain nutty.

Nokia Predicts 10 Percent Growth For Mobile Phones In 2010

PaidContent  2 days ago

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has improved the way it measures the global device market, including coming up with a better way to calculate the number of unlicensed and counterfeit products being sold in the market.

Is Google Finally Ready To Make Its China Move?

PaidContent  2 days ago

China has now reiterated its position in its stand-off with Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—and it looks like all that remains is for Google to finally make its move.

SEC Watch: Top NYTCo Execs' Wages Soar

PaidContent  2 days ago

While the NYTCo (NYSE: NYT) struggled under the weight of economic pressures and debt last year, top execs personally did pretty well, even as the company reduced its newsroom by 100 staffers.

Interview: ABC News' Slavin: Paywall Strategy Coming Down By June

PaidContent  2 days ago

ABC News Digital execs are currently putting together a formal paywall strategy with expectations of having some concrete ideas for ways to charge consumers by the summer, said Paul Slavin, the unit’s SVP, in an interview with paidContent.



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