MSN.com set to get a major design update
Yahoo and AOL have gone through major updates in the recent times.
It is the turn of Microsoft owned MSN.com to launch a brand new user interface.
The new design is currently accessible through a different URL as they are testing it.
MSN.com would no longer feature [...]
New CNN.com is now online!
CNN news channel had been working on a brand new edition of their website for sometime now.
They showcased a preview to some media groups last week. CNN had stated that the new version was scheduled to be launch on Monday.
They did not wait for long enough and you [...]
Newsday to charge USD 5 per week for online access
Newsday has announced that they would charge USD 5 per week for access to their website.
This would be applicable from next week.
Access to the service would be free for the customers of Cablevision Systems internet customers and people who subscribe to the newspaper.
Cablevision [...]
AOL wants to become a content company?
AOL has long been known as the company that provided dial-up internet access in the US market.
The company has been working hard on changing the core of their business. The aim has been to generate revenues through online advertising.
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has now stated that [...]
CNN.com relaunch coming this Monday!
CNN.com is one of the most visited news website on the web today.
The company has been working on a brand new edition of their website and it would go live this coming Monday.
The new edition is expected to be data intensive as it would feature more videos compared [...]
The New York Times is cutting around 100 jobs
Inside sources reveal that The New York Times is in the process of cutting around 100 jobs in its newsroom.
This comes to around 8% of their total journalism workforce.
The reason behind this job cut is simple… Financial woes. The revenues for newspapers and magazines are [...]
Thomson Reuters to acquire Breakingviews.com
Thomson Reuters has confirmed that they have offered an acquisition deal to Breakingviews.com.
The company said that Breakingviews directors have already accepted the offer and they now need the permissions from the shareholders.
The deal is said to be worth around £13 million.
Thomson Reuters said that after the acquisition, Breakingviews [...]
BusinessWeek to be acquired by Bloomberg
Bloomberg has won the bid to acquire BusinessWeek.
Bloomberg and BusinessWeek have not revealed the financial aspects of this acquisition deal.
They are expecting the deal to close by December this year.
Daniel L. Doctoroff, president of Bloomberg spoke about this acquisition deal: “The BusinessWeek acquisition will yield huge benefits for [...]
The Economist goes paid for online access
The Economist is the latest online magazine that is going paid.
The Economist team has alerted the readers that the content would be accessible only through a paid subscription starting October 13.
Wall Street Journal is the most popular online magazine that has paid only access to its online [...]
Analyst: Time Warner could sell magazine division
Gordon Crawford is the managing director of The Capital Group which is currently the largest stakeholder in Time Warner.
He has suggested that Time Warner could sell their magazine division which publishes popular titles like Time, People and Sports Illustrated.
Crawford said: “Time Warner just spun off their cable [...]
