Executive Views

Adobe Finds Tablets Racing Ahead For Retailers

CANNES – Time was, the term “mobile” could be used to describe a swathe of devices. B...

By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Targets missed, Nook sells stake to Pearson to secure book distribution
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Company strategy
Content and commerce collide in Grazia‘s iPad edition
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Company strategy
Domino’s aims to eat in to Netflix with its own VOD offering
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Company strategy
No more daily deals, new digital newspaper focus for Trinity Mirror
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Interviews
Interview: Rdio CEO Says Subs Will Boom (But First, That Apple Problem)
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Company strategy
Spooked Publishers State Their Demands To Tablet Platforms
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Company strategy
Apple Subs: Publishers Seek Clarity, FT Concerned, Some Sign Up
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Company strategy
‘Apple Just F****d Over Online Music Subs’
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Company strategy
Apple Will Motor By Taking A Cut Of Renewals
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Company strategy
Google Pitches A ‘Flexible’ Paid Content System, ‘One Pass’
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Company strategy
Groupon’s Worldwide Odyssey Takes It To Russia Via Social Network
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Apple Subs: Some Publishers Relieved They Dodged A Bullet
Company strategy
Apple Subs: Some Publishers Relieved They Dodged A Bullet
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M&A analysis

Lagardère buying shopping site LeGuide.com for €98.2 million

French magazine and book publisher and broadcaster Lagardère, which underperforms in ...

By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Sainsbury supermarket buys HMV’s aNobii stake to enter e-books
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Funding analysis
Confirmed: Pinterest taking $100m for e-commerce play
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Company strategy
Facebook’s Big Freemium Funnel Helps Spotify Et Al Find The Pay In Free
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Conference reports
Video: Slovakia’s Paid Content System Plans To Launch In Bigger Markets
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Funding analysis
France’s Bon-Prive Raises €1.5 Million In Daily Deals Craze
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Company strategy
Habbo Hotel Sold €4.5 Million In Virtual Goods In December
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Company strategy
Domino’s iPhone App Sells £1 Million In Pizza In Just Three Months
By Robert Andrews  
France’s Newpapers Team Up On Paid-Kiosk Initiative
Company strategy
France’s Newpapers Team Up On Paid-Kiosk Initiative
By Robert Andrews  
Local Media May Have Blown Another Online Ads Opportunity
Essays
Local Media May Have Blown Another Online Ads Opportunity
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Company strategy
Telegraph Has Not Pushed The ‘Paywall’ Button; Options Remain Open
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M&A analysis
Amazon Buying European Fashion Shopping Club BuyVIP
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Young Women with Shopping Bags in City
M&A analysis
Shopping Club Privalia Gets Its Big One –
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Insights

Can A Fashion Blogger Make It Pay? Frockwriter Is About To Find Out

Fashion blogging has grown from a few wannabe writers looking from outside in at the ...

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Earnings analysis
FT Digital Subscriptions Surpass Print In U.S. As Sign-Ups Slow
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
News Corp’s Times Hikes Digital Fee To Milk iPad Riches
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Yahoo Has No Bearing On Alibaba.com Privatisation, E-commerce Site Says
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators
News Corp Sees Digital Payments Soften But Not Reverse UK Sales Decline
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Company strategy
China’s Alibaba.com Opens Up Shop In London
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Company strategy
Visa Is Testing Mobile Payment Alerts For Cardholder Security
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Mobile Content Bits: Dopplr, ShopStyle.co.uk, FT.com iPhone Apps
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: Dopplr, ShopStyle.co.uk, FT.com iPhone Apps
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Pirate Bay Audio Reax: Elbow’s Manager, We7 CEO, Ajax Scott On Digital Music
Company strategy
Pirate Bay Audio Reax: Elbow’s Manager, We7 CEO, Ajax Scott On Digital Music
By Robert Andrews  
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
Company strategy
Broadband Content Bits: Irish Piracy, Pirate Bay Trial, Five Soaps, Nokia VOD, Rapidshare, Woolies
By Robert Andrews  
France Telecom Offloading Two E-Commerce Sites, Scaling Back Online Shopping Ambitions
M&A analysis
France Telecom Offloading Two E-Commerce Sites, Scaling Back Online Shopping Ambitions
By Robert Andrews  
Data On Radiohead Experiment: 38 Percent Of Downloaders Choose To Pay
Company strategy
Data On Radiohead Experiment: 38 Percent Of Downloaders Choose To Pay
By Robert Andrews  
French Virtual Tickets Outfit Digitick Gets $11.23 Million Investment
M&A analysis
French Virtual Tickets Outfit Digitick Gets $11.23 Million Investment
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Updated: ‘Mortified’ Google To Act On Those Who Poached Rival’s Clients

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has “apologised unreservedly” after its Kenyan outfit poached cus...

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Company strategy
Eight Slovenian Media To Start Charging For Some Online News
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Company strategy
EU To Focus On Digital Content Policy In 2012
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Market indicators
Italy’s Paid Content Market Actually Seems Relatively Healthy
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Publishers’ Social Site aNobii Relaunches To Put The ‘Book’ In ‘Facebook’
By Robert Andrews  
Shoppers ‘miss millions in online savings’
Market indicators
Shoppers ‘miss millions in online savings’
By Robert Andrews  
Txt msg T-shirt alerts marketers
Company strategy
Txt msg T-shirt alerts marketers
By Robert Andrews  
Chinese E-commerce Site Alibaba Plans $1 Billion IPO In Hong Kong: Report
IPO analysis
Chinese E-commerce Site Alibaba Plans $1 Billion IPO In Hong Kong: Report
By Robert Andrews  
eBay spoils Google’s Checkout party – literally
Company strategy
eBay spoils Google’s Checkout party – literally
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Danish TV Network Buys Stake In Momondo Air Fare Comparison Site
M&A analysis
Danish TV Network Buys Stake In Momondo Air Fare Comparison Site
By Robert Andrews  
Growing Gumtree branches into UK’s big league
Company strategy
Growing Gumtree branches into UK’s big league
By Robert Andrews  
Amazon extends 1-Click patent to gifts
Company strategy
Amazon extends 1-Click patent to gifts
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Tesco.com pioneer to lead Dixons group
Company strategy
Tesco.com pioneer to lead Dixons group
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

The Independent Launches Overseas Press+ Meter, Pricey iPad Edition

The Independent newspaper has redesigned its website, introduced a metered charging s...

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Company strategy
A Publisher Does E-Commerce: Future Launches The Making Spot
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Market indicators
Chart: Comparing The Two Timeses’ Subscriber Growth
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Company strategy
The Economist Mistakenly Gave Away Free Digital Subscriptions
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Company strategy
News Corp’s Sun Settles On Ads Over Fees, Rejigs Sales Team
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LynkU nets funds for site expansion
Funding analysis
LynkU nets funds for site expansion
By Robert Andrews  
UK Online Retail Booms At Fastest Rate Since Boom Days
Market indicators
UK Online Retail Booms At Fastest Rate Since Boom Days
By Robert Andrews  
Hotels.com sued over disabled access
Company strategy
Hotels.com sued over disabled access
By Robert Andrews  
E-commerce all dressed up, going far
Insights
E-commerce all dressed up, going far
By Robert Andrews  
Mpire widgets give affiliate e-commerce opportunity
Company strategy
Mpire widgets give affiliate e-commerce opportunity
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! shuts auctions, loses eBay battle
Company strategy
Yahoo! shuts auctions, loses eBay battle
By Robert Andrews  
Boo.com’s Back: Dot.Com Flop Now Rebooted As Travel 2.0 Site
Company strategy
Boo.com’s Back: Dot.Com Flop Now Rebooted As Travel 2.0 Site
By Robert Andrews  
eBay launches widgets for syndicated selling
Company strategy
eBay launches widgets for syndicated selling
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Earnings analysis

Alipay Buys Up More Of China’s Nascent Online Payments Market

The Chinese online payments provider in which Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) holds an indirect in...

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Company strategy
Financial Times Apps Finally Pulled From iOS
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Company strategy
Scotland’s Herald-Times Website Will Charge On Metre
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Earnings analysis
Alibaba Profits Jump After Influx Of Foreign Buyers
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
The Onion Testing A Metered Paid Model
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eBay partners with Firefox for enhanced visibility
Company strategy
eBay partners with Firefox for enhanced visibility
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Google Checkout launches in UK
Company strategy
Google Checkout launches in UK
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Airline launches women-only site
Company strategy
Airline launches women-only site
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Thresher virus 2.0 unleashed
Company strategy
Thresher virus 2.0 unleashed
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Microsoft attacks Google’s ‘cavalier’ ad billions
Company strategy
Microsoft attacks Google’s ‘cavalier’ ad billions
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Topshop traffic from MySpace grows
Company strategy
Topshop traffic from MySpace grows
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eBay makes friends with Bebo
Company strategy
eBay makes friends with Bebo
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TrustedPlaces scores investment from startup fund
Funding analysis
TrustedPlaces scores investment from startup fund
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Company strategy

Slovak Publishers Have Made €40k From New Paid Content System

Slovakian publishers’ new joint paid content initiative has made €40,000 in its debut...

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Company strategy
Apple Lets Subscription Providers Hike iOS Prices To Absorb Its 30 Percent
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Insights
Australian Publishers Will Keep Most Web News Free
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Company strategy
The FT Is Sticking It To Apple With A New Web-Based iPad App
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Company strategy
Haymarket Will Charge For Its Marketing Industry News Sites
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Searchers tempted to check out Checkout
Company strategy
Searchers tempted to check out Checkout
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Wal-Mart ads ‘keep Pirate Bay afloat’
Company strategy
Wal-Mart ads ‘keep Pirate Bay afloat’
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Yahoo! to deliver search and ads to 3 customers
Company strategy
Yahoo! to deliver search and ads to 3 customers
By Robert Andrews  
Second Life to hand over metaverse software
Company strategy
Second Life to hand over metaverse software
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Le Web 3: Second Life firms ‘not yet strong enough’
Conference reports
Le Web 3: Second Life firms ‘not yet strong enough’
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Utube sues YouTube, seeking pay-out
Company strategy
Utube sues YouTube, seeking pay-out
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