Groundhog Day 2? Talks collapse between SAG and major studios
The Web has taken center stage in contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major Hollywood studios. The dispute is similar in vein to why the Writers Guild of Amercia went on strike earlier this year: getting a piece of the action for any content streaming online.
An Interview with Ron Grant, AOL & Joanna Shields, Bebo
Video: What does AOL hope to gain for its $850 million acquisition of Bebo—and why did Bebo opt for a portal? Will this investment translate into innovations for users and advertisers? How will AOL use Bebo in international markets and what can Bebo do for AOL here in the U.S.?
Getting Real: Grown-Up Start Ups
Video: Starting a company is easy compared to what comes next: moving beyond early adopters, scaling, adapting to new competition, evolving into the best internal structure. Then there’s the real question: How do you define success? A thriving stand-alone business or a lucrative exit?
Following the Herd
Are we more affected by what other people do than we’d like to admit? Market researcher John Kearon and author Mark Earls suggest exactly that in this one-on-one conversation.
Deals and Dealmakers Driving Social Media Economics
Video: Boom or bust, social media is driving consolidation, investment and strategic priorities for media companies. How will current economic trends impact the deals that define the industry, who will have the money to spend, who is selling and who is buying?
Interview with Steve Wadsworth, Disney Internet Group
Disney CEO Bob Iger is on the record–multiple times–about the value of social media to the Walt Disney Company; Steve Wadsworth is charged with making it work. Steve talks about the future of Disney…and those Miley Cyrus photos.
Executive FaceTime - Youngsuk Chi
Elsevier’s Youngsuk Chi sits down with Hal Espo to discuss the future of professional publishing and what the B2B space will look like in the decade to come.
Open Systems and the Speed of Innovation
Some high-flying young companies have become instantaneous global brands. They do so by taking advantage of open systems rather than creating completely new ones.
Pricing and the Internet, New Rules?
VIDEO: In the rocky business landscape of the current economy, it may be a little hard for any publisher to think about giving anything away for “free”. As a matter of fact, since the Web 2.0 surge began, content creators have been testing every idea they could think of to attach a dollar sign to their digital businesses.
The Toronto-New York Financial Services Alliance
Video: Toronto, the third largest financial center in North America, offers highly skilled and experienced financial professionals; extremely low turnover rates; and low costs relative to other financial capitals. Additionally, in this time of market turbulence, speakers give insight to opportunities for companies that wish to expand and serve domestic and global clients.
