Digital Magazine Sales Doubled in Second Half of 2012
February, 07, 2013 8:17 am | Comments On #2012, digital subscriptions, magazines, Media, paywallDigital magazine sales more than doubled in the last six months of 2012 compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the Alliance for Audited Media.
Data from 402 magazines showed that 7.9 million digital copies were sold in the second half of last year, up from the 3.2 million sold at the same point in 2011.
At the head of the pack is Game Informer, the GameStop-published monthly, with 2.3 million digital copies sold. Trailing far behind in second place is Maxim with 259,529, followed by Cosmo at 254,751 and National Geographic at 160,...
Read MoreFox News Most -- And Least -- Trusted Network, Says Poll
February, 06, 2013 5:50 pm | Comments On #ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC, PBS, polls, Television, tv news credibliityFox News has the most trustworthy television news reporters.
Or --depending on whom you ask -- the least trustworthy television reporters.
Public Policy Polling's annual survey of TV news found that when asked which network they trusted and mistrusted the most, a plurality of people answered Fox News for both categories
"When it comes to asking Americans which single outlet they trust the most and least out of the ones we polled on, Fox News once again wins both honors," PPP said in its report. “Forty-one percent of voters trust it to 46 percent who do not. To put those numbers into some perspective the first time we did this poll, in 2010, 49 percent of voters trusted it to 37 percent who did not.”
Asked which outlet they trusted the most, the 800 surveyed over the last month ranked Fox at 34 percent with PBS next at 13 percent,...
Read MoreFilm Critic Lisa Schwarzbaum to Leave Entertainment Weekly
February, 06, 2013 10:36 am | Comments On #Entertainment Weekly, EW, film critic, Lisa Schwarzbaum, MediaLisa Schwarzbaum, a leading film critic at Entertainment Weekly, is leaving after 22 years at the magazine, managing editor Jess Cagle announced Wednesday.
In a memo to the staff, Cagle said Schwarzbaum, who "quietly declared" her departure plans months ago, was moving on to "expand the kind of writing" she does, which may include a book or an online venture.
“Now’s my opportunity and I’m grabbing it,” Schwarzbaum said to Cagle, “grateful beyond measure for such a beautiful EW life among so many I love.”
On Twitter, Schwarzbaum announced her plans but...
Read MorePew: 61% of Facebook Users Take Time Off
February, 06, 2013 7:46 am | Comments On #Facebook, facebook break, fb, Media, pew studySometimes, there's just one status update or "Mafia Wars" invite too many.
A new study from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project found that that 61 percent of Facebook 1.06 billion users had taken a break from the social network.
The reasons are simple enough, according to Pew: Too much drama and gossip, too little time, or boredom with irrelevant information. And some Catholics give it up for Lent.
Privacy and security concerns were low on the list -- only four percent pointed to those as the catalyst for a Facebook hiatus.
Still, Facebook remains pervasive. About 67 percent of American adults who use the internet are on Facebook, compared to 20 percent on LinkedIn and 16 percent on Twitter, the...
Read MoreLiberty Global Strikes Deal to Buy Virgin Media $15.75B
February, 05, 2013 7:05 pm | Comments On #John Malone, Liberty Global, Media, Virgin MediaJohn Malone's Liberty Global will buy the British pay-TV provider Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion, the company announced Tuesday.

Liberty is offering cash and stock worth more than $47 for each share of Virgin Media. The price reflects a premium of 24 percent considering Monday's closing stock price for Virgin Media.
Also read: John Malone's Liberty Global Eyes Virgin Media in Possible $24B Deal
The deal places Malone, left, against rival News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, who owns Britain's largest...
Read MoreTurning Social TV Into Profit: Twitter Acquires Analytics Company Bluefin Labs
February, 05, 2013 5:15 pm | Comments On #bluefin labs, Nielsen, social tv, Super Bowl, Television, twitterTwitter has acquired Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge-based company that analyzes conversation on social media about television shows and advertisements. The deal opens up another potential revenue stream for Twitter, which can sell the research to TV networks and advertisers.

Twitter and Bluefin Labs announced the deal in corporate blog posts on Tuesday, confirming a report in Business Insider on Monday. Many reports have pegged the sale price at between $90 million and $100 million, though a spokeswoman for Bluefin Labs and spokesman or Twitter both declined to comment on the...
Read MoreN.Y. Times Request for Gun Owners' Addresses Quashed by Court
February, 05, 2013 2:45 pm | Comments On #gun control, gun rights, Media, New York, new york times, NY TimesA New York appellate court on Tuesday overturned a judge's decision to grant the New York Times access to a database of New York City gun owners' names and addresses.
The decision says that a lower court erred in 2011 in ordering the New York Police Department to release the addresses to the newspaper.
The ruling says the NYPD submitted an affidavit in which they argued that releasing the information to the Times could endanger the gun owners' privacy and safety.
"We are reviewing the decision to determine possible next steps legally," Eileen Murphy, a Times spokeswoman, said in a statement to TheWrap.
The new gun law recently passed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo allows legally permitted gun owners to request that their names be...
Read MoreLawrence Wright's Scientology Book Stalled in Canada Pending Libel Review
February, 05, 2013 1:35 pm | Comments On #Canada, Hollywood, Lawrence Wright, Media, ScientologyPublication of Lawrence Wright's new book about the Church of Scientology is being held up in Canada while Knopf U.S. awaits to results of a legal review, a company spokeswoman told TheWrap.
"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief" was released last month in the United States, eliciting criticism from the highly secretive church.
The book has not yet been published in the United Kingdom, where legal precedent in libel cases typically gives the plaintiff an advantage.
"Given the differing legal systems in the U.S. and Canada," Knopf said in a statement, "Knopf decided not to make the book available for distribution in Canada at the present time until such legal review is completed."
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Read MoreApple Radio Buttons Discovered in New iOS Code (Report)
February, 05, 2013 12:26 pm | Comments On #Apple, Media, music streaming, radioApple appears to have a radio feature in the pipeline for iPad and iPhone.
Code found in a newly jailbroken iPad contains references to "radio," a feature until now only found in iTunes on Macs and PCs -- not mobile devices.
The buttons, first spotted Monday by 9to5Mac, fuel new speculation about Apple's long-awaited radio service, which would put iTunes in direct competition with streaming services like Pandora and Spotify.
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Read MoreRyan Higa, Fine Brothers Nominees for Audience Choice Awards at 2013 Streamys
February, 05, 2013 10:21 am | Comments On #Chris Hardwick, fine brothers, Media, red vs blue, Ryan Higa, StreamysRyan Higa, the Fine Brothers and the Young Turks are among the 20 nominees for two Audience Choice Awards at the 2013 Streamy Awards, which will take place Feb. 17 in Hollywood.
Tubefilter and Dick Clark Productions on Tuesday also unveiled the nominees for Personality of the Year and Series of the Year, opening voting until Feb. 11.
The nominees for Personality of the Year are Ashley Clements, Bernie Su, Brad Bell, Chester See, Grace Helbig, Mary Kate Wiles, Megan & Liz, Ryan Higa, SMOSH and the Fine Brothers. SMOSH ranks as the most subscribed YouTube channel on the online video site, while Higa ranks third.
Many of the nominees for the Personality Award are also up for the Series award, whose nominees are “Bro Team Pill,” “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn,” “Husbands,” “Kids React,” “My Music,”...
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