Staff Memo: BBC’s Thompson On Huggers Leaving
The full memo from BBC director-general Mark Thompson announcing Erik Huggers’ departure: Dear All, After nearly four years with BBC Future Media & Technology, Erik Huggers is to leave the BBC at...
View ArticleIs the NYT’s CEO search winding down?
In the nearly seven months since Janet Robinson was forced out, the New York Times Co. has either had an interim CEO in Arthur Sulzberger Jr. or no CEO, depending on your point of view. In any case,...
View ArticleIs Mark Thompson what the NYT really needs right now?
One of the most eagerly anticipated CEO announcements in recent media history arrived on Tuesday, with the news that former BBC director-general Mark Thompson has been given the top spot at the New...
View ArticleIndependence day: NYT public editor goes after the paper’s incoming CEO
If Margaret Sullivan, the new public editor at the New York Times, was looking for a way to demonstrate her independence from the newsroom, she couldn’t have come up with anything better than her...
View ArticleThree questions for the New York Times Co
The New York Times Company’s latest earnings, announced today, reiterated its story of long-term print decline, unstable advertising and a nucleus of hope based on digital subscriber growth. On a...
View ArticleWhat would a New York Times for the youngs look like?
The New York Times is testing some kind of “entry-level” product aimed at a younger, more Internet-y audience, new CEO Mark Thompson said in the company’s earnings call Thursday. Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici...
View ArticleNYT says new products to be profitable by late 2014
The New York Times Company remains focused on the long game even as digital subscription growth flattens and advertising shows ongoing weakness. On a Thursday earnings call, executives described new...
View ArticleNew York Times CEO calls digital pay model “most successful” decision in years
In a commencement address to business students at Columbia University, New York Times CEO Mark Thompson hailed the company’s digital subscription strategy and dismissed skeptics who say media outlets...
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