BizJournals Portfolio
Home >   Business Views, Opinions and Blogs >   Business Blogs >   Mixed Media >  

Idle Chatter Buying And Selling Mostly Selling

Mixed Media

by Mark Stein
Main
Taking a Day Off   Idle Chatter: Newspapers on the Cheap, more

Recent Blog Posts

Links

Aug 01 2008 1:14pm EDT

Idle Chatter: Buying and Selling, Mostly Selling

Having been denied a chance to buy Newsday earlier this year, New York Observer owner Jared Kushner might make a run at the Newark Star-Ledger if the Newhouse family wants to sell. [WSJ]

CBS puts 50 radio stations on the block. Falling economy is killing local advertising, it says. [Variety]

New Batman movie The Dark Knight has already sold more than $300 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and is on pace to become the biggest movie hit in history. So why isn't it helping Time Warner's anemic stock? [Hollywood Reporter (subscription required) via Yahoo]

If newspapers are dying, who will gather the news? Don't count on the Associated Press. [Newsosaur]

by Mark Stein

Jeff Bercovici is taking the day off. He will be back on Monday.

Comments

If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.


Connect With Portfolio.com
Like Portfolio on Facebook

Come on, like us—you know you want to.

Follow Portfolio on Twitter

Follow us and if you're an innovative entrepreneur, we'll return the favor.

The Mix

Today's top stories, conversation starters, and the back nine business bites.

spotlight on

People & Ideas

Whisky To-Go-Go

Now there's a company that let's you taste your knowledge of fine blended Scotches by mixing a whisky of your own. Read More