mediabizbloggers.com  
commentary

An Englishman in New York

Matthew Kearney About Matthew Kearney

Matthew Kearney has been working in the media in London and New York, in TV, cinema and in online for nearly 20 years. He joined the Daily Mail’s leading news site MailOnline last year.

more
Disruptive Media and Prospects for Cable: the Cable Guy has Been Warned - Matt Kearney
By Matthew Kearney

Here is what the highly respected, Wall Street Journal owned Barron's had to say about Comcast earlier this week:

"……it appears to have only one way to go and that is down. There are many pressures creeping into Comcast's market that will almost certainly introduce a new kind of competition that Comcast does not seem... more


Facebook Reveals its Ad Revenues: "Wow This is A Massive ad Sales Business." Not at $100B Valuation it isn't - Matthew Kearney
By Matthew Kearney

IPO Filing shows ad revenue of $3.2billion in 2011 representing 69% year-on-year growth

Anyone who saw the movie Social Network – fiction I know but pretty faithful to key facts – will know that there was an early disagreement between the founders: build ad revenues or traffic? Mark Zuckerberg didn't flinch and... more


Amazon Opens Fire? Nope, it's Not a Declaration of War on Apple it's a New Boon for the Media Industry. Well Here's Hoping… - Matthew Kearney
By Matthew Kearney

Amazon's new tablet, the "Fire": $199

The product announced Wednesday 10am at a press conference in Hell's Kitchen New York comes on sale on 15th November. It's got an iPad sized color screen, is designed for content consumption, is relatively low-priced at $199 and is Android powered and has audio.... more


Fiat: The Model of a Modern Major Marketer - Matt Kearney
By Matthew Kearney

Launching a car is like launching a newspaper

My relationship with Fiat is recent. It began in June at an AWNY lunch when I introduced the keynote speaker Laura Soave, who is launching the Fiat 500 in North America.

At the time I was struck by the similarity of Laura's job and mine. OK, she's in the car industry, I'm in the ... more


News in the News - Matthew Kearney
By Matthew Kearney

Welcome Matthew Kearney, our newest MediaBizBlogger.

The news industry has suffered blow after blow in recent years. From the heady days of the 50s thru 80s, the past decade has seen quite a change with TV newsrooms downsizing and newspapers teetering.

But some things never... more



More An Englishman in New York



media industry poll