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Daily Archives: December 8th, 2009

Journalism And Freedom

The contents of Rupert Murdoch ‘s (chairman and CEO of News Corp., which owns Dow Jones & Company, which owns The Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com) Dec. 1st remarks before the Federal Trade Commission’s workshop on journalism and the Internet has been made available via WSJ.com. You can read them here.

Redbox’s Significance To The Entertainment Industry

According to a study by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., the low-cost movie rental kiosks may cost the entertainment industry $1 billion. This is primarily due to four factors: DVD sales cannibalization Customers demanding lowing prices from existing rental companies The perceived value of movies will be harmed Redbox’s sale of discs into the [...]