NI Media Monitor 3 Dec

News International

[video] NI Director of Strategy speaks at 'Payment for content' forum

Dominic Young addresses Westminster Media Forum seminar yesterday on strategies for monetising news content.
YouTube


Young spoke out in support of the NLA in his speech..

.. claiming that copyright law should not serve the "exploiters rather than the investors". Last week the NLA won its case against Meltwater in the high court, which stated that the aggregator was obliged to pay contributions for its use of headlines.
journalism.co.uk


"I have to say that I was disappointed in The Times newspaper yesterday."

Charles Walker MP in yesterday's Commons debate on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: "I have a great amount of time for The Times. I read it avidly.."
Parliament

Japanese Fifa member: 'Media ruined England bid'

Junji Ogura, who was thought to favour England's bid to host the 2018 tournament, said that investigations by the Sunday Times and the BBC's Panorama programme had irretrievably harmed the country's chances.
Eurosport

Tommy Sheridan perjury trial

Police deny biased perjury probe into Sheridan

Officers from Lothian and Borders Police have denied conducting a biased perjury inquiry into former MSP Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail.
BBC News

Newspaper Industry

Mirror and Mail owners pondered merger deal

Trinity Mirror planned to sell the Daily Mail & General Trust some of its shares in return for control of Northcliffe Newspapers
MediaGuardian

ABC to publish digital edition figures alongside print circulation

Magazine publishers will be able to disclose their audited print circulation figures and the reach of their digital editions alongside each other on one certificate for the first time, following a change in the rules.
BrandRepublic

News Corp

News Corp offers remedy to EU to secure BSkyB bid

Company sources say media giant offered to be bound by restrictions on future operations – but did not include selloffs
MediaGuardian


Rupert Murdoch Is Right About The Daily

Here are four reasons why Rupert is right:
1) Rupert knows the ad model of publishing is doomed. Print and broadcast command the heftiest premiums..
paidContent:UK

News Corp. may find it challenging to define its footprint in ed-tech world

The longer, slower business cycle that typifies the education market may take some adjustment on the part of the world’s third-largest media company.
EdWeek