Archive for October 25th, 2007

AP approves pricing changes

APYou’ll remember Cory’s post from last month in which he asked if it’s time to rethink the AP model. Well today the board changed the pricing structure to reduce the fees for print customers, and in some instances sell stories individually. According to an AP article (go figure), Tom Brettingen, the AP’s senior vice president for global newspaper markets, said the plan will offer U.S. newspapers more flexibility in accessing and using news of local interest that may originate in other regions. The AP said that broadcast and online customers should also benefit from the changes, although programs for those customers have not yet been completed.

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FCC commissioner wants News Corp. inquiry

In a move that could complicate News Corp’s purchase of the Wall Street Journal, Democratic FCC commissioner Michael Copps wrote a letter to FCC chairman Kevin Martin asking him to investigate the deal. According to Broadcasting & Cable, Copps said he is concerned that the $5.6 billion combination would result in control of a network and two of the nation’s five largest newspapers by a single company and would result in the ownership of two newspapers and two TV stations in New York, the nation’s top market. Technically, the FCC isn’t reviewing the deal, so we’ll see if this letter does anything besides make news.

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