Links for May 1st through May 4th

4 May 2009 | Media | Comments

Things I’m tracking for May 1st through May 4th:

• AdFreak: Comment wars are ugly, but they can be fun – Brian's commentary on the MediaBistro digital agency comment smackdown.
• Op Ed: Digital Done Right and Three Companies That Seem to Get It (Part 1) – mediabistro.com: AgencySpy – Cue the sound of cats hissing in the comments.
• A Note to Newspapers « blog maverick – Mark Cuban's very interesting open letter to the newspaper industry, with pointed and useful comparison to Amazon.com.
• Reliable Box-Office Data by Media by Numbers –
• Hollywood Heads for a Record Year And ‘Wolverine’ for Smash Weekend – WSJ.com – "Despite a continuing slump in DVD sales and increasingly elusive movie-financing deals, box-office results this year have defied gravity. Attendance so far this year is up 15.6% from a year earlier, while revenues, at $3 billion, are up 17.4%."
• ANALYSIS: All Eyes on CBS Digital Strategy – 2009-04-30 22:48:16 | Broadcasting & Cable – According to observers, online advertising revenue is split 70/30 in favor of the content partner, with the distribution partner receiving the rest. “Hulu is losing money hand over fist,” said one person familiar with online video economics.