Mediagazer: Newspaper industry narrowed revenue loss in 2013 as paywall plans increased (Rick Edmonds/Poynter)

7:35 PM ET, April 18, 2014

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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Newspaper industry narrowed revenue loss in 2013 as paywall plans increased — The newspaper industry narrowed its total revenue loss in 2013 to 2.6 percent, the best performance since the mid-2000s, according to figures released today by the Newspaper Association of America.

Discussion: Mashable

Alan D. Mutter / Reflections of a Newsosaur:

Print ads fell 8.6% at papers in 2013: NAA — In the eighth consecutive year of decline, print advertising at the nation's newspapers fell 8.6% to $17.3 billion in 2013, according to statistics released today by the Newspaper Association of America. — This means the primary revenue stream …

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Financial Times:

Comcast and Time Warner in talks to sell subscribers to Charter — Comcast and Time Warner Cable have entered negotiations to sell cable assets worth up $20bn to Charter Communications in a deal aimed to allay Washington?s concerns about their proposed merger.

Discussion: VentureBeat, @zseward and The Verge

Todd Spangler / Variety:

British Pathé Uploads Entire 85,000-Film Archive to YouTube in HD — British Pathé, the U.K. newsreel archive company, has uploaded its entire 100-year collection of 85,000 historic films in high resolution to YouTube. — The collection, which spans 1896 to 1976 …

Discussion: Motherboard, New York Times, Guardian, Telegraph, The Verge and kottke.org

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:

Smaller Barnes & Noble Stores? 'Yes, It's Possible,' Says Leonard Riggio … Several weeks before Chairman Leonard Riggio sold his latest tranche of shares in Barnes & Noble, he sat down for a chat at the retailer's corporate offices in Manhattan. Here, an edited Q&A:

Discussion: Consumerist and Melville House Books

Megan Geuss / Ars Technica:

Digital Public Library of America to add millions of records to its archive — At one year old, DPLA makes some big partnerships and looks back on its growth. — Today marks the Digital Public Library of America's one-year anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, the non-profit library …

Discussion: Melville House Books

Martin Beck / Marketing Land:

Facebook Paper 1.1 Rewards Publishers With New Cover Treatments — Facebook's iOS-only news reader app, Paper, got an upgrade today. Paper 1.1 has added features from Facebook's main stable of offerings, including birthday and event notifications and the ability to insert photos from the iPhone camera or camera roll into comments.

Discussion: Mashable, facebook.com, VentureBeat, @sdrak, AllFacebook, The Verge, TechCrunch and CNET

Amy Schatz / Re/code:

Regulators Propose Limited Set-Aside of TV Airwaves for Unlicensed Use — Federal regulators will propose setting aside a limited amount of spectrum for use by unlicensed devices in an auction of TV airwaves next year. — “With the increased use of Wi-Fi, this spectrum has also become congested.

Discussion: multichannel.com, Adweek, Engadget, Ars Technica, Deadline.com, Broadcasting & Cable, FCC.gov and BGR

Reuters:

Weibo debut highlights complicated dance with Chinese censors — (Reuters) - Weibo Corp executives on Thursday toasted the Chinese social media firm's debut at Nasdaq's New York headquarters. Hours earlier in Beijing, Charles Xue, a Chinese-American venture capitalist and prominent Weibo user …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Mashable

Edward Nawotka / Publishing Perspectives:

Byliner uses social media to monetize back catalog, tie older stories to current news hooks — Byliner Sees Huge Opportunity in “Second Serial” Rights — Join us on April 24 in NYC at this half-day event, where we'll discuss how to sell more backlist titles, find new licensing and distribution channels …

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:

ESPN Sees Continued Profitability Despite Competition — Aiming to squelch smoldering concerns about ESPN's continued profitability amid rising sports rights costs, the Walt Disney Company on Thursday said profits at its ESPN-dominated cable networks unit would grow in the “high single digits” …

Discussion: @richarddeitsch, @craigcalcaterra and Deadline.com

Alexandra Topping / Guardian:

Eric Pickles: I'll shut council freesheets that publish ‘propaganda on the rates’ — Communities secretary targets five Labour-led London boroughs, where he says free press is being put out of business — An advertising board for a London newspaper. Eric Pickles says the capital's local press …