Mediagazer: With financial, technological and consumer behavior changing, media enters a new period of confusion (Walt Mossberg/Re/code)

7:45 PM ET, February 24, 2015

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Walt Mossberg / Re/code:

With financial, technological and consumer behavior changing, media enters a new period of confusion — How's the Media Industry These Days? Confused. — It's no secret that the media industry has been high on the list of businesses that have been disrupted by the Internet and are struggling to find a new footing.

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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

Cox Media partners with TubeMogul, allows ad buyers to buy linear TV and web ads via same digital interface — Cox Media Partners With TubeMogul For Web Video Ad Sales — Little by little, the TV ad business is adopting principles from digital media. — Case in point: Cox Media …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

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