Thursday, September 2, 2010

Support LAMP: Best Desserts on June 9th

May 28, 2010 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Events & Shows, Rants & Raves

I am pleased to support the people at The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project) and encourage you to join us when we will be eating some of the best desserts in NYC on June 9th. The LAMP is a non-profit organization creating a grassroots movement to reform and improve media. This is achieved through free [...]

Scripps Buys Travel Channel, Trumping News Corp. Bid

November 5, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

This seems like a great fit! From Bloomberg.com By Sarah Rabil Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) — Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Travel Channel from Cox Communications Inc., trumping a bid by News Corp. in a deal that values the cable-television network at $975 million. Scripps Networks will pay $181 [...]

Branding lessons from Food Network?

October 22, 2009 by Bill Sobel  
Filed under Industry News

Interesting story from openforum.com What I Learned From the Food Channel About Developing a Niche Anita Campbell (Small Business Trends) Oct 20, 2009 – The Food Network is masterful at defining the “niche.” If you do not watch the Food Channel on cable TV, you might be tempted to think, ‘Cooking is cooking – how [...]