“The way young people are growing up with their blogs, texts and Facebooks, the game experience is just not going to be as important,” said Dave Checketts, who has owned or run franchises in three pro sports (basketball, hockey and soccer) and is bidding for an N.F.L. team. via Looking Ahead to 2020, With Less [...]
Publishers to build an iTunes for magazines
Brian Stelter of NYTimes.com reports that a “consortium of magazine publishers including Time Inc. and Conde Nast are jointly building an online newsstand for magazines in multiple digital formats, according to people familiar with the plans. The formation of a new company to run the online newsstand — sometimes characterized as an ‘iTunes for magazines’ [...]
