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A Tale of Two Wires: The Associated Press and Reuters Evolve in the Digital Age

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Author: Ken Doctor, Affiliate Analyst

The internet has forced The Associated Press and Reuters – two newswire companies founded in the telegraph age – to re-examine their basic business models and to re-invent parts of their companies. This report looks at how they continue to serve their long-standing media clients while moving to modernize their legacy licensing models and transform their companies’ skill sets and cultures. It explains why AP with its syndication – rather than destination – strategy seems best positioned to grow its business. The report analyzes:

- Financials of The Associated Press and Reuters, including estimated revenue, trading profit, and revenue per employee;
- Competitors, web performance, and customer reach;
- Key new initiatives by both companies;
- Change drivers and their impact for wire services;
- Essential actions for wire services and news publishers in general.


Pub Date: May 1, 2007
Type: Company AnalyAsis
Segment: NEWS
Keywords: Business Models, Company Profile, Newspapers
Pages: 16
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Why The Associated Press and Reuters?
  • Company Highlights
    1. The Associated Press: Company Snapshot
    2. The Associated Press: Business Lines
    3. The Associated Press: Recent Initiatives
    4. Reuters: Company Snapshot
    5. Reuters: Business Lines
    6. Reuters: Recent Initiatives
  • Syndication vs. Destination: Comparing AP and Reuters Strategies
  • Key Drivers of Change and Challenges for Wires
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research

    • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. The Associated Press at a Glance
  • Table 2. The Associated Press Financials
  • Figure 1. AP Major Business Lines by Revenue, 2006
  • Table 3. Key AP Initiatives
  • Table 4. Reuters at a Glance
  • Table 5. Reuters Financials
  • Figure 2. Geographical Sources of Reuters Revenues
  • Table 6. Key Reuters News Initiatives
  • Table 7. Change Drivers and Their Impacts

    • Companies Mentioned

  • - The Associated Press
  • - Bloomberg
  • - Dow Jones
  • - The E.W. Scripps Company
  • - Financial Times
  • - Getty Images
  • - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
  • - MLB
  • - Mochila
  • - New York Times Co.
  • - Reuters
  • - Voxant
  • - Washington Post Company

Companies Mentioned

  1. Bloomberg L.P.
  2. Dow Jones & Company
  3. Getty Images, Inc.
  4. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
  5. MLB Advanced Media LP
  6. Mochila, Inc.
  7. New York Times Company
  8. Reuters
  9. The Associated Press
  10. The E.W. Scripps Company
  11. The Financial Times Ltd.
  12. Voxant
  13. Washington Post Company