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News Providers & Publishers: 2008 Market Forecast and Trends Report

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Author: Ken Doctor, Affiliate Analyst

This report includes detailed analysis of market trends and our forecast for growth and performance through 2011 of the News Providers & Publishers segment. It also examines up-and-coming players in this segment and the disruptive forces they embody. The report includes:

- Outsell’s revenue and growth forecasts through 2011 for the News segment as well as the overall information industry;
- Analysis of key trends in the News industry;
- An overview of the competitive landscape for this segment;
- Revenue figures for the top 10 News companies through mid-2008;
- A look at 10 “rising stars” in this segment;
- Essential actions for publishers to succeed in the News market.

Our forecast reports build on our annual market size and market share data and our analysts’ assessment of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, combined with critical key trends affecting each information industry segment. Our efforts are both top-down and bottom-up and are overlaid with the extensive experience of our individual analysts.


Pub Date: October 6, 2008
Type: Forecast Report
Segment: NEWS
Keywords: Forecast, Market Analysis, Market Statistics, Newspapers
Pages: 21
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Why This Forecast Report?
  • News Providers & Publishers Market Overview
    1. Information Industry Forecast
    2. News Providers & Publishers Segment Forecast
    3. Key Trends
    4. News Providers & Publishers Market Size and Historic Growth
  • Competitive Landscape
    1. Market Movements: First Half of 2008
    2. Impact of M&A
    3. Rising Stars
    4. Disruptive Forces
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research
  • Methodology

    • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. Outsell’s Information Industry Forecast, 2008-2011
  • Figure 2. Outsell’s Information Industry Forecast, Excluding News, 2008-2011
  • Figure 3. News Providers & Publishers and Information Industry Forecast, 2008-2011
  • Figure 4. News Providers & Publishers Market Size and Growth, 2003-2007
  • Table 1. Major Search, Aggregation & Syndication Subsegments
  • Table 2. Top 10 News Providers & Publishers Companies

Companies Mentioned

  1. ABC, Inc.
  2. Agence France-Presse
  3. AOL Inc.
  4. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  5. Cable News Network LP, LLLP (CNN)
  6. CBS Corporation
  7. Centro, LLC
  8. Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  9. Demand Media
  10. Gannett Co., Inc.
  11. Google, Inc.
  12. Guardian Media Group plc
  13. HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.
  14. Independent News & Media, plc
  15. Maroon Ventures, Inc.
  16. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
  17. NBC Universal, Inc.
  18. New York Times Company
  19. News Corporation, Ltd
  20. NPR (National Public Radio)
  21. Pluck Corporation
  22. quadrantONE
  23. Schibsted ASA
  24. Telegraph Media Group Limited
  25. The Associated Press
  26. The Financial Times Ltd.
  27. The Hearst Corporation
  28. The Tribune Company
  29. Thomson Reuters
  30. Trinity Mirror plc
  31. Washington Post Company
  32. Yahoo! Inc.
  33. Zvents, Inc.