Media News Daily: One indication of how much private ownership is transforming the station business: The head of the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) said one-third of its 600 member stations could be privately held by the end of 2008, up from zero a year ago. “That’s a pretty startling and noteworthy pattern,” said Chris Rohrs, TVB president.>Read More

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Search Insider: As Google looks to expand its kingdom in both scope and depth across the information universe, partnerships with other businesses will become increasingly important — and there will be far fewer bridges Google can afford to burn. Consider, for example, how much Google will need to rely on the entertainment industry’s help in making good on its $1.6 billion YouTube buy. If it wants to keep YouTube traffic long-term, Google will need the professional content that, in pirated form, currently drives so much of YouTube’s viewership. To keep that professional content flowing, Google will need the help of the very Hollywood businesses that it’s alienated since buying YouTube last winter.>Read More