The glitch in Postmedia's digital switch

"The trouble with this quest (for profits in digital media), however, is that Postmedia is trying to reinvent itself at a time when digital profits are still elusive and the company’s traditional newspaper business is sapping its financial strength," reports the Globe in a story about the company's new media drive.

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AP Enterprise: UK tabloid paid spies for scoops

1990s scandal that saw a secretary fired from the Sun People has now ensnared Piers Morgan. AP Enterprise suggests that the stolen secrets went to the News of the world where Morgan was editor. Such a nice business.

Supreme Court to hear 'value for signal' TV case

CBC synopsis: In 2010, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission asked the Federal Court of Appeal to rule on whether the broadcast regulator had the right to establish a regime whereby broadcasters could attach value to their signals and charge the distributors — the cable and satellite companies .Canadian cable and satellite companies currently carry over-the-air network television signals without paying for them. In a 2-1 ruling released in late February, the appeal court said the regulator could implement a proposed "value for signal" regime. The cable and satellite companies subsequently asked the Supreme Court for leave to appeal that decision.

Kindle Fire will sell for $199 in U.S.

Jeff Bezos introducing the Kingle Fire. Telegraph TV story.

Star trumpets NADbank results

And to its credit the Star continues to be the most read news source. The perennial guessing game continues however about the break out between print and online readership. It's a secret. Why?