A Symbol Of Austerity Anxiety --- Michael Hedges May 9, 2013 Follow on Twitter Only so much internal austerity can hold together a media company facing external austerity, advertising retreat and digital quandary. Off-loading assets – and people – only goes so far when debt burden is compounded by inertia. Restructuring is often the best strategy but only when it goes far enough.
Breaking Up Not So Hard To Do --- Michael Hedges July 4, 2013 Follow on Twitter Love it or not, change happens. Media groups, large and otherwise, face this everyday with the roll and tumble of economics and consumer behavior. Blink your eyes and a new platform pops up like a mushroom. Investors and shareholders stuck between boardroom and yacht are often the last to see it.