Headlines from the Week in Media
Job moves, music in the cloud, and more from the week that was
Top news for the week of May 9-13:
► NewsBeast m.e. Brekke Fletcher leaves for WSJ. magazine
► Microsoft reportedly pays $8.5 billion to acquire Skype
► Google to launch ‘music beta’ cloud service—minus record company cooperation
► John Q. Griffin, last of Jack Griffin’s major hires, leaves Time Inc.
► YouTube to double number of feature films it streams; new partners include NBCU, Sony, Warner Bros.
► Dave Weaver tapped to run Cheil North America’s One Agency
► Yahoo to acquire ad platform 5:1
► Former GM marketing chief Mike Jackson launches shop Jackson & Partners
► Pulitzer Prize winner James Stewart joins NYT biz desk
► Disney reports Q1 profits of just over $9 billion, a 6% increase from Q1 2010
► Publicis Groupe bolsters healthcare operations; acquires China’s Dreams Communication
► R/GA named U.S.
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