TheStreet.com CEO DeMarse discusses earnings
Here are excerpts from the Friday conference call by Elisabeth DeMarse, the CEO of TheStreet.com, discussing its earnings: Now that we’re beyond TheStreet’s reorganization period we anticipate that the company’s financial results will become more predictable, stronger and more clearly indicative of the value that exist within TheStreet. We are eagerly looking forward to a […]
TheStreet.com investor complains about Jim Cramer
Josh Kosman of The New York Post writes that an investor in The-Street.com claims the company’s co-founder and biggest name — TV stockpicker Jim Cramer — is the equivalent of an overpaid baseball slugger who has failed to deliver for shareholders. Kosman writes, “Private-equity firm Spear Point argued in its latest letter to the company’s […]
Business models and business journalism
The second panel discussion at Talking Biz News’ conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York invited those on the business end of journalism to talk about the model for making money and what the future may bring. The discussion touched on a variety of topics including pay walls for web sites, […]
The rebuilding of TheStreet.com
Arti Patel of Folio writes Tuesday about how CEO Elisabeth DeMarse has overhauled TheStreet.com’s operations. Patel writes, “DeMarse offered candid comments about downsizing her editorial staff and the expansion of TheStreet’s contributor content model. “‘When I came in, we went from 70 on staff to 15 and I filled in with the contributor content model,’ […]
TheStreet.com to sponsor “Nightly Business Report”
TheStreet.com announced Wednesday that it will sponsor “Nightly Business Report” for the fourth quarter, marking the company’s second sponsorship of the program this year. The sponsorship will span 65 episodes from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, each featuring two 15-second funding credits at the beginning and end of the show. “TheStreet and ‘Nightly Business Report’ […]
The Deal launches new iPhone app
The Deal, which was acquired a year ago by TheStreet.com, announced Wednesday the launch of a new version of its iPad application and a new iPhone app. The apps provide news articles and video reporting from The Deal’s newsroom in addition to a new feature for the iPad app that offers information about the initial […]
TheStreet.com readers are the rich and affluent
Mike Arnold of Seeking Alpha writes Monday about TheStreet.com and how it seems to have found a growth model. Arnold writes, “TheStreet also points out that, comScore, an independent Web measurement company, ranked it first among financial media websites for delivering the difficult-to-reach mass affluent demographic. In particular, TheStreet ranked: #1 in Household Income over […]
TheStreet.com and The Deal celebrate one year together
TheStreet.com staff celebrated Thursday its one-year anniversary of its acquisition of The Deal, a mergers and acquisitions news operation, with cupcakes in the newsroom. Pictured are chief executive officer Elisabeth DeMarse with head of video Ruben Ramirez. The acquisition cost TheStreet $5.8 million, and it shut The Deal’s print magazine operations, resulting in some layoffs. […]
TheStreet.com beefs up its video team
TheStreet.com announced Wednesday some new additions and appointments to the video team, which is led by Ruben Ramirez. Mark Sugarman has joined as video creative director, while Sophie Bearman and Jeremy Jennings have joined as associate producers. Daniel Lebo has been appointed to a new role as video optimization manager. The team is responsible for […]
Why leave CNBC for TheStreet.com?
Herb Greenberg writes about his decision to leave business news network CNBC and return to financial news site TheStreet.com. Greenberg writes, “The decision to leave CNBC was a tough one — as emotionally difficult as when I decided to leave the my 10-year gig as a daily business columnist at The San Francisco Chronicle for […]
