Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  The month-long battle between Random House and literary agent Andrew Wylie seems to be over. The publisher is claiming victory, saying it has the rights to publish e-book editions of 13 classics books that the Wylie starting publishing under his…

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is hoping to step up its battle against Bloomberg by handing over responsibility for credit news reporting to its IFR Markets unit. About six editorial staffers will be affected by the switch, though Peter Szekely, secretary-treasurer of the Newspaper Guild of New York Newspaper Guild, which…

Challenges remained in Thomson Reuters’ markets division in Q2, as the unit’s revenue was down 4 percent while its profits dropped 25 percent (though the company pointed out that excluding currency changes, the decline was more like 15 percent). That served as a drag on Thomson Reuters’ earnings generally this…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q209	Net Inc. vs Q209
Thomson Reuters	Release		2.3%	8.6%

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Reuters (NYSE: TRI) has promoted three media execs this week to reflect the constant changes and challenges for news organizations in the digital space, according to a memo obtained by paidContent. Keith McAllister, the former CEO of syndicated online content company Mochila who was hired  just over a year ago…

So, CEOs will be wandering around, toting iPads with critical business info on, right? Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) think so… I chatted with the consumer publishing division’s SVP Alisa Bowen, who said it’s “the perfect platform to engage with C-level executives” and who outlined the opportunity tablets present for business…

Like a lot of companies investing in the BRIC countries lately, Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is looking to build up its presence in Brazil with the purchase of one of that country’s major legal publishing houses, Revista dos Tribunais. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. At the end of…

After spending much of the past year focusing its multimedia products at consumers, Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) will introduce an on-demand, customizable online web video service that’s mainly for its paying subscribers. The service, called Reuters Insider, has been in the works for two years and makes its debut on…

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) CEO Tom Glocer pointed to the “tentative recovery” as helping fuel momentum for the company in the past quarter, as the company’s profits fell less than analysts anticipated. Still, revenue remained largely flat, as the financial sector, a major part of the company’s client base, was…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q109	Net Inc. vs Q109
Thomson Reuters	Release		.03%	10%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

The app announcements have been rolling out all morning in anticipation of tomorrow’s iPad release. Among the initial iPad apps now in Apple’s online store is the WSJ’s app, which is free to download, but costs users for $3.99 per week for access—compared to the $2.69 a week charge for…

As major newspaper publishers have seen profits return and ad declines slow a bit, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is hoping that the time is right to sell a new product designed to enhance understaffed business sections. The news wire plans to unveil its Reuters Financial Infographics initiative, which provides automated delivery…

One of the favorite sports of most media conferences these days involves trotting out Wired editor Chris Anderson’s “freemium” idea—which is predicated on balancing free online and paid premium content—and kicking it to the ground. The topic served as a introduction to discussing the problems associated with paywalls and display…

Reuters (NYSE: TRI) makes most of its money in B2B, but the company is also trying to prove that it can also build revenues on the consumer side without eating into its primary business. In an interview with WSJ.com managing editor Kevin Delaney at our paidContent2010 conference, Devin Wenig, the…

The media segment in Thomson Reuters’ Q4 results can be seen as a microcosm of the segment’s performance for the overall year. Both full-year and Q4 media revenues declined 8 percent. The company, now based in Toronto, pointed to “continued pressure” on the Professional Publishing and Advertising businesses.  The same…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q408	Net Inc. vs Q408
Thomson Reuters	Release		1%	68.4%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

Highlights from WSJ.com managing editor Kevin Delaney’s conversation with Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) Markets CEO Devin Wenig (who, by the way, oversees $8 billion of paid content revenue): —Reuters.com: Wenig says the company will add “paid services” on top of its news site this year. The site, he says, is…

While most media companies are exploring ways to build subscription revenues to replace ad dollars, Reuters is looking in the opposite direction. Though the company emphasizes that its traditional subscription model that supports most of the business is as vital as ever, Reuters believes it’s a good time to focus…

At DLD earlier this week, Tom Glocer, CEO of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), gave the rest of the world a peek into what we know he really is: a geek. He talked about his early days playing with IM, and how that helped develop Reuters own financial IM product; and…

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) has acquired scientific analytics software provider Discovery Logic as the company looks to expand its content and services. Discovery Logic will be folded into Thomson Reuters’ Healthcare & Science business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Rockville, MD-based Discovery Logic gathers information from scientific…

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) is laying off 240 staffers at its legal publishing division, Dow Jones reported. The company’s legal division includes research sites like West, FindLaw and Carswell, as well as attorney software provider Elite. The layoffs will be in North America.

Stephen J. Adler, who resigned his post as editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek shortly after the magazine’s sale to Bloomberg, is joining Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI). Adler will become SVP and editorial director of the news service’s Professional division, which covers Legal, Tax & Accounting, and Healthcare & Science businesses, reporting to…