Reactions to NYC Mayor's Media NYC 2020 Plan Mixed

NYC's local media reacted differently to Mayor Bloomberg's NYC Media 2020 plan for strengthening the media industry in NYC.  Some simply reported on the initiative while others offered their opinions on the plan's specifics.  Coverage of the initiative appeared in the following outlets:

• Business Insider
• The Hollywood Reporter
• Mediabistro's FishbowlNY
• MediaPost
• paidContent
• PRWeek
• The New York Times
• Reuters
• The Wall Street Journal

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> NYC Plans to Strengthen City's Media Sector
> NYC & Downtown Alliance To Open Digital 'Hive'

Comments

[Simon Applebaum]

The Media 2020 plan is great as is--and it appears to ignore television opportunities amid those opportunities taking shape. People out there want to launch new TV networks, new independent production companies, new high-definition and 3D television content, and new interactive/Internet TV services. The city should not be ignoring these TV tea leaves as it pursues more digital media jobs. New television ventures can be great job/revenue creators for NYC and Media 2020 should pursue them with the same vigor as digital media, radio, print and other directions.

Simon Applebaum
Producer/Host, Tomorrow Will Be Televised
(Internet radio program covering the TV scene)