Sky looks to broadband as TV picture darkens
Sky looks to broadband as TV picture darkensRichard Wray and Chris Tryhorn
The Guardian
29 Jul 2006
The importance of BSkyB’s move into the residential broadband market was underlined yesterday when the company revealed a mere 1% growth in revenues from its core satellite-TV business, even though it attracted a forecast-busting 77,000 new customers...
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Despite Israel’s best efforts, Al-Manar keeps broadcasting
Despite Israel’s best efforts, Al-Manar keeps broadcastingBy Jay Solomon And Mariam Fam
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Jul 2006
SBeirut, Lebanon OON AFTER THE FIGHTING in Lebanon began, Israeli jets were dispatched on a mission: take Al-Manar Television, the satellite news channel run by the militant group Hezbollah, off the air. The jets destroyed the station’s fivestory...
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Has the internet killed the video star? MTV hits back with interactive channel
News show feud boils over into open warfare
News show feud boils over into open warfareOliver Burkeman New York
The Guardian
26 Jul 2006
Responding well to criticism has never been among Bill O'Reilly's strong points. The star of America's most-watched cable news show, shown daily on Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel, has a habit of yelling at guests who disagree with him to “shut...
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‘Queer’ ducks Cruise jokes
‘Queer’ ducks Cruise jokes
New York Daily News
23 Jul 2006
Viacom insisted that Tom Cruise (right) wasn’t getting special protection when its Comedy Central subsidiary yanked a “South Park” episode mocking his sexuality. But the company’s movie arm, Paramount — which makes Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible”...
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DISNEY RIDES NEW, BLU WAVE
DISNEY RIDES NEW, BLU WAVETHOMAS K. ARNOLD HOLLYWOOD REPORTER LOS ANGELES -
The Gazette, Montreal
22 Jul 2006
Raising the bar in the Blu- ray Disc vs. HD DVD battle, Walt Disney Co. is creating a series of short films to be shot in high-definition to accompany select films the company will release in the Blu-ray format. It’s the first move by any studio to...
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Home reno funding needs to be separate from groceries (Times-Colonist, Victoria, 22 Jul 2006, Page C5)
Home reno funding needs to be separate from groceriesBY DAVID BRADLEY
Times-Colonist, Victoria
22 Jul 2006
For The Associated Press Oil and water don’t mix, and neither do personal and project funds when it comes to home improvements. Homeowners should separate household cash from monies spent on remodelling or makeover jobs budgeted for more than a few...
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Did Katie Couric work as a mime at Hooters? (National Post, 19 Jul 2006, Page B2)
Did Katie Couric work as a mime at Hooters?
National Post
19 Jul 2006
Everyweek, we challenge your capacity to retain trivial pop culture information. Then, we hand out a National Post tote bag to a worthy reader. Last week's winner was Mandy McCarthy of Ottawa. Will you pass muster this week? Bonne chance! 1. Who will...
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Search sites steal the jump
Search sites steal the jumpSimon Canning
Australian
06 Jul 2006
MEDIA companies must work quickly to refine their online models, or risk search engine giants such as Google and Yahoo! cannibalising their content as well as their advertisers, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group. The warning came...
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Media move winner in bush
Media move winner in bushBy PAUL OSBORNE
Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
12 Jul 2006
LOCAL news in the bush is expected to be protected by a beefed up media watchdog under the government’s shakeup of the industry to be announced this week. Communications Minister Helen Coonan yesterday said Cabinet had approved her media industry...
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Montgomery’s general
Montgomery’s generalhe Rainmaker
Business
09 Jul 2006
They make a powerful combination — Montgomery, and Montgomery’s general. David Montgomery moved smoothly into exclusive negotiations last week, as his investment vehicle, Mecom, sets about acquiring Nordic newspaper group Orkla Media for a sum of...
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