Wednesday, September 27, 2006

BBC ditches ballet and basketball in favour of hippos, kites and surfers

BBC ditches ballet and basketball in favour of hippos, kites and surfers
Owen Gibson Media correspondent
The Guardian
27 Sep 2006

Owen Gibson Media correspondent After more than 43,000 appearances, BBC1 is retiring the ballet dancers, wheelchair basketball players and ravers who have introduced its programmes for the past four years in favour of a 1.2m rebrand. The eight new... read more...
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Monday, September 18, 2006

Tax-free swap studied by News Corp., Liberty

Tax-free swap studied by News Corp., Liberty
By Julia Angwin And Jesse Drucker
The Wall Street Journal Europe
18 Sep 2006

News Corp. and Liberty Media Corp., which are in talks over an asset swap that would give Liberty control of DirecTV Group Inc., are considering structuring the deal in a way that would save the two companies asmuchas $4.5 billion in capital-gains... read more...
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Friday, September 08, 2006

Advertising’s Net gains

Advertising’s Net gains
B Y E R I C B E N D E R O F F
Ottawa Citizen
07 Sep 2006

Chris Lawrence knows how to get people to watch an online reality show that promotes a dull product: get them to laugh at themselves and learn at the same time. “ People don’t wake up in the morning thinking about what kind of paper towel they will... read more...
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Internet-TV firm flourishes

Internet-TV firm flourishes
By Leila Abboud
The Wall Street Journal Europe
07 Sep 2006

AMilan S U.S. TELECOM giants spend billions on systems to deliver television over the Internet, they might learn something from an Italian start-up that helped pioneer the technology five years ago. Fastweb SpA was one of the first companies... read more...
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