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According to TechCrunch, the Google Phone is very real and it is being developed right now at Google HQ. But this rumor is not without its complications and TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington knows that. Which is why he proposes that the Google Phone won’t essentially be a phone, it will be something else. Google is on the [...] Read Related Posts Google Voice Coming Soon to Gmail New Service...
3wan.net (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
[guardian] Supermarket seals deal with Cable & Wireless that will allow it to offer discounted internet and landline phone packages Tesco is building up its assault on telephone and broadband firms with plans for hundreds of new in-store telecoms outlets and discounted packages of internet and landline services. Britain's dominant retailer is already a growing force in the cut-throat telecoms market...
Cllr Fraser Macpherson (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Last night I attended an evening reception at the STV studios at Seabraes, Greenmarket, at which Rob Woodward, the company's Chief Executive, gave a very interesting presentation on the future of Scottish broadcasting and STV's broadcasting plans. The company's proposals in the area of news broadcasting are innovative. However, I asked about what steps STV is taking to ensure that STV viewers on Sky...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Supermarket seals deal with Cable & Wireless that will allow it to offer discounted internet and landline phone packages Tesco is ramping up its assault on telephone and broadband firms with plans for hundreds of new in-store telecoms outlets and discounted packages of internet and landline services. The UK's dominant retailer is already a growing force in the cut-throat telecoms market and said...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Jeremy Darroch the chief executive of BSkyB said the satellite broadcaster is open to making "bolton" acquisitions as he searches for ways to enhance returns to shareholders.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Former Tory MP and Asda chief executive to replace Michael Grade at broadcaster Former Conservative MP and Asda chief executive Archie Norman has been named chairman of ITV following a lengthy search for a successor to Michael Grade. Norman, who cemented his reputation by transforming ASDA in the 1990s, said that the ITV job was one of the few that would tempt him back into corporate life. He said:...
Media Week (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
BSkyB's sales house Sky Media is set to boost its scale in the TV advertising sector from around 12% to 16% of the market following a shock takeover of MTV Network's portfolio of TV brands.
The Guardian Technology blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
As the desktop publishing revolution reaches video, the online video service Brightcove reaches out to a new market Even in the recession, online video is a booming market. Its advertisement revenues are promising , everybody loves to watch it, and it is easier to produce than ever. No wonder that Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the company that provides video for media publishers including The New York...
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
*BSkyB re-secures MTV Networks for UK Chris Forrester Sunday, 15 November 2009 06:16 There hasn't been much doubt that MTV would reconfirm its carriage agreement with pay-TV giant...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Ashley Giles worries that the loss of Sky money will be detrimental to cricket at the grassroots ( Report , 13 November), but spending large amounts on development is not necessarily the best way to produce top cricketers – Giles's early development at Surrey was organised largely by volunteers. Since Surrey started professionalising its development, there has been a noticeable dearth of England...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Sports News: cricket tournament can return to free-to-air TV -- A government review of which big U.K. sports events can be covered exclusively by pay TV operators has dealt a blow to leading paybox BSkyB.
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Looks like BSkyB ( NYSE: BSY ) is really gearing up to be an advertising player in 2010. Not only has Sky Media won an exclusive contract to handle ad sales for Viacom’s MTV, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET TV channels (via MarketWatch ); Sky is also prepping its customers for targeted online and TV advertising to begin in the new year…
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Viacom's move to hand responsibilities for about £375m in ad revenue over five years to British Sky Broadcasting marks a further consolidation of broadcasters' TV ad sales houses
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Administrators are entitled to be frustrated by David Davies' recommendations as the Premier League gets off scot-free David Davies and his Crown Jewels panel have shown backbone in expanding the list of sporting events recommended for protection on "free to air" television, facing down BSkyB's dominance of televised sport, and the intense lobbying from sports governing bodies already howling...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
International News: BSkyB loses cricket's Ashes, England soccer -- A government review of which big U.K. sports events can be covered exclusively by pay TV operators has dealt a blow to leading paybox BSkyB. The review, published Friday, recommends that the Ashes cricket tournament, which BSkyB paid £260 million ($434 million) to cover, could return to free-to-air TV.
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