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Mecom dips on fall in ad sales and profits

25 min 39 sec ago
Shares in Mecom fell more than 15 per cent as the European newspaper group said "more challenging economic conditions" had emerged during the first half of 2008

Broadcasters pay for China's success

34 min 39 sec ago
China's television companies will be expected to pay at least 10 times more for broadcasting rights at future games than the bargain sum paid for Beijing, as Olympic officials seek to exploit the country's medals success

IOC will raise price on China TV rights

8 hours 45 min ago
China's TV companies will be expected to pay at least 10 times more for broadcasting rights at future games than the bargain basement sum paid for Beijing, as Olympic marketing officials seek to exploit the country's medals success

Tata sets sights on Citi Global

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
Tata Consultancy Services, India's top software export- er, is considering making a bid for Citigroup's backoffice unit, people close to the IT group said. TCS'...

Handel: Belshazzar

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
If Handel was with us today, he would surely be in his element writing oratorios for the BBC Proms. It is not just the grandeur, but also the sense of a deep-seated...

Bands capitalise on EMI turmoil

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
The turbulence at EMI since Guy Hands' leveraged buy-out of the struggling British music company is giving bands new ammunition in the old game of contract...

Mixed fortunes hurt Innovation

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
Shares in Innovation Group tumbled more than 20 per cent as the provider of software and outsourcing to the insurance industry issued a mixed interim trading...

MGM picks up digital novel

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
An online sci-fi show produced in a Kensington back garden on a shoestring budget has been picked up by MGM, the US television and film producer. MGM has acquired an...

Intel bullish over Atom processor for 'netbooks'

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:00
Intel has offered a bullish forecast for its new Atom processor for low-end "netbooks" and other mobile computing devices, although executives conceded that the product could eat into sales of more profitable notebook chips

Bands capitalise on EMI turmoil

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 15:53
The turbulence at EMI since Guy Hands' leveraged buy-out of the struggling British music company is giving bands new ammunition in the old game of contract renegotiation

Xaar's hi-tech printing fails to impress

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 15:45
Like many businesses before it, Xaar, an innovative printing equipment company, is finding that making the most out of a promising new technology can be strewn with difficulties

Start-up for 'super-networkers'

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:33
TalkBizNow hopes for a slice of the rocketing traffic and rising advertising rates enjoyed by business networking sites amid waning investor interest in social networks

Vodafone to raise minimum call rate by 25%

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
Vodafone is to increase its minimum British call charges from September by at least 25 per cent, and by as much as 50 per cent for some customers. The increase has...

EA bid for Take-Two lapses

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
Electronic Arts yesterday said it would no longer stand behind its $24.75-a-share takeover offer for rival games maker Take-Two, publisher of the Grand Theft...

Video gamers get older

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
Forget the notion that video game players are nerdy teenage boys. An industry report reveals women and older adults are the new driving force behind the success of the...

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
At the age of 83, Pierre Boulez seems to have found a new musical enthusiasm. Having recently performed Janácek's From the House of the Dead , which he says...

How typical of the music industry to miss an opportunity

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
From Mr Mike McNally. Sir, In reference to your article "Warner chief criticised in 'Guitar Hero' royalties row" (August 15): Warner Music's response to the success of...

Synchronica in AxisMobile deal

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
Synchronica, a provider of mobile e-mail software to telecommunications providers, is to buy the operating business of rival AxisMobile. Synchronica will acquire...

It's the taking apart that counts

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 22:00
Gosh, haven't the Olympic Games suddenly got exciting? Team GB must be suffering a collective nosebleed as it finds itself near the very top of the medals table. The...

Woman faces £16,000 penalty for sharing game

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 21:41
A computer pinball game maker wins a court jackpot in a case that highlights the increasingly assertive US-style approach of media companies to protecting their wares