[Medianews] BBC World Service hits new record

This is from BBC News: Audience figures for the BBC World Service have reached a record 163 million a week. The figure is 14 million higher than last year and beats the previous record of 153 million listeners in 2001. The rise came despite the BBC axing 10 foreign language radio services last y

[Medianews] Ergen values EchoStar's autonomy

05/12/2006 01:00:00 AM MDT Ergen values EchoStar's autonomy CEO tells analysts partner not needed By Kimberly S. Johnson Denver Post Staff Writer http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3812431 Douglas County - Charlie Ergen wants the satellite company he started in 1980 to remain independent. T

[Medianews] Rainbow Media's bright future

Rainbow Media's bright future As television continues to fragment, brands like Rainbow's will become more important, not less, says CEO Josh Sapan. John Heilemann Business 2.0 Magazine May 15, 2006: 9:33 AM EDT http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/magazines/business2/rainbow/ (Business 2.0 Magazin

[Medianews] TV talk around the office isn't what it used to be

TV talk around the office isn't what it used to be By ROB OWEN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12-MAY-06 http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=OPTIONS-TV-05-12-06 So, what did you watch last night _ "The West Wing" series-ender? The final tribal-council vote on "Survivor"? Or the lat

[Medianews] Net isn't ready for the video revolution

May 15, 2006 Net isn't ready for the video revolution High-definition programming could clog the Internet, major providers say By Peter Svensson Associated Press May 15, 2006 http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20060515&Category=BUSINESS&ArtNo=605150340&S

[Medianews] Hollywood watches as adult film studio offers downloads to DVD

May 15, 2006 Hollywood watches as adult film studio offers downloads to DVDs By GARY GENTILE AP Business Writer http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/BIZ04/605150323/1001/BIZ LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood has been tiptoeing its way toward letting consumers buy a movie online

[Medianews] Questions Raised for Phone Giants in Spy Data Furor

May 13, 2006 Questions Raised for Phone Giants in Spy Data Furor By JOHN MARKOFF NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/washington/13phone.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print The former chief executive of Qwest, the nation's fourth-largest phone company, rebuffed government requests for

[Medianews] In Japan, a Provider of Cable Ups the Ante

May 15, 2006 In Japan, a Provider of Cable Ups the Ante By KEN BELSON NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15cable.html?pagewanted=print TOKYO — The Japanese are among the most avid television watchers on earth, yet most are still pulling their favorite shows out of the air. J

[Medianews] Scan This Book! [long]

May 14, 2006 Scan This Book! By KEVIN KELLY NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html?ei=5087%0A&en=e5359b8aa2308790&ex=1147838400&pagewanted=print In several dozen nondescript office buildings around the world, thousands of hourly workers bend over table-top scanne

[Medianews] At an Industry Media Lab, Close Views of Multitasking

May 15, 2006 At an Industry Media Lab, Close Views of Multitasking By SHARON WAXMAN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15research.html?pagewanted=print LOS ANGELES, May 14 — In a sleek media lab hidden in a Los Angeles high-rise, some of the country's biggest media companies

[Medianews] France Debates Downloads, With Teenager as Top Expert

May 15, 2006 France Debates Downloads, With Teenager as Top Expert By THOMAS CRAMPTON NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15audionaut.html?pagewanted=print PARIS — In the current debate over laws governing music downloads here, some condemn Aziz Ridouan as an advocate of crim

[Medianews] Qwest Goes From the Goat to the Hero

May 15, 2006 Qwest Goes From the Goat to the Hero By TOM ZELLER Jr. NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15link.html?pagewanted=print FEW customers are given to gushing about their phone companies, but before last week's report that Qwest Communications was apparently the lone

[Medianews] Shaking Up Tradition in the Way Ads Are Sold

May 15, 2006 Shaking Up Tradition in the Way Ads Are Sold By STUART ELLIOTT NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/15/technology/15adco.html?pagewanted=print The new media are giving a new twist to one of the oldest rituals on Madison Avenue, the "upfront" market. The unexpectedly fast and f

[Medianews] Lawsuit over phone records may grow

Page 7A Lawsuit over phone records may grow Lawyer: BellSouth, AT& T customers want to join action By Andrea Stone USA TODAY 05/15/06 http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060515/a_nsa15.art.htm WASHINGTON — A lawyer who sued Verizon last week on claims it violated privacy law

[Medianews] Do you own songs bought online? Well, sort of

Do you own songs bought online? Well, sort of Sat May 13, 2006 9:49 AM ET By Duncan Martell Reuters http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-05-13T134907Z_01_N123790_RTRUKOC_0_US-COLUMN-PLUGGEDIN.xml SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Like millions around

[Medianews] US high court vacates eBay patent dispute ruling

US high court vacates eBay patent dispute ruling Mon May 15, 2006 2:03 PM ET By Peter Kaplan Reuters http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-05-15T180234Z_01_WAT005553_RTRUKOC_0_US-EBAY-PATENT.xml WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on

[Medianews] "Cab driver" becomes Internet expert in BBC mix-up

[Another news of the weird magic moment in broadcasting.] "Cab driver" becomes Internet expert in BBC mix-up Reuters Mon May 15, 2006 1:34 PM ET http://today.reuters.com/misc/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-05-15T173351Z_01_L15667803_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-EXPERT.xml L

[Medianews] Time Warner buys remaining part of Court TV

Page 6B Time Warner buys remaining part of Court TV By David Lieberman USA TODAY 05/15/06 http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20060515/courtv15.art.htm NEW YORK — There's order in Court TV after Time Warner, which already owned half the cable channel, paid partner Liberty Media

[Medianews] Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11 By Greg Sandoval Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 12:55 PM PDT http://news.com.com/Public+gets+peek+at+Windows+Media+Player+11/2100-1023_3-6072376.html?tag=nefd.lede Taking aim at the dominance of Apple Computer's iTunes and iPod med

[Medianews] Data-mining pioneer joins Microsoft

Data-mining pioneer joins Microsoft By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 12:06 PM PDT http://news.com.com/Data-mining+pioneer+joins+Microsoft/2100-1022_3-6072321.html?tag=nefd.top Not every big name in search is going to Google. Rakesh Agrawal, who is credited

[Medianews] Skype offers free calling to phones in U.S., Canada

Skype offers free calling to phones in U.S., Canada By Marguerite Reardon Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 10:55 AM PDT http://news.com.com/Skype+offers+free+calling+to+phones+in+U.S.%2C+Canada/2100-7352_3-6072256.html?tag=nefd.top Skype users can now make free SkypeOut calls

[Medianews] Creative sues Apple over iPod interface

Creative sues Apple over iPod interface By Ina Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 3:19 PM PDT http://news.com.com/Creative+sues+Apple+over+iPod+interface/2100-1047_3-6072488.html?tag=nefd.top Singapore-based electronics maker Creative Technology said Monday that it has fi

[Medianews] Verizon sued for sharing info with NSA

Verizon sued for sharing info with NSA By Marguerite Reardon Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 3:16 PM PDT http://news.com.com/Verizon+sued+for+sharing+info+with+NSA/2100-1036_3-6072483.html?tag=nefd.top Verizon Communications is the latest big phone company to be sued for all

[Medianews] Microsoft hires software security expert

Microsoft hires software security expert By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: May 15, 2006, 3:51 PM PDT http://news.com.com/Microsoft+hires+software+security+expert/2110-7350_3-6072513.html?tag=nefd.hed Software testing and security expert James Whittaker has joined Microsoft's

[Medianews] IPod Rival Alleges Patent Infringement

IPod Rival Alleges Patent Infringement - May 15, 2006 08:35 PM (AP Online) By MAY WONG AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Creative Technology Ltd., a maker of portable media players, sued Apple Computer Inc. in federal court and filed a complaint with the U.S. Internati

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Verizon Wireless Price Tagged At $48B TelecomWeb Rumors rampant on both sides of the Atlantic say Verizon and Vodafone have finally settled on a price for Vodafone's 45-percent share of Verizon Wireless - $48 billion plus assumption of $8 billion in debt. Such a deal reportedly could be done by