EUROPE: MEDIA NEWS
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:26:00 GMT
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Digital Expansion Boosts German Newspaper Giant
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:26:00 GMT
BERLIN: German publishing giant Axel Springer has bucked the continent's gloomy economic trend to post a 73% rise in second quarter profits to ?73.5 million ($107.7m; ?58m). The publisher of Europe's biggest circulation newspaper, Bild, also saw sales
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Elsevier Announces Ten Semi-finalists for the Elsevier Grand Challenge
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:11:00 GMT
- Elsevier, a leading global healthcare and scientific publisher, has announced ten semi-finalists in The Elsevier Grand Challenge, a competition inviting the scientific community to prototype tools innovating how Life Sciences information is used in
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German radio to air programme in three indian languages
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:01:00 GMT
New Delhi, August 19: Deutsche Welle (DW) Radio, Germany's international broadcaster, will soon broadcast programmes in three Indian languages, an official said on Tuesday. The broadcaster and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have
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Dutch News BBC HARDtalk interview with Geert Wilders, by quest 20/08/2008 01:53
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:03:00 GMT
Typical Wilders -- he is arrogant, will not admit to anything when questioned, is inconsistent, and all too predictable. QUOTE In a HARDtalk interview broadcast on 19th August, Stephen Sackur talks to Geert Wilders. He's a member of the Dutch parliament
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AMW slams Israeli inaction over Reuters death, British media silence
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT
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VIDEO from Medialink and Royal Dutch Shell plc: Shell Perdido Spar Reaches the Gulf of Mexico
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT
Source : Medialink and Royal Dutch Shell plc Category : Business and Finance NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- World's deepest marine oil and gas development moved to its final destination and positioned to the seafloor The Shell-operated Perdido
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BBC charity funded jihadists
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:32:00 GMT
The BBCs Children in Need charity donated 20,000 to an organisation that funded the propaganda activities of the July 7 bombers, it has emerged. The financial support was provided between 1999 and 2002 to the Leeds Community School, which funded and
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BBC Chooses Scopus Video Products for Use at Olympic Games
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT
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Carlton Fields in hiring mode
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:45:00 GMT
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Press opposes BBC video plans
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:32:00 GMT
SCOTTISH newspapers have formally protested against BBC plans to provide local video news. Representatives of the country's 18 nationals, including The Herald, said the corporation's proposals would 'seriously distort' the market for regional news. The
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BBC's Children in Need funded 77 terrorist propaganda says Newsnight
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:25:00 GMT
Children in Need's chief Executive David Ramsden told Newsnight: I'm incredibly concerned that we did make an award to Leeds Community School over nine years ago Photo: PA Some of the cash could also have been used to fund the propaganda activities of
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Plus: How the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Is Redefining the Gold Standard
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:36:00 GMT
The New Gold Standard is primarily intended to help managers, owners, and leaders understand the driving principles, processes, and practices that have generated unusual staff loyalty, world-class customer engagement, and significant brand equity for
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IOL Writer Wins Reuters Media Award
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:12:00 GMT
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UTV at loggerheads with ITV
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:52:00 GMT
Ulster Television is on a collision course with its bigger commercial TV partner ITV plc after the ITV chief Sir Michael Grade said it would not go on 'subsidising' smaller regional franchises.
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Telegraaf Group posts loss, scraps 425 jobs: The Telegraaf Media Group in the Netherlands announces its plans to scrap 425 jobs after posting a loss of EUR 176 million in the first half of 2008....
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:49:00 GMT
The Telegraaf Media Group in the Netherlands announces its plans to scrap 425 jobs after posting a loss of EUR 176 million in the first half of 2008. 15 August 2008THE NETHERLANDS - The Telegraaf Media Group has announced its plans to scrap at least 425
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Yesterday's trading: Poor reception for ITV in FTSE
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:00 GMT
Simon Duke, Daily Mail It's not just holidaymakers who have been left cursing another wash-out of a British Summer. For ITV boss Michael Grade, the past couple of months must stand as one of the gloomiest periods he has seen in over three decades in the
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BBC not value for money, say 47%
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:00 GMT
Nearly half of the public think the BBC does not represent good value for money, a survey has revealed. Disillusioned: Nearly half of the public believes the BBC does not produce enough distinctive programming WANT TO KNOW MORE? OTHER STORIES FTSE LATEST
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Semantic Web BBC Workshop
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:47:00 GMT
Danny Ayers (Semantic Web developer and evangelist) recently asked this question on the Semantic Web mailing list State of the Semantic Web - personal opinions?. So I ran a workshop last week aimed at answering the question: 'What is the state of the
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Broker snap: Ad exposure to hurt BSkyB
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:42:00 GMT
JP Morgan has dropped its target price on broadcaster BSkyB to 480p from 560p, citing the company's exposure to under-pressure advertising revenues. The broker, which has an 'underweight' rating on BSkyB, is reducing its earnings per share estimates for
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Broker tips: BSkyB, Old Mutual, Lonmin
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:42:00 GMT
JP Morgan has lowered its target price on broadcaster BSkyB to 480p from 560p, citing the company's exposure to under-pressure advertising revenues. The broker, which has an 'underweight' rating on BSkyB, is reducing its earnings per share estimates for
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Fallen foul of the BBC blog's profanity filter?
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:41:00 GMT
Have you spent three hours writing out your vital and timely Watergatesque scoop for iPM to investigate, only to try posting it and been greeted with 'html invalid' or 'it has failed our profanity filter'? (Just a thought - you might want to email us if
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Media Advisory: The Government of Canada to Make Business Announcement in Penticton, British Columbia
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:23:00 GMT
Aug 19, 2008 - 13:09 OTTAWA (Marketwire) - The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, together with the Honourable Bill
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Telecommunications Minister urges BBC, CableVision to resolve Olympics dispute
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:40:00 GMT
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German radio to air programme in three Indian languages
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:05:00 GMT
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'BBC Must Change Or It Will Die'
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:00 GMT
If the BBC is to survive, its budget needs to be slashed and its raft of channels and multi-media platforms reduced to just a single radio and TV station, legendary comedy producer Sir Antony Jay has said. The co-creator of classic BBC sitcoms Yes
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Business: UTV at loggerheads with ITV
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:33:00 GMT
Ulster Television is on a collision course with its bigger commercial TV partner ITV plc after the ITV chief Sir Michael Grade said it would not go on 'subsidising' smaller regional franchises.
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German radio to air programme in three Indian languages
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:20:00 GMT
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Deutsche Welle (DW) Radio, Germany's international broadcaster, will soon broadcast programmes in three Indian languages, an official said Tuesday. The broadcaster and the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have
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BBC World Service Trust condom drive offers ringtone shock
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:08:00 GMT
Condom is usually a word that is whispered in India, accompanied by giggles and furtive nudges. But in this age of HIV/AIDS, several efforts are being made to bring the word out in the open.Population Services International/India had Balbir Pasha
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BBC Wales Today journalist Bob Humphrys dies
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:01:00 GMT
Broadcaster John Humphrys today paid tribute to his brother, sports journalist Bob, who has died. Mr Humphrys, 56, passed away with his family at his bedside last night. He was a familiar face on television in Wales having presented sports coverage on
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Dutch commercial station Radio 538 dodging censors in Beijing
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:59:00 GMT
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