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Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company’s being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine battle that could offer a ray of light to the newspaper industry
E-readers in short supply for holidays
Barnes & Noble and Sony failed to establish supply chains robust enough to meet demand because they brought their newest models to market prematurely, say analysts
Closing credits roll for Oprah
A tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided ‘after much prayer and months of careful thought’ that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011
Push starts to make ‘Digital Britain’ law
The government has put forward legislation to tackle illegal file-sharing and abuse of internet domain names, protect local news provision and add age ratings to video games
Stake valuations hit Comcast deal for NBC
General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1bn apart in their valuation of the French group’s stake in NBC Universal, damping hopes of a quick resolution to a stand-off that is holding up Comcast’s planned bid for a majority stake in the US broadcast, cable and film group
Axel Springer in Dogan Yayin deal
The German publisher plans to buy a 29% stake in Dogan Yayin, provided the Turkish media group settles its troubles with regulators
Government plans for next file-share crackdown
Anger over ‘undefined, unprecedented powers‘ being taken on to tackle internet piracy
AOL to slash workforce by a third
AOL is to cut a third of its global workforce in an effort to save $300m annually ahead of the planned spin-off from Time Warner next month
James Murdoch eyes wholesale news market
News Corp executive sees market in which journalism could be sold direct to customers, but also at wholesale prices to those who might want to use it for their own business purposes
Twitter aims to launch work tools
Biz Stone, the co-founder of the microblogging site, says the company is close to launching corporate accounts that will helpit begin to generate revenues
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