Media

Vodafone's decision time over US partner Verizon

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Ahead of its full-year results, the telecoms group is under pressure to decide the fate of its stake in the Verizon joint venture. Christopher Williams reports    

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Vodafone urged to act on Verizon

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Major shareholders have called on Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao to take action in response to Verizon's campaign to take full control of their joint venture, Verizon Wireless.    

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Stephen Fry backs new venture by Spitting Image veteran

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Actor Stephen Fry and Peter Fluck, co-founder of Spitting Image, have invested in a new technology which creates digital, animated talking heads to broadcast spoken words to audiences over the internet.    

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The internet will revolutionise SME lending in the UK

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 20:30
The internet is transforming our economy and our lives. More than nine out of 10 flights are now booked online. Digital music, almost unknown a decade ago, already makes up 40pc of total sales.    

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Nokia and McDonald's among the takers for C4's ad offer

Media Week feed - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 13:34

B&Q, Nokia, McDonald's and Bulmers are some of the most recent brands to sign up to broadcaster Channel 4's new advertising strategy for 4oD.

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Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Telegraph media and telecoms - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 13:12
The Financial Times website and multiple Twitter accounts belonging to the news organisation were hacked today, the company confirmed, apparently by hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army.    

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Rajar Q1 2013: Views from Mindshare, RadioWorks and UM London

Media Week feed - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 11:47

Radio specialists from Mindshare, RadioWorks and UM London were encouraged by the growth of digital listening and intrigued by the changes in the London market in yesterday's Rajar figures.

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Dell profits plunge 79pc as consumers shun PCs

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 22:44
US computer giant Dell has seen quarterly profits plunge 79pc from a year ago, as a consumer shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line.    

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Brand Beckham set to scale even greater heights after his retirement from football

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 22:00
David Beckham could easily earn more per year in retirement than during his playing career, marketing experts have predicted.    

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Facebook and Twitter launch Google Glass apps

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 21:34
Facebook and Twitter have launched applications for Google Glass as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.    

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Guardian editor's heir apparent defects to the BBC

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 20:45
The man who was expected to follow Alan Rusbridger as editor in chief will become editor of Newsnight.    

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Rajar Q1 2013: Bauer Media and Absolute Radio share their views

Media Week feed - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 10:37

Steve Parkinson, managing director, Bauer Radio London, and Tony Moorey, Absolute Radio's content director, give their views on this quarter's Rajar figures.

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Trinity Mirror revenues fall 10% in Q1 amid 'difficult' ad market

Media Week feed - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 09:42

Trinity Mirror, the national and regional newspaper group, has reported a 10% drop in revenues for the start of 2013 following double-digit falls in display advertising.

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Ian Katz to leave Guardian for editor role at BBC Newsnight

Media Week feed - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 09:20

Ian Katz the long-time deputy editor of The Guardian and heir apparent to Alan Rusbridger is to leave the paper and take up the top job at 'Newsnight', the BBC's troubled current affairs flagship.

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Rajar Q1 2013: Record listeners tune in to Chris Evans

Media Week feed - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 08:55

The Chris Evans Breakfast Show attracted its biggest ever audience of 9.8 million a week on average, up nearly 600,000 year on year, according to today's official Rajar figures.

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Talk Talk investment in broadband hits profit

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 07:16
TalkTalk said its annual profits tumbled 21pc as it invested in growing its broadband-based television service to compete with rivals BT, BSkyB and Virgin Media.    

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Guardian deputy editor to head up BBC's Newsnight

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 05:28
The Guardian's deputy editor has been chosen to head up the BBC's current affairs programme Newsnight, replacing its previous editor who was forced out following the Jimmy Savile scandal.    

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Pinewood Studios' greenbelt expansion plans rejected again

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 18:07
Chairman brands councillors who rejected proposals "irrational" and vowed to appeal to the government.    

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Google shares surge to new record above $900

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 16:15
Google shares leapt to a new all-time high Wednesday, as the internet giant opened its developers' conference.    

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TalkTalk backs Peppa Pig over BT's Premier League football

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 15:58
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding has insisted her firm does not need to respond to BT's high-profile offer of free sports channels for broadband subscribers, as she prepares to deliver annual results on Thursday.    

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