Media
Google stems advertising price declines
Signs that Google’s underlying ad business was showing more stability amid shift to mobile contributed to 5% rise in shares in after-market trade
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‘Downton’ executives to start own company
Laurie Mackie and Sally Haynes, who were behind successes such as ‘Downton Abbey’, are leaving ITV at the end of June to start a TV production group
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Super Bowl ads stand out from the crowd
Real-time and digital offerings attempt to make the most of the record $4m that some marketers are paying for 30 seconds of airtime
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Press freedom
There is a basic contradiction in wanting to defend this fundamental principle while giving Brussels greater powers over Europe’s media
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US bank rules proposed on social media
The guidelines are meant to make sure that a boom in social media use is in line with rules that govern the way banks market their products to consumers
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Manu Katché, Ronnie Scott’s, London
The French Ivorian drummer has virtuosity to spare but gives the impression of a team player leading his quartet from within, Mike Hobart writes
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Facebook: update status
Even though shares in the the social network are rising, that is no reason to think quarterly results can only contain positive surprises
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Stobart outsources non-exec chairmanship
Can the interests of investors be served by selective blindness to guidelines meant to protect them?
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Brussels tables tighter EU media laws
Rules governing media outlets across the bloc would be harmonised and policed by independent regulators if the recommendations are passed
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Pearson warns of tough year ahead
Education and media group warns a tough end to 2012 was likely to carry on into this year, in the face of structural changes across its businesses
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European buyouts suffer winter freeze
EQT has shelved a plan to sell German academic publisher Springer Science for up to €4bn, highlighting the challenges facing private equity firms in Europe
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EBay to scrap ticket auctions on UK website
StubHub’s UK division is set to benefit as parent website shifts all future ticket sales into the struggling subsidiary bought in 2007 for $310m in cash
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Armstrong’s past haunts cycling’s future
The disgraced cyclist’s confession, which threw a light on the sport’s dark and troubled hinterland, might even strengthen the campaign against doping
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Witherow appointed acting editor at The Times
The directors’ move will raise speculation that NI is keen to move the two papers to a seven-day operation – a move that would contravene current undertakings
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UK local newspaper tie-ups face hurdles
Antitrust scrutiny of consortium’s deal to create Local World group could threaten much-needed consolidation in struggling regional press industry
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Reits: preaching to the converted
CBS’s billboard advertising unit follows timber, phone masts and data warehousers in becoming a real estate company – so who’s next?
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Oprah gets a shot in the arm with interview
Queen of Talk’s media business gets a boost from exclusive interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong during which he confessed to doping
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iBooks: Not so many Apples for teacher
After a slow start, technology is beginning to make its presence felt in the field of education, write Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Tim Bradshaw
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Reed Elsevier sells employee screening arm
Terms of the sale of LexisNexis Screening Solutions to Symphony Technology were not disclosed but the publisher may use proceeds to buy back more shares
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ReDigi to open second-hand digital market
US company plans European launch for its service that allows consumers to sell on their ‘used’ digital property, to the consternation of media groups
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more