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Broadcast TV must adapt says News Corp
The chief of the group behind Fox said broadcast TV remained “the dominant form of event television” but was stuck with “historical practices”
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Murdoch papers in ‘Baby Shard’ rent talks
News International is understood to be negotiating a long lease on the 428,000 sq ft building located next to the London Bridge station
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AOL targets chunk of TV advertising dollars
AOL is in long transformation from roots as a subscription-based service for connecting to the internet into an ad-supported digital media company
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Ex-Murdoch man to head rival Virgin Media
Appointment will see near 22-year veteran of News Corp return to pay TV in a role that puts him in direct competition with Rupert Murdoch’s interests
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Syria cut off from global internet
Shutdown disconnects internet communication with the rest of the world according to data from Google as web traffic from Syria halts
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Box office hits drive Disney earnings
Parks division is standout performer, lifted by an improving US economy that led to higher guest spending and more hotel bookings
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Facebook hires advert exec to head Europe
Agencies say move seems designed to woo advertisers as site looks for new sources of revenues in the wake of last year’s lacklustre IPO
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Pioneers of Algerian media
Mohamed and Souad Mokeddem, the husband and wife team behind private media start-up Essahar, talk about the challenges of doing business in the country
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IMG owners eye auction to top $2bn bid
Opening salvo in a sale expected to draw high-profile bidders for agency representing stars such as singer Taylor Swift and model Heidi Klum
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Facebook seeks to revive advertiser base
Social network cannot afford to deploy aggressive sales teams to win advertising from small businesses, but must instead rely on data and design
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Nielsen sells exhibition unit in $950m deal
Onex will contribute about $350m in cash to the deal, which comes after the industry’s economic sensitivity left several B2B media buyouts in trouble
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BSkyB executive killed in boating accident
Loss of managing director of Sky Media comes at a crucial time for the company’s advertising division as it prepares to launch a targeted ad model
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Shazam starts to make its own noise
Shazam, has joined a select group of UK technology start-ups seeking billion-dollar valuations on stock market, but must win over sceptical investors
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World in love with Iron Man as he rakes in $680m
The film has also raked in $504.8m in overseas sales, meaning its combined sales of more than $680m already put it ahead of final global box-office sales for Iron Man 2.
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US studios seek inroads into Bollywood
Groups such as Disney, Viacom and Fox are attempting to win a larger share of the booming Indian film market and boost distribution of English-language films in the country
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Steve Mosko, Sony Pictures Television
An enduring love of the small screen has helped the boss of the TV division create one of the brightest spots in its parent company’s empire
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Bad is the new good – except it isn’t
The latest craze – taking something we all think is bad and telling us that it’s good (or vice versa) – is plain crazy. Black is black and white is white
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The Week Ahead: May 6 – May 12
Diary commentary from FT reporters; data from Thomson Reuters
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Hollywood taps Indian stars for films
India’s most celebrated star is debuting in a Hollywood feature this year – ‘The Great Gatsby’ – as the US industry makes a broader push into emerging markets
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BBC looks to tap bonds for world unit
The broadcaster is looking to raise money via a private placement which would mark the first time it has accessed the capital markets
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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