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Sport at centre of IMG’s global ambitions
India venture is core to emerging market growth story that Forstmann Little will pitch to potential buyers as it considers sale of marketing agency
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LulzSec hacker pleads guilty
26-year-old admits conspiring to launch cyber attacks on institutions from Sony to the NHS. The court also heard that three other fellow hackers had pleaded guilty
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Lagardère sells EADS stake for €2.3bn
French media group cuts historic ties to Europe’s biggest aerospace manufacturer as part of a reduction of state interests in the aircraft maker
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Ten Network to focus on older viewers
Australian broadcaster will shift focus to pursue an older audience as it seeks a recovery following record A$243m half-year loss
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EU to pass $23.3bn Virgin Media takeover
Liberty Global is to win approval for its purchase, paving the way for the creation of Europe’s biggest broadband communications group
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Reed Elsevier to pay £45m for social network
The acquisition of Mendeley will provide the publishing group with access to a community of 2.3m users as it aims to adapt to the digital age
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Universal wins rights to Jay Z label
World’s largest music company wins battle for rights to distribute artists under Roc Nation label, including J Cole, Rita Ora and Rihanna
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Mecom warns as ad revenues drop further
Publisher blames Dutch economy for decline in advertising revenues at its local businesses, which account for almost two-thirds of its revenues
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News Corp hits back in Aereo fight
Aereo has sparked controversy in US for its technology that offers live streams of free-to-air broadcast networks to smartphones, tablets and laptops
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Amscreen monitors to track ad audiences
The advertising group is rolling out an image recognition technology as it seeks to deliver sophisticated audience measurement tools akin to online ads
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Ericsson to buy Microsoft’s internet TV arm
Swedish group says deal for Mediaroom, which makes software to deliver TV over the internet to set-top boxes, will make it the leader in the IPTV
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EADS exit raises questions on Lagardère
Investors have welcomed French media group’s decision to sell stake in aircraft maker but analysts have queried the potential of its remaining assets
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Ofcom probes Sky refusal to run BT ads
Telecoms group complains to watchdog over sports promotion, with the satellite broadcaster saying its actions have been ‘entirely reasonable’
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Digital streaming boosts music industry
Services such as Spotify and YouTube offer the fastest-growing source of revenues, with royalties almost doubling to $1.2bn in 2012
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Saudis round up Shia in spying storm
Several influential Shia Muslim clerics and intellectuals called in for questioning in wake of 16 Shias charged with carrying out espionage for Iran
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Chernin makes $500m move for Hulu
The offer represents a significant decrease in value for Hulu, which attracted bids approaching $2bn when it was auctioned last year
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Week in review, April 6
Jeffrey Skilling fights for early release; Salz report sheds light on Barclays; SEC and Bloomberg boost Twitter; and HP’s chairman steps down
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Amazon chief bets on news media
Website chief executive Henry Blodget says financing will allow Business Insider to invest in its editorial operations, technology and client teams
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Jay-Z, rapper with a sporting goal
He is the rap superstar with a sports empire on his mind but behind the feints and boasts lies a great capitalist story, writes Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
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End of the US nursery rhyme economy
Ethnic and ideological vote-casting factors look minor when set against the wholesale upheaval in the job market, writes Christopher Caldwell
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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