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Influential US film critic Ebert dead
Pulitzer prize-winning populist, known for the ‘two thumbs up’ rating system he and rival Chicago reviewer Gene Siskel developed, dies of cancer at 70
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Reuters accused of favouring clients
Former employee Mark Rosenblum says he was sacked weeks after he alerted the FBI that certain customers received a two-second advantage over others
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British Library set to harvest the web
Legal backing gained to collect and store every UK website, ebooks, and even chatter on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
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Facebook throws social web over mobiles
The new design counters heated speculation that Facebook will build its own phone or operating system, a move it has long denied pursuing
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Discovery sees western Europe as new EM
Mark Hollinger, chief executive, says his group has been presented with opportunities because some European competitors are ‘holding back’
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Google sells Frommer’s guides to founder
The technology company struck a deal in August to buy the travel guides company from publisher John Wiley for a reported $22m
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UK musicians warm to online streaming
The rapid growth of streaming services such as Spotify helped online royalties for songwriters grow to £51.7m last year from £39.1m in 2011
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Bloomberg to pull Twitter into terminals
The system will pull in a select group of tweets, including official accounts of companies, officials at central banks and various other influencers
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Bertelsmann to float part of RTL stake
German media group confirms its intention to sell up to 17 per cent of its European broadcaster to help fund expansion in China, India and Brazil
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Fallon to succeed Leno at ‘Tonight Show’
Move follows weeks of speculation and marks one of Comcast’s biggest programming decisions since it took control of NBCUniversal
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Sales take flight for Angry Birds maker
Finland-based Rovio has nine games, including the original Angry Birds, of which five are in the top 100 paid apps on Apple’s iTunes store
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Brics turn film market on its head
Combined box office takings from the major foreign markets doubled between 2008 and 2012, making international audiences a driver for programming
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Facebook falters over shift to mobile
Number of people using social media on PCs is falling – a worrying reversal for a company that has shaped so much of the world’s online interaction, Richard Waters says
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Trader Media resolves search for chief
Trevor Mather to replace John King as head of classified advertising group which has been embroiled in speculation about sale of GMG stake
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BBC chief’s rallying cry to staff
Despite desire to move on, scandals will inevitably affect Lord Hall with broadcaster undergoing two more inquiries into journalism and culture
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‘Transformers 4’ to be produced in China
Viacom’s Paramount will make the movie with the government-run China Movie Channel and its online movie service partner, Jiaflix Enterprises
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Seinfeld turns ‘nothing’ into rerun gold
Sitcom’s latest syndication round underscores the value that remains in the broadcast TV industry, having generated $3.1bn since ending production
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Islamists denounce US over comic’s case
Egypt’s Freedom and Justice party, allied to President Mohamed Morsi, said Washington should not interfere over prosecution of Bassem Youssef
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Hearst’s Times Union puts faith in print
The media group makes a bold commitment to the newspaper’s future with a $15m digital press as the wider industry struggles with the shift to the web
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US newspaper deals set to make headlines
Analysts predict widescale changes to ownership of North American city newspaper titles in wake of struggles with falling readership and rising costs
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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