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TripAdvisor: pack for rain
If reason prevails, the travel advisory website will have to fight Google without regulatory help, though the pressure will hit its fat margins
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Cloud over Trinity to lift, says Simon Fox
Chief executive of the Mirror newspaper says he is focusing on its digital transformation, pointing to ‘encouraging signs’ of offsetting print decline
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Privately run newspapers back in Myanmar
Four dailies hit the streets on Monday, and several more are to be put out soon including from big media groups and political parties
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One Media to make Aim debut
The group’s shares, which are traded on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange in London, will begin trading on Aim on April 18
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Small-cap week, March 30
CSF, Ruspetro and 3Legs Resources featured while online dating group Cupid sacks broker after stock falls more than 60%
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US must query any Knox extradition plea
Double jeopardy and the thin evidence against the American and her ex-boyfriend argue against her possible return to Italy, says Christopher Caldwell
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Liberty Global buys 12.65% Ziggo stake
John Malone’s group makes further inroads into European cable market with the acquisition of a 12.65% stake in the Dutch cable operator
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Obama digital team heads to private sector
Strategists behind the 2012 presidential online campaign will create a rapid response team within Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising group
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Mediaset: in an ad slump
Shares in the Italian broadcaster owned by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi may appear cheap, but they come with political risk attached
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Euromoney weighed down by uncertainties
Uncertainties in Europe and cost-cutting by global financial services firms have weighed on growth prospects for Euromoney Institutional Investor
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Double Standard
Off-the-cuff comments such as those by StanChart’s Sir John Peace are worth a thousand press releases. They reveal what the blunderer really thinks
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ITV chief earns near maximum bonus pay
Adam Crozier awarded more than £2.25m in cash and share awards including his base salary in 2012 as commercial broadcaster sees turnround
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Advertisers tune in to YouTube ‘Generation C’
Tech-savvy 18 to 34-year-olds drive YouTube growth, making the video site one of their primary daily destinations
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US heartland offers visions of cable’s future
Two announcements from Kansas and Colorado provide important pointers to the future of the cable industry, says Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
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Press to air concern over regulation plan
Publishers consider refusing to sign up to the deal as they debate issues such as the proposed regulator’s power over apologies and corrections
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Publishers challenge book resale ruling
The Supreme Court finds in favour of California student Supap Kirtsaeng but educational publishing companies are prepared to take battle to Congress
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Sun deputy editor faces court charges
Geoff Webster will be charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office as police probes into hacking and payments to officials continue
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Liberty Media in $2.6bn cable ‘pipes’ bet
Confirming plans to buy stake in Charter Communications, Liberty Media chief executive told the FT: ‘Pipe is only getting more valuable’
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Backlash over proposed press law intensifies
Lawyers say government plans are flawed and vulnerable to legal challenge as media groups debate whether to sign up to a new watchdog
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BBC sells Lonely Planet at £80m loss
BBC Worldwide offloads the travel guide publisher it acquired in 2007 as it focuses on making money from the corporation’s intellectual property
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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