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Blu-ray faces challenge with DVD bowing out
Hollywood is banking on Sony but is unsure whether consumers will take to the newer format, particularly with the growth in digital delivery of films
Entelos shares dive on warning
Shares in Entelos fell 40 per cent to 3p after the pharmaceutical software company issued a profit warning, saying that belt-tightening by its customers would hit...
BBC chiefs decide to forgo bonuses
The broadcaster's executive board members will forgo their bonuses next year due to the economic crisis, as its governing body rejected plans for a network of local websites
NY Times slashes its dividend
The publisher's move, aimed at preserving its cash in a souring advertising market, highlights pressures on the industry amid news of possible staff cuts at the Associated Press
Fox's Ailes renews his News Corp contract
Roger Ailes will remain as chairman and chief executive of the cable news network he created under a new five-year deal with Rupert Murdoch's media group
BSkyB to raise $600m in bond issue
British Sky Broadcasting is issuing 10-year bonds to institutional investors in order to refinance its debt pile and boost its firepower for acquisitions
BBC local news proposal faces flak
A plan by the UK broadcaster to show local news videos online – potentially imperilling regional newspaper groups – is being strongly opposed by the government
Democracy inaction
"The people have spoken - the bastards!" said the US politician Dick Tuck, after failing to get elected to the Californian state senate in 1964. It seems as though an...
Vampires set to provide ray of hope amid gloom
Escapism from dark economic times is contributing to a boom in vampire-themed entertainment, with the release of the film of a best-selling fantasy romance novel expected to provide new impetus to the biggest publishing phenomenon since Harry Potter
DMGT seeks to save £100m from cost cuts
Owner of the Daily Mail and a range of regional titles including the Evening Standard reveals plans to save £100m as it reports falling profits
News Corp delays Wapping development
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has decided to delay the planned development of its well-known 'Fortress Wapping' headquarters as the global economy turns down
Kaplan head to quit with $76m pay-out
Jonathan Grayer is leaving the Washington Post-owned test preparation, professional training and further education business after 17 years as chairman and chief executive
Google pitches digital ads amid the slowdown
The search group will urge clients in a London conference not to turn their backs on digital advertising and will explain how they could use the internet to 'speed up in a slowdown'
Sorrell offers glimmer of hope over advertising
Sir Martin Sorrell offered a glimmer of hope to struggling newspapers, radio companies and broadcasters, saying they would be more attractive to his clients next year
Record ad sales for China's state TV network
China Central Television, the network with most viewers worldwide, has attracted record sales for prime time advertising slots next year, in stark contrast to China's overall economic slowdown and to the fall-off in ad spending in other markets
BSkyB holds off ITV share sale decision
The satellite broadcaster has said it will wait to decide on whether to launch an appeal against a decsion to force it to sell a 17.9% holding in commercial broadcaster ITV
Scrutiny body to rein in BBC Worldwide
The BBC Trust, which replaced the board of governors for the state-owned broadcaster, is to consider tightening the guidelines for the operation of its commercial arm
CNN to open new hub in Abu Dhabi
CNN has chosen Abu Dhabi as the site of a new broadcast facility to match its international hubs in London, Hong Kong and Mexico City, as the network seeks to cut its reliance on other news organisations
Guide - Arts around the world
London BFI Film Festival London's 52nd annual Film Festival kicks off this week with a packed programme of film screenings, lectures and art instillations...
PCCW abandons sale of HKT stake
PCCWbecame the latest high-profile Asian company to abandon plans to sell a significant stake in one of its key business units in the wake of last week's world stock...
