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TV catch-up services on Freesat
The BBC iPlayer will be available on Freesat boxes from next month, followed by ITV’s on-demand service in 2010, as the convergence of internet video on to regular television sets quickens
Satyam shares tumble over fresh charges
Indian IT services group’s shares fall nearly 11 per cent as new charges show alleged acccounting fraud was larger than originally thought
Facebook paves way for IPO
The social networking site has followed Google’s lead and introduced a dual-class stock structure, the clearest sign yet it is preparing for an eventual public offering
Facebook in lawsuit over unauthorised charges
Facebook has become entangled in a dispute over advertising practices after some of its users claimed they received unauthorised charges to their credit cards while playing games on the social networking site.
Microsoft names new CFO
The sofware group turned back to its roots in the technology sector as it announced a new chief financial officer to replace the industry outsider who had held the job since early 2005
Andor Technology increases profits 67%
Pre tax profits at the Belfast-based specialist camera manufacturer – the subject of two separate unsuccessful bid approaches this year – rise from £2.1m to £3.5m
Brussels drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
Europe’s top competition regulator ends an inquiry into patent royalty rates charged by the US mobile chipmaker after the remaining companies that had brought a complaint withdrew
Murdoch attempts to weaken Google
Rupert Murdoch’s initiative – stopping Google linking to stories in his newspapers – has an intriguing logic for other media groups facing the market power of the search engine
InfoSpace CEO aims for new IPO with Intelius
Naveen Jain rode the internet directory InfoSpace to a market value of $30bn during the dotcom boom. Now he is back in the spotlight
Microsoft in move to cut out Google
Microsoft is offering different terms to different publishers as it seeks to boost Bing by paying some content owners to cut their sites off from Google’s rival search engine, industry executives said
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Can creative industries survive digital onslaught?
Ian Brown examines the competing rights of content producers and file-sharers and argues that new business models are the future, not blocking users
Networks: Sharks and the threat to communications
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Managing intelligence: video Q&A
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