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Study reveals extent of online US news copying
Stories are being copied without permission on the internet on average 4.4 times, according to a study that forms the basis of an industry push to get paid more for online content
GE and Vivendi agree NBC Universal deal
GE has agreed to pay Vivendi $5.8bn for the French group’s 20 per cent stake in NBC Universal, paving the way for the conglomerate’s planned $30bn sale of a majority stake in the US media group to Comcast
Creston remains upbeat despite sharp setback
Profits at the marketing services group have fallen two-thirds in the first half of its financial year as the recession forced it to close businesses and cut staff
Thomson creditors face restructuring demand
Seeks protection of French commercial courts after debt talks restructuring fail to reach agreement
Johnston leads local charge to online payment
The owner of local and regional newspapers is conducting a low-key experiment at three titles to see if readers will pay for access to news online
Turkey to face European Court on YouTube ban
Ankara’s controversial censorship of YouTube, the internet video sharing site, is to be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights, a Turkish internet users group announces
Lachlan Murdoch eyes Hollywood Reporter
Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is closing in on his second deal in as many weeks, with a joint offer for a group of trade magazines, including Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter
Prisa ready to extend Digital Plus stake sale
Spain’s biggest media group is in talks with other potential investors in Digital Plus, after agreeing last week to sell part of its satellite television business to Telefónica, the telecommunications company
Future adopts an exclusive approach
The publisher is targeting hard core hobbyists, as it believes that ‘people are prepared to pay for exclusive, non-substitutable material’
Informa’s Springer talks anger shareholders
The board of Informa has come under sharp criticism from some of its leading shareholders following news that the publisher is in talks to acquire German rival Springer Science and Business Media
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| Report name | Author | Publish date | Cost |
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| Business Information Markets 2009-2010 | Simba Information - Reports | 2/15/2010 | $2845 |
| Top 20 U.S. Yellow Pages Markets 2009-2010 | Simba Information - Reports | 12/31/2009 | $2845 |
| Simba Information's 2009 National Textbook Adoptions Scorecard and 2010 Outlook | Simba Information - Reports | 12/15/2009 | $1230 |
| Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2009-2010 | Simba Information - Reports | 12/10/2009 | $2845 |
| Online Yellow Pages Markets 2009-2010 | Simba Information - Reports | 12/4/2009 | $3320 |
