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chris_seaman

Copyright content to pinch pockets of FM, TV channels - 0 views

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    Article discussing the projected increases in entertainment content for consumers in India as a result of the recent Finance Bill, which will instate a service tax on temporary transfers of copyright
chris_seaman

Justices Reinstate Settlement With Freelance Writers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    "The Supreme Court on Tuesday resurrected a possible settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by freelance writers who said that newspapers and magazines had committed copyright infringement by making their contributions available on electronic databases. "
chris_seaman

BBC Proposes Deep Cuts in Web Site - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The BBC is proposing large cuts of its online operations after critics from the Conservative Party and its commercial rivals have claimed that its public funding gives it an unfair advantage over other operations
chris_seaman

Disney and Cablevision Go Public in Fight Over Carrying ABC - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Article describing an ongoing battle between the Walt Disney Company and Cablevision over the distribution payments Disney wants for ABC from Cablevision
Ethan Hartsell

Google Patent Auto-Converts Print Publications to E-Articles - 0 views

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    "A patent application by Google (GOOG), filed in August 2008 and only made public last week, shows that the company is working on an automated way to split printed magazines and newspapers into individual articles that it could then deliver separately. Although this could allow Google to convert stacks of periodicals into electronic archives, it potentially sends the company headlong into conflict with a famous Supreme Court ruling on media law."
Theresa de los Santos

How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement - 0 views

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    "Professors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle. Not only is it a logistical impossibility for 200+ students to actively participate in a 90 minute lecture, but the downward sloping cone-shape of a lecture hall induces a one-to-many conversation. This problem is compounded by the recent budget cuts that have squeezed ever more students into each room. Fortunately, educators have found that Twitter is an effective way to broaden participation in lecture."
Ethan Hartsell

Sony generates over £1m in sales through Twitter - 0 views

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    Sony's Twitter account has generated over 1 millions British pounds in sales, and is especially effective at advertising in conjunction with traditional advertising platforms.
Ethan Hartsell

Disney Apps Tie in With Movies - 0 views

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    Disney has created iPhone apps that act as tie-ins with movies, among them an app that allows users to play as Alice and solve puzzles in Wonderland.
Ethan Hartsell

The Raging Septuagenarian - 0 views

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    Discusses Rupert Murdoch's plans to challenge Google's use of his news content and wage war against the New York Times.
Ethan Hartsell

Are people ready to pay for online news? - 0 views

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    Discusses the challenges of charging readers for online news content, including competition between pay and free sites for readers.
Theresa de los Santos

BBC News - Online 'more popular than newspapers' in US - 0 views

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    "Online news has become more popular than reading newspapers in the US, according to a Pew Research survey. It is the third most popular form of news, behind local and national TV stations, the Pew Research Center said."
Theresa de los Santos

ABC News to close most physical bureaus, cut U.S. correspondents by half - Los Angeles ... - 0 views

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    "As part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to eventually close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents."
Theresa de los Santos

ABC News to make job cuts in reorganization - MarketWatch - 0 views

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    ABC News will make significant job cuts as part of a reorganization, the latest signal that broadcast networks must re-evaluate themselves in competition with cable and others.
Alex Markov

Why ngmoco's CEO Is Bullish on the iPad - 0 views

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    Apple's iPad, which is soon going to find its way onto the market, has drawn criticism and scorn from many a technorati.
Alex Markov

Pachter's Podium: Pach Backtracks on $50 Natal Estimate, Says DSi XL 'Won't Be a Success' - 0 views

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    In our regular monthly series with analyst Michael Pachter, he now says he probably "aimed too low" on the $50 estimate for Natal.
Alex Markov

Going Gold: Why You Need to Buy Heavy Rain - 0 views

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    As I write this, I have just finished my first playthrough of Heavy Rain. I have, by turns, felt my heart pounding and my muscles aching; questioned my decision-making and morality; laughed where the game's creators intended, and in other places they didn't; I felt genuine surprise, alarm, sadness and joy. It's been a long time since a videogame made me feel any one of these emotions.
Alex Markov

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO on Motion Controls and the Year of the PlayStation 3 - 0 views

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    Jack Tretton, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, discusses how Sony is reorganizing, the motion-control competition with Microsoft, and how Sony ignored naysayers and found gaming success.
Alex Markov

EA Isn't Trying to Blackmail You - 0 views

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    EA's current strategy to bundle codes for free downloadable content with new copies of its games has been dubbed "project ten dollar" and put by some critics on the list of Very Bad Things That Will Hurt Consumers.
michael curtin

Survey Finds Slack Standards at Magazine Web Sites - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Study shows that electronic versions of news magazines do not conform to the same news reporting standards as print versions. e-versions are either not fact checked (11%) or less rigorously edited (48%).
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