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Vivendi eyes NBC Uni exit: CFO

BARCELONA --Vivendi could exit from U.S. media group NBCU Universal as it has no intention to be part of the future joint venture being discussed by Comcast and General Electric, its chief financial officer said on Thursday. Philippe Capron also told ...

From DOMINIQUE VIDALON AND GEORGINA PRODHAN, Hollywood Reporter,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  General Electric,  Morgan Stanley

Agencies see small ad market lift

A d agencies and publishers see a modest improvement at best next year in advertising spending, often seen as an indicator for the economy at large, according to speakers at a major industry investor conference. The executives were most optimistic about ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Globe and Mail,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Martin Sorrell,  Morgan Stanley,  Maurice Levy

Google sparks e-books fight with Kindle

G oogle plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a Web browser, threatening to upset a burgeoning market for dedicated e-readers dominated by Amazon's Kindle. The Web search giant said Thursday it would launch ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Globe and Mail,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Sony,  Microsoft Corporation,  Steve Ballmer

Google Targets E-Readers With Web-Based 'Editions'

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Google plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a Web browser, threatening to upset a burgeoning market for dedicated e-readers dominated by Amazon’s Kindle. The Web search giant said Thursday ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Wired,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Barnes & Noble, Inc.,  Sony,  Microsoft Corporation,  Steve Ballmer

Microsoft's Ballmer says search buys unlikely

M icrosoft Corp. MSFT-Q does not expect to make acquisitions to help the company challenge Google Inc.'s GOOG-Q dominance in the Internet search market, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Reuters on Monday. “No, I wouldn't expect it,” he said when asked ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Globe and Mail,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Steve Ballmer

What could happen if Bharti, MTN part ways

South Africa, eager to retain MTN’s national character, has also approached Indian authorities to consider a dual-listed structure, which is not allowed under existing Indian laws. The parties have already twice extended deadlines for the talks aimed ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, livemint.com,  29 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Airtel,  Reliance Communications

Alternative tie-ups if MTN-Bharti exclusivity ends

London: A proposed $24 billion tie-up between telecom groups MTN and Bharti Airtel faces more regulatory uncertainty as a self-imposed deadline for the exclusivity of talks between the groups expires on 30 September. Last week, India’s market regulator ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, livemint.com,  29 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Airtel,  U.S. Congress

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox by $100

M icrosoft Corp. MSFT-Q is slashing the price of its high-end Xbox 360 model by $100 in the United States and €50 ($71 U.S.) in Europe, upping the stakes in the game console fight this holiday season. Microsoft will drop the price of the Xbox 360 Elite ...

From GABRIEL MADWAY AND GEORGINA PRODHAN, Globe and Mail,  27 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Sony,  Chris Lewis

Thomson Reuters shareholders approve U.K. delisting

S hareholders of Thomson Reuters approved its delisting from the London Stock Exchange on Friday, distancing news and financial information provider Reuters further from its British roots. Thomson Reuters, formed in 2008 when Canadian data publisher ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Globe and Mail,  7 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Thomson Reuters,  London Stock Exchange,  Thomas H. Glocer,  THOMSON CORP,  Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Pearson keeps full-year view on strong income

BRITISH publishing group Pearson is trading ahead of its expectations, allowing it to keep its full-year outlook in spite of adverse currency effects, lifting its shares by nearly 10 percent yesterday. Pearson reported strong earnings and flat ...

From GEORGINA PRODHAN, Shanghai Daily,  27 Jul 2009

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