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Universal Music Offers Sell-Off To Clear Deal With BMG
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Universal Music is willing to sell off a chunk of its catalog in order to pass muster with European Union regulators in its $2.15 billion bi… Read more »
Does the Record Industry Want To Kill Internet Radio?
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One time conservatives may not have a problem with the word “liberal” on C-Span … The private non-profit funded by cable and satellite aff… Read more »
French Law Strikes A Blow Against Citizen Journalism
By David Kaplan
If you’re reporting in France, you’d better get yourself an official press pass. The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that m… Read more »
Anheuser-Busch Mingles Online With Social Net Promotion
By David Kaplan
Aside from trying to remain afoul of state attorneys general regarding issues of minors and its Bud.TV online entertainment network, Anheuse… Read more »
Broadband Access Competition Struck Down in Germany; EU To Take Country To Court
By Rafat Ali
In a controversial decision, Germany adopted a revised telecom law that prevents competitors from using Deutsche Telekom’s new VDSL Internet… Read more »
Warner, EMI Merger Could be Closer This Time; WMG Calls Talk ‘Preliminary’
If this latest effort to merge Warner Music Group and EMI goes through, the combined companies model could well be “never say never.” So wha… Read more »
Early Reviews of Proposed XM-Sirius Deal: Thumbs Down
By Jimmy Guterman
XM and Sirius are merging. Or maybe they’re not. (And, since Sirius is handing over $4 billion to XM, why are we calling it a merger?) While… Read more »
Sirius-XM: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin And Defining Competition
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@ Beyond Primetime NYC: Media Literacy Needed To Bridge Generation Gap
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10Q Watch: Apple’s Risk Factors: Competitors With Deep Pockets, Feds, Mobile Phone Market
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Napster Has One-Year Ad Agreement, Some Exclusive Rights With AOL As Part Of Music Now Deal
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Senators Push for Permanent
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New Congress, old issues. On the first day of the new session of Congress, three senators, John McCain (R-AZ), John Sununu (R-NH) and Ron… Read more »
Sirius Subs Up 82 Percent For 2006; Meets Lowered Subscriber Projections; Merger Talks Alive
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AT&T Concessions May Ensure FCC Yes Vote For BellSouth Merger
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As The FCC Turns: McDowell Declines Right To Vote; AT&T-BellSouth Stalled
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EU Regulators Back Off Copyright Levies Reform; Decides On TV Without Frontiers Directive
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EU Postpones Decision On Copyright Levy On Devices
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Congressman Berman, Copyright Fan, To Run The Internet & IP Panel
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China Cracks Down On Online Gaming Content
Another in a series of steps by the Chinese government to harness the internet … this time, it’s online gaming as the government requires… Read more »
Convergence Of The Media and Telecom Regulators: The Right Thing?
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A very good story in IHT about how the media and teleom regulatory bodies are morphing across the world, with the changing landscape of conv… Read more »
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EU’s Creative Rights and Cultural Diversity
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