Updated: Schibsted Folding Search Site Sesam Into Finn.no; Makes 100 Redundancies
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Print Round-Up: Trinity Mirror Mobile; thelondonpaper; Schibsted; Telegraph’s Dubai Bureau
By Patrick Smith
– Trinity Mirror (LSE: TNI) Mobile: Having launched 13 mobile sites for its leading regional papers last year, Trinity Mirror is now steppi… Read more »
Pirate Bay Launches
By Patrick Smith
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Viral Marketing Firm GoViral Gets
By Patrick Smith
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Report: Global IPTV Reaches 20 Million Customers, UK Lags Behind
By Patrick Smith
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Print Round-Up: Trinity Mirror; News International; Telegraph; Guardian; Schibsted
By Patrick Smith
– Trinity Mirror: Already a vocal supporter of a relaxation in the M&A rules for local media, Trinity Mirror (LSE: TNI) CEO Sly Bailey has… Read more »
Norwegian Broadcaster NRK Embraces P2P, Sets Up Own Torrent Tracker
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Another Unofficial TV Site Attracts Legal Attention
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Pirate Bay Trial Ends: Judgment Date Set, Supporters Of Each Side Weigh In
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Pirate Bay Trial: Entertainment Industries 'Risk Losing Control Of Content'
By Patrick Smith
The entertainment industries are fighting a legal battle against P2P networks because they are losing control over copyrighted material –… Read more »
Pirate Bay Prosecutors Change Charges Again, Go For 'Assisting Infringement'
By Patrick Smith
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Metro International Gets Buy-Out Offer; Will Consider Alongside Refinancing
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Pirate Bay A New Distribution Platform For Newspapers? Probably Not
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Print Round-Up: Centaur Media; Mecom; Archant Life; Northcliffe Media
By Patrick Smith
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Mobile Content Bits: Orange Widgets; MBlox Zero Data Charge; Ad-Subsidized Handsets
By James Quintana Pearce
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Swedish Pirate Bay Trial Kicks Off: Digital Freedom Fighters Or Copyright Violators?
By Patrick Smith
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Iceland’s Gogoyoko Funded For Yet Another Social Music Marketplace Attempt
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Facebook’s Friendship With Nokia Is Pending
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Recession Will Accelerate Shift To Online Advertising: Analysts
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Danish ISPs Fight For Right To Offer Pirate Bay Access
By Patrick Smith
Three Danish ISPs are appealing a ruling that compels them to block access to The Pirate Bay. The ruling was made in a court last week after… Read more »
Earnings: Metro International Loses
By Patrick Smith
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THQ Restructures Wireless Division; Will Focus On Smartphones And Layoff 100 Employees
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THQ (NSDQ: THQI), the global game developer and publisher, told employees yesterday that it plans to restructure its wireless division based… Read more »
Spotify Pulls Down Some Music Over Licensing Issues
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Finland’s Sauma Gets
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Scottish Government Trial Takes Newspaper Public Notice Advertising Online
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Beatles Back Catalogue Online For Free: In Norwegian, For One Month Only
The Beatles’ back catalogue has finally gone online – in possibly the most contrived fashion imaginable. Norwegian broadcaster NRK struck a… Read more »
Sweden, The Home Of Illegal File-Sharing?
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Broadband Content Bits: BBC Mobile; ITN Source FHM.com Relaunch; Evening Standard; Piratebay; Unite
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Danish Newspapers Still In Dark Ages Over Story Links
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Fast Charged With Accounting Fraud; Covers Time Before Microsoft
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iTunes Store Under Attack Over Consumer Rights In Norway
By MediaGuardian, © Guardian News & Media Ltd.
By Jemima Kiss: Norway is pushing ahead with its mission to get Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to change its long-running locked-down content system. Co… Read more »
Norway’s Schibsted Eyes Online Acquisitions Outside Scandinavia
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Online Games Maker NYX Gets
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Denmark’s Zmags Raises $4.2 Million Second Round For Online Publishing
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DVD DRM Cracking Now Illegal Again In Finland
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