Dec 26, 2012

Demand for ‘nostalgia’ TV shows rises

Content owners earn significant revenues from old dramas

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Facebook under tax spotlight

Press reports big rise in social networking site’s royalties payments

Egypt ©Reuters From WORLD Dec 23, 2012

Egypt voters back Morsi charter

Low turnout and opposition allegations of abuse tarnish vote

From WORLD Dec 23, 2012

Pope pardons former butler

Paolo Gabriele freed and allowed to return to family

A lathe carves out metal as part of the tuning process. Bells are the ultimate slow-moving consumer good: two that Whitechapel made for Westminster Abbey in 1583 are still in use. ©Charlie Bibby From WORLD Dec 23, 2012

Ding-dong year for Bell Foundry

Demand for Whitechapel company rises 25% on a normal year

Dec 21, 2012

News Corp lays out details of spin-off

Plans centre on unit housing ailing newspapers

From TECHNOLOGY Dec 21, 2012

Instagram and a big photo opportunity

Advertisers are eager to use the Facebook-owned app

Dec 20, 2012

Warner Music brings in dealmaker

New role seeks to bolster future consolidation

Dec 20, 2012

Press agrees framework for regulation

Regional papers wary of arbitration for readers’ complaints

Robert Downey Jr ©AP Dec 20, 2012

Key backing for Maker online studio

Robert Downey Jr among a Time Warner-led group that announced a $36m funding round   

Dec 19, 2012

Focus Media agrees $3.7bn buyout deal

Group of private equity funds to take over Chinese group

From WORLD Dec 19, 2012

BBC was in ‘chaos’ over Savile scandal

Pollard inquiry singles out ‘mistake’ by deputy director of news

From WORLD Dec 19, 2012

Children’s online privacy rules extended

Social media and mobile apps added to regulation

Inside Business Dec 19, 2012

Newtown puts real heat under virtual guns

Regulators may seek curbs on violent video game content

Dec 19, 2012

Penguin settles US ebook pricing case

Move clears a hurdle in path to planned merger with Random House

Dec 18, 2012

Legendary valued at $2.5bn in deal

US production group sells equity stake to Waddell & Reed

Dec 18, 2012

Nielsen to buy radio measurement firm

Deal expands consumer tracking empire

Dec 18, 2012

Clarín wins reprieve in monopoly case

Argentine judge accepts appeal, freezes break-up of media group

Dec 18, 2012

Google closes in on settlement with EU

Substantial progress made in addressing competition concerns

From TECHNOLOGY Dec 18, 2012

FTC puts data brokers in spotlight

Regulator probing multibillion-dollar industry

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