Topic - BBC

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Media, Communications, Finance

Abu Dhabi Unveils Regional Media Center

New multimedia facility in Abu Dhabi is an effort to diversify the economy and develop talent and regional content in journalism, publishing and film.
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General news, Media, Internet

China Blocks YouTube, Yahoo in Response to Tibet

Expect censorship to intensify as the Olympics near.
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Archives, General news, Internet

BBC's Dr. Who Transports to MySpace

The 85-year-old Beeb, known for its far-flung reporting, is joining the viral generation by placing short-form videos on the social-networking site.
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Media

YouTube Inks Media Deals

Google unit signs NBA, BBC, Sundance Channel, and other video sources.
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General news, Media

BBC to Develop Social Networks

U.K. broadcaster intends to expand its online presence by capitalizing on some of its shows.
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Communications

Digital Radio, African Style

Can broadcasters sell $200 radio receivers in a country where there is no clamor for radio’s digital age?
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Media, Internet

Pixsy Debuts Celeb Video Site

Paris is burning (and so are Tom, Mel, Britney, et al) on Starhabit.
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General news, Media, Internet

blinkx Searches History

Search engine signs deal to feature video from History Channel U.K.
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Internet

Bloggers Are Trusted Least

Poll ranks the Internet and blogs at the bottom among news media.
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Internet

Google Rated as Best Brand

Search king tops Apple, Starbucks, and Skype in a survey as most influential brand.
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General news, Media

UK Debates TV Rights

Does the BBC own the right to stream ‘Lost’ on the Internet or does ABC, the producer of the show?
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Media

Warner Changes Tune on Lyrics

Warner/Chappell music publishing company apologizes for cease-and-desist letter sent to the maker of a lyrics tool.
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Media

Labels Target Lyrics Sites

After battling illegal music file-sharing, the recording industry is gearing up to tackle lyrics sites.
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General news, Communications

Telefonica Buys O2 for $31.6B

Spanish phone company acquires the British wireless carrier to up its European presence.
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Computers

BitTorrent Gets $8.75M

Bram Cohen's P2P startup gets its first VC investment as it reaches out to file-sharing skeptics in the content industry.
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Communications

Brits Get Taste of Mobile TV

British carrier O2 will deliver the BBC and other TV channels to cell phones for 400 U.K. viewers in a trial starting next week.
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General news, Communications

C&W Nets Energis

Merger means BT Group has a solid rival and the lucrative U.K. enterprise customer base is officially up for grabs.