Oh dear. Remember Ananova, Press Association’s virtual newsreader that was killed off after the site’s acquisition by Orange? Northcliffe remembers, too, and - though the flaky experiment was headline-grabbing eight…

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A growing migrant population makes Poland an increasingly important factor in UK online publishing. But what are Polish publishers doing over here and at home? In this video interview, I…

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Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) announced today that it is acquiring 100 percent of the privately-owned Danish mobile social network ZYB for 31.5 million euros (£25 million) in cash. The network operator…

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Consoling each other at acquisition travails and an overly-dominant Google (NSDQ: GOOG) respectively, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and WPP are trumpeting a partnership that will see the ad firm place its…

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I caught up with online news commentator Jeff Jarvis - a US-UK columnist and consultant - at the Online Publishers Association conference, after he chaired a panel on internationalisation of…

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BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is unveiling its second major update to its Sky Anytime VoD platform inside the last six months - an enhanced version of Sky Anytime that includes live…

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Bebo has hired Philip Macartney, a sales exec with Dublin’s FM104 radio station, as head of sales in Ireland, one of its most popular territories. Macartney a founder of online…

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Guardian.co.uk, which last year set up its GuardianAmerica.com US subsite, is now considering launching in several more territories. Asked what follows the US expansion: Digital content director Emily Bell told…

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BT (NYSE: BT) reported fourth quarter revenues rose 2 percent to 5.4 billion pounds, slightly ahead of expectations at 5.3 billion. New wave revenues—made up of broadband, mobility and corporate…

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Despite a wave of newsroom integrations bringing growing prominence to online newspapers, the websites are still chronically dependent on the print parents that gave birth to them. Guardian.co.uk editorial development…

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Video search index Blinkx slimmed its losses to $4.5 million in the six months to March 31, from $18.2 million in the same period last year. But revenue is down…

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ITV’s (LSE: ITV) online revenue crept up to just £9 million in Q108, from £8 million in Q107. That’s still some way off the target of tripling online to £150…

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Entertainment and telecom conglomerate Vivendi (EPA: VIV) said its Q1 EBITA dropped 5.6 percent to €1.203 billion ($1.8 billion) from €1.274 billion last year. Although not exactly an indication of…

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Exactly a year after the merger was confirmed, Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRIN) is all-set to confirm the detail of some major job losses, as part of the “synergies” hinted at…

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BSkyB’s launch plans for its digital terrestrial television pay-TV service Picnic are stuck in a holding pattern, after Ofcom announced yesterday, yet another consultation into the service and in Sky’s…

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— AOL (NYSE: TWX) Europe’s Chad Wollen is quitting the internet company for ITV (LSE: ITV), where he becomes director of marketing strategy, where he will develop the marketing…

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Debt-ridden UK regional news publisher Johnston Press is buying (or rather, selling) itself a financial lifeline in the struggling regional classifieds market by taking a £212.3 ($414 million) investment from…

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This’ll ruffle some feathers amongst rival editors. ComScore claims Sun Online is the UK’s most popular news website, with 4.29 million monthly unique users in March - ahead of Guardian.co.uk…

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The ITV/C4/BBC Worldwide VoD JV codenamed Project Kangaroo is inching closer to fruition. MediaWeek reckons the consortium will name the service SeeSaw - a title that would aptly reflect both…

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Private equity firms are said to be interested in Informa, the publishing and events giant. Timesonline.co.uk reports that PE firms Apax and Carlyle are said to be interested in acquiring…

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Carphone Warehouse is out of the running to acquire Italian broadband provider Tiscali, reports FT.com. Tiscali rejected the British mobile phone retailer and broadband provider from its shortlist after the…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has applied to Europe’s Court of First Instance to appeal part of the record 899 million euro antitrust fine it was handed in September and February -…

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Two months after leaving the Informa helm, new Emap (LSE: EMA) CEO David Gilbertson is restructuring the B2B company following its acquisition by GMG/Apax in December. The former Emap Communications…

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Best Of compilations usually are released when an artist dies, a band needs to fulfil a contract or a label is trying to make cash off a recently-departed group. In…

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-- MSN: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has added Messenger TV to its Windows Live Messenger in 20 countries, including this one, allowing IM users to simultaneously watch and share programming from…

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