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Cult acts cash in with MySpace deal

MYSPACE has defused a year-long row with independent record labels, allowing artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Basement Jaxx and Bjork to sell songs on the social networking site’s music service when it launches shortly in Britain.

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A question of ownership: Conservative's key support will play David Cameron to their advantage

If the Tory leader wins the next election, he faces a media battle between News Corp and Google which could split his inner circle It's the war for Cameron's ear. Greeting David Cameron, should he win the keys to 10 Downing...

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Indie labels sign download deal

A battle between independent record companies and online giant MySpace has been resolved this weekend after a year-long wrangle over money. The deal, which will see music from leading British artists such as Arctic Monkeys,...

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Entertainment cartel UK 3 Strikes Plan stalled

p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Efforts by the Hollywood and Big Music to have their Three Strikes anti-P2P business plan forced into law in Britain before the next elections look doomed to failure, for the moment, at least....

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Saturday Reader: Books about the people behind technology we can't live without

Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services causing the...

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'Click Here to Save Darfur'

Generation Facebook is using the Net not only to pledge online support for causes, but to take action in the real world When student Brandon Sabbag first learned of the genocide in Sudan he did what many of his peers have done....

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US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent!

Updated on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:43 IST Tags:Newspaper, Advertising Washington: US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs,...

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Time Warner, News Corp reported interested in MGM

Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs and passwords. You are therefore...

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Teary Oprah Announces End of Show -- But Is the Time Really Right?

George Burns / Harpo Productions / AP She's not called the queen of all media for nothing. The news that after 25 years Oprah Winfrey would be closing up shop on her afternoon talk show-cum-empire-building-exercise broke early,...

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'Avatar': A Race to the Finish

Crews are speeding to complete James Cameron's ambitious sci-fi tale on schedule By ETHAN SMITH and LAUREN A.E. SCHUKE Less than a month before the scheduled release of James Cameron's new movie, "Avatar," some scenes from the...

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