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Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion

Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion

George Lucas has sold the company which owns the Star Wars brand to Disney for $4.05 Billion. Disney will take control of Lucasfilm Ltd in return for around 40 million…

BBC Wins Exclusive UK Rights to Olympics Until 2020

BBC Wins Exclusive UK Rights to Olympics Until 2020

The BBC has won the exclusive broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games in the UK until 2020. The state broadcaster won rights to the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in…

Accenture Wins Contract to Manage Japanese Radio Licensing

Accenture Wins Contract to Manage Japanese Radio Licensing

Accenture has won a contract from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to manage the Productive and Reliable Telecommunications Network for Radio (PARTNER) system. The PARTNER system manages radio network administrative functions…

Prompt Communications Wins Squigs Contract

Prompt Communications Wins Squigs Contract

Prompt Communications has won the contract to provide social media services and PR for VistaCloud Ventures’ new game for iOS, Squigs. Originally launched on the Amiga in 1993, Squigs is…

Australian Government Spent $116.9 million on Advertising in 2010/11

Australian Government Spent $116.9 million on Advertising in 2010/11

The Australian government spent $116.9 million on advertising across all departments in 2010/11 compared to $114.7 million in 2009-10. The figures were released as part of the Campaign Advertising by Australian Government…

The Boston Globe Follows Paid Subscription Trend in News

The Boston Globe Follows Paid Subscription Trend in News

The Boston Globe has followed the New York Times and The Times in stepping behind the digital paywall. Digital subscribers will now have to pay $3.99 per week to access…

Scripps to Buy Virgin Out of Deal with BBC Worldwide for £239 million

Scripps to Buy Virgin Out of Deal with BBC Worldwide for £239 million

Scripps Networks Interactive are to buy Virgin Media out of a partnership with BBC Worldwide. Virgin Media and the commercial arm of the BBC currently have a 50/50 stake in…

BBC Worldwide Global iPlayer a “No-Brainer” Despite Competition Worries

BBC Worldwide Global iPlayer a “No-Brainer” Despite Competition Worries

Professor Ben Compaine is currently teaching technology entrepreneurship at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and is a senior consultant for the Innovation International Media Consulting Group. Here he discusses the latest…

News Corporation 2011 Net Income $2.74 Billion

News Corporation 2011 Net Income $2.74 Billion

News Corporation has reported 2011 full year net income at $2.74 billion. Growth in the fourth quarter has been led by the television segment. Fourth quarter total segment operating income…

BBC to Sell Programming in Western Europe for €6.99 per month

BBC to Sell Programming in Western Europe for €6.99 per month

BBC programmes will become available to viewers in 11 European countries via the iPad for just €6.99 per month. The programmes will be sold by the commercial arm of the…

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