11:45pm

Beyond Oblivion crashes before launch

Digital music venture backed by News Corp closes

6:43pm

Old media champions turn on and tune in

Companies have come alive to the potential of social networks

Dec 30, 2011

Subsidy cuts put Italy’s newspapers at risk

Some 100 titles face closure in austerity drive

Dec 30, 2011

Facebook pushes for ad revenue transparency

Call for agencies to reveal profits to clients

From WORLD Dec 30, 2011

Tribal loyalties sway votes in south Egypt

Rural Egyptians split along entrenched divisions

From COMMENT Dec 30, 2011

More trouble ahead for year’s hardest hit

Many UK companies will be pleased to see the back of 2011

From WORLD Dec 30, 2011

Government questioned on double-agents

1981 archive: espionage in UK and Hollywood

From INDUSTRIALS Dec 29, 2011

Qatar Holding becomes top Lagardère investor

Emirate increases stake in French group to 10.1%

From WORLD Dec 29, 2011

Arab youth cast about for their political voice

‘Gunpowder of revolution’ clamours for change

Dec 28, 2011

Google challenges Facebook with TV ads

Search group seeks converts to its social network

Dec 28, 2011

Comics have last laugh from podcast profits

‘Live reads’ provide advertising revenue

Dec 27, 2011

New York Times collects $143m from sale

Publisher confirms disposal of regional newspaper group

From LEX Dec 27, 2011

Rupert Murdoch: bad press

The magnate and his media empire have ended 2011 much weaker than they began it

Dec 23, 2011

Cowell paid £26.7m in Sony JV deal

Dec 22, 2011

Web is media game changer, says music chief

BMG chief says the internet age will belong to content brokers

From TECHNOLOGY Dec 22, 2011

Buyers in dark over web TV features

High-street stores ‘fail to educate consumers’

Dec 22, 2011

New York probes Pearson Foundation

Investigation into conference trips for state officials

Dec 22, 2011

Games start-ups losing ground

Developers of Facebook apps stretch lead over smaller rivals

From HEALTH Dec 22, 2011

Thomson Reuters suspends healthcare arm sale

Company blames challenging global economy

From WORLD Dec 21, 2011

Egypt’s revolution turns into media war

Activists and military rulers in tussle to control imagery

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