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Charging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems

(AP) -- Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.

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Daily Show, Colbert Report to be removed from Hulu

(AP) -- Video streaming site Hulu is saying goodbye to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, two popular shows from Comedy Central that will no longer be streamed on the site after next week.

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Miami Herald drops reader contribution program

Just two months after it was launched, The Miami Herald is ending a program asking online readers to make a contribution to support the newspaper.

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Redbox agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay

(AP) -- DVD rental kiosk chain Redbox has agreed to wait 28 days after Warner Bros. releases new movies for sale before offering to rent them for $1 a night.

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Van Natta resigning as MySpace CEO

(AP) -- Owen Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling social networking site MySpace, effective immediately, after less than a year on the job.

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MySpace Music experiments with audio ads

(AP) -- Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online.

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US publishers smile again as Kindle rivals emerge

US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.

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created Feb 07, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Content is 'electronic emperor' says Murdoch

Buoyed by a box office hit in "Avatar" and better-than-expected profits, News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch has predicted a rosy future for content companies such as his media and entertainment giant.

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created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

News Corp. in 500-million-dollar settlement with Valassis

News Corp. said Saturday it had reached a 500-million-dollar settlement over lawsuits filed by Valassis Communications Inc. against a division of Rupert Murdoch's entertainment and media giant.

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created Jan 30, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Dying news media looks to Apple tablet for hope

Struggling US newspapers and magazines may seek Internet Age resurrection in a so-called "Jesus tablet" -- a computer expected to grab the spotlight Wednesday at a much anticipated Apple event in San Francisco.

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created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Silicon Valley getting greener with Hara

Fresh from signing on to help green Silicon Valley, startup Hara will be at climate talks in Copenhagen this week to urge that corporations not wait for regulations to fight global warming.

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Google responds to newspaper critics

Faced with a steady drumbeat of criticism from a shrinking newspaper industry, Google is out to prove that it is friend not foe.

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created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 9

New study looks at unauthorized use of US newspaper stories

A study of the use of US newspaper stories on the Web has found that more than 75,000 websites reused content from newspapers without authorization during a 30-day period.

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Media execs make case for online fees at FTC panel

(AP) -- Media companies need to deliver compelling information on a variety of electronic devices and overcome readers' resistance to paying for material online, news executives said Tuesday at a government-sponsored ...

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British press group launches charges for online news

A British newspaper group started charging for online content on Monday in a groundbreaking experiment which will be closely watched by an industry battling falling advertising revenues.

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