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Amazon trying to offer subscription TV, movies

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is talking with major media companies about offering unlimited views of older TV shows and movies online, as it struggles to stay relevant to consumers flocking to Apple Inc.'s iTunes a la carte store ...

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MySpace users can now sync posts to Facebook

(AP) -- MySpace, which recently revamped itself to look more like Facebook, is now allowing users to sync their posts to Facebook, too.

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Australia's Fairfax to charge for online content

Australian publishing giant Fairfax Media Friday indicated it would begin charging for online content in the increasingly cut-throat newspaper environment as it reported a return to profit.

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Apple's 99-cent TV show idea is no game changer

(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iTunes store may have revolutionized the music business, but its recent push to let people rent TV shows for 99 cents won't amount to a game changer for how people watch TV.

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German Sky television seeks cable tie-ups

German pay television Sky Deutschland is seeking tie-ups with cable operators to counter incumbent rival Deutsche Telekom, Sky boss Brian Sullivan said in an interview published on Monday.

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MySpace Music unveils `Romeo' video app

(AP) -- MySpace is further defining itself as a place to find music rather than a catchall social networking site as it launched on Thursday a music video player that plays random videos to match users' mood.

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MySpace to revamp site in aim to simplify

(AP) -- The once-dominant social network MySpace is revamping its home page. It's looking a little more like its more popular and populous rival, Facebook, even as it attempts to set itself apart.

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Ad recovery boosts revenue for broadcast, cable

(AP) -- Americans may be fond of the Web, but they are still in love with their TV sets - and so are the advertisers who want to reach them.

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News Corp sees black ink with profit in fiscal year

News Corporation on Wednesday reported a profit of 2.5 billion dollars for the fiscal year with blockbuster film "Avatar" boosting its bottom line.

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Tech, media executives debate free vs. paid

Top technology and media executives wrapped up a three-day conference in Aspen, Colorado, during which they grappled with -- and left unresolved -- the question of whether readers will pay for news online.

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Tablets may allow 're-set' for media: News Corp.

Tablet computers such as Apple's iPad may allow the news industry a "re-set" and to start charging for content after years of giving it away for free, a senior News Corp. executive said Friday.

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News Corp. plans MySpace relaunch, will 'go younger'

News Corp. plans a relaunch this year of MySpace, the social network which has been supplanted by Facebook, and will target a younger audience, News Corp.'s head of digital operations said Friday.

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Sony PS3 to offer Hulu Plus preview immediately

(AP) -- Some PlayStation 3 users in the U.S. will be able to try out the $9.99-per-month video subscription plan from Hulu right away.

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The Times starts charging for online content

One of Britain's most famous newspapers, The Times, started charging readers to access its website Friday, the first non-specialist daily here to do so.

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News Corp. sells Beliefnet to BN Media

News Corp. sold Beliefnet, a multi-faith spirituality website it purchased two-and-a-half years ago, to an investment group on Friday.

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