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Axel Springer buys 76 pct of Poland's Onet portal

Poland's TVN commercial media group said Monday it had sold 76 percent of Onet, a major Polish Internet portal, to Germany's Axel Springer media for nearly 969 million zloty (220 million euros, $275 million).

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New law could free up TV airwaves for mobile use

A new law could result in fewer TV stations on the air, in exchange for faster wireless data services for smartphones and tablet computers.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions

Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.

Technology / Telecom

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Buffett's Berkshire to buy Media General papers

(AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. for $142 million.

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News Corp shares rise on doubled share buyback

(AP) -- Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. rose Thursday after the company posted upbeat quarterly results and doubled its commitment to buying back shares.

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Northern lights take unusual trip down south

A baffling solar storm pulled colorful northern lights unusually far south, surprising space weather experts.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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MetroPCS to sell phones with TV tuners

(AP) -- Cellphone company MetroPCS says it will sell phones with TV tuners this year, which means customers will be able to tune in to broadcasts from local TV stations.

Technology / Telecom

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Stations must warn if new TV signals lack reach

(AP) -- TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don't reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.

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Report: Internet usage transforming news industry

(AP) -- The rapid growth of smart phones and electronic tablets is making the Internet the destination of choice for consumers looking for news, a report released Monday said.

Technology / Internet

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Newspaper owners team up in deal-finding venture

A group of newspaper publishers and other media companies are teaming up to sell more advertising aimed at people looking for online deals.

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EW Scripps to stream live video to mobile devices

(AP) -- The E.W. Scripps Co. said Thursday that it will become the first TV station group in the nation to deliver live video programming to mobile devices.

Technology / Telecom

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Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early

(AP) -- Regulators have cleared 158 TV stations around the country to shut down their analog broadcast signals before June 12, when the remaining full-power stations will end theirs.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Analog TV signals to be interrupted in 'soft test'

(AP) -- TV stations around the country will replace their analog broadcasts for a few minutes Thursday with reminders that those broadcasts will disappear completely in three weeks.

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Free radio stations and podcasts sans computer

Television and radio broadcasts used to be free. Stick an antenna in the air and that's still true even though much of it has now gone digital. As technology advanced, we got better delivery methods of those free signals ...

Technology / Telecom

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Friday is last day to apply for digital TV coupon

(AP) -- The government program that provides $40 coupons for digital TV converter boxes is winding down.

Technology / Telecom

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