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Fast Search & Transfer offers search and marketing bundle

April 30, 2007 FastMedia software is designed to boost advertising dollars at media Web sites. TAGS: Fast Search & Transfer, media company

Parsons faces major test in unifying AOL

April 3, 2002 special report The CEO-elect will inherit an unpredictable ensemble of executives next month when he takes the reins of the world's largest media company from outgoing chief Gerald Levin. TAGS: Richard Parsons, media company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, division, Wall Street, merger, America Online Inc.

Cisco buys into social-networking fray

February 9, 2007 Cisco makes its first move toward courting big media companies with the acquisition of a small social-networking company. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., media company, acquisition, Disney Corp., digital media, social networking, San Francisco, networking, TV, video

Despite mergers, tech and media to remain separate?

February 10, 2006 Takeovers are back in fashion but, as MTV's president points out, it's tough for tech companies to become media companies. TAGS: technology industry, media company, The Walt Disney Co., Dodge, BusinessWeek, MTV, technology company, media, merger, acquisition, president, New York, TV

AOL chief: Established media to dominate

September 27, 2006 Despite explosion in online content creation, Jonathan Miller says existing media companies will make the money. TAGS: online media company, media company, online media, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., YouTube, conference, video

Battle of the social-networking sites

March 21, 2007 MySpace inches out YouTube, Facebook and Second Life in a war game over who has the most promising business. TAGS: Leonard Fuld, Second Life, MySpace, Facebook, media company, YouTube, News Corp., Viacom Inc., community, student, games, Google Inc.

Company offers Google ad alternative

February 6, 2007 Fast AdMomentum lets companies sell and serve up ads on their Web sites--without a middleman. TAGS: Fast Search & Transfer, monetization, Norway, media company, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

News Corp. takes majority stake in Jamba

September 12, 2006 Media giant is beefing up its mobile presence with the addition of Jamba, creator of the Crazy Frog ring-tone sensation. TAGS: News Corp., VeriSign Inc., media company, digital content, entertainment, brand

GE's top exec urges piracy fight

June 20, 2007 Vice Chairman Bob Wright says media companies need to join forces with Internet service providers in the battle to end piracy. TAGS: General Electric Co., piracy, media company, vice chairman, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, exec, force, distribution, AT&T Corp., entertainment

Copyright quagmire for Google and YouTube

March 14, 2007 In October, many wondered how the search giant would handle the copyright concerns of its $1.65 billion buy. They're still wondering. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Mark Cuban, YouTube, media company, lawsuit, negotiation, Google Inc.

Viacom moves on without YouTube

February 9, 2007 Viacom offers a peek at its strategy--sans YouTube--for promoting video clips from its Comedy Central channel.Image: This Jon Stewart clip could be yours TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, media company, conference, blog, video, Google Inc., TV

Analysts don't like YouTube's chances

October 2, 2006 Forrester argues that while YouTube may have media companies' attention, one copyright lawsuit could undo it all. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., YouTube, Napster Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., media company, research company, file-sharing, video

A new copyright battlefield: Veoh Networks

February 21, 2007 The start-up, with old-media backing, lets people upload feature-length video. Not surprisingly, the pirates were quick to move in. TAGS: Veoh Networks, Michael Eisner, media company, copyright violation, YouTube, Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc., Disney Corp., Hollywood, P2P, CEO, entertainment, owner, video, TV

YouTube: The talk of Tinseltown

March 30, 2006 The video upload company is on everyone's lips at a gathering of entertainment and media companies. TAGS: YouTube, media company, conference, Yahoo! Inc., entertainment, America Online Inc., California, video

Big media hunts for Web cred, again

August 15, 2007 Print and TV giants have been forking over the cash in a flurry of Web acquisitions, but skeptics wonder if it'll be wasted money. TAGS: Reddit, Hearst Corp., iVillage Inc., media company, Digg, Facebook, MySpace, blog, acquisition, women, media, TV

AOL to users: Don't defect--here's free stuff

August 2, 2006 Eyeballing advertising revenue, the Time Warner Internet subsidiary transitions from an ISP to a media company. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., video search, broadband, media company, subscriber, transition, president, Internet Service Provider, video, e-mail

Is Google worth its weight in gold?

November 17, 2006 As its stock price nears $500, strong growth opportunities in online advertising make Google worth every penny, analysts say. TAGS: market capitalization, net profit, Google Inc., media company, Yahoo! Inc., online advertising, Time Warner Inc., eBay Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Is AOL in play?

October 13, 2005 All eyes are on America Online as rumors swirl about who's hankering for a piece of its action. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., AOL Broadband, online media, Comcast Corp., Internet search advertising, subscriber, media company, investment, Internet access, Google Inc., broadband, Microsoft Corp.

CBS forms online video-sharing network

April 12, 2007 Users can share clips, full-length features for free. Partners include both established and fledgling platforms. TAGS: CBS Broadcasting Inc., Sling Media, News Corp., media company, America Online Inc., programming, Kazaa, portal, Skype, platform, agreement, YouTube, president, MSN, video, TV

EFF takes Viacom to task over YouTube takedown

February 15, 2007 Web rights advocates say YouTube contributors mistakenly accused of infringing upon Viacom copyright may be the real victims. Images: YouTube tales TAGS: Viacom Inc., takedown, copyright violation, YouTube, media company, Google Inc., video, message
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