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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

Media conglomerates go global

March 16, 2002 Big fish have been gobbling up smaller fish in the media world for the past decade. And the trend shows no sign of ending. TAGS: Bertelsmann AG, media company, German company, Time Warner Inc., entertainment, media, merger, sign, conference

AOL to buy Time Warner in historic merger

January 10, 2000 In a stunning announcement, America Online says it will acquire Time Warner to create the world's largest media company. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., merger, media company, broadband, Internet Service Provider, asset, chairman, media, conference, DSL, CEO

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, Facebook, Second Life, MySpace, YouTube, media company, News Corp., Viacom Inc., community, student, games, Google 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, Disney Corp., acquisition, digital media, social networking, San Francisco, networking, video

Is Friendster up for sale?

November 15, 2005 The social networker has hired Montgomery & Co. to shop itself around for a buyer, sources familiar with the matter say. TAGS: Friendster Inc., MySpace, visitor, buyer, social networking, traffic, media company, e-mail

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., YouTube, Time Warner Inc., conference, video

Classic news clips make BBC site debut

January 3, 2006 From England's World Cup win to the Berlin Wall's fall, British media company offers free video for noncommercial purposes. TAGS: footage, World Cup, media company, England

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, negotiation, lawsuit, 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.

Satellite TV snubbing Microsoft

January 21, 2005 Software giant's high-definition video technology is being passed over by DirecTV and its biggest rivals. But other markets remain. TAGS: satellite television company, satellite television, Cablevision Systems Corp., television company, media company, satellite, EchoStar Communications Corp., DirecTV, MPEG-4, cable television, Windows Media, HDTV, TV, MPEG, video, Microsoft Corp.

Anxious times in the cartoon underground

February 1, 2005 BitTorrent file swapping has been a lifeline for American fans of Japanese anime. Now that success may be backfiring. Images: The world of anime TAGS: file-swapping, studio, cartoon, media company, BitTorrent, community, success, letter, work

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, vice chairman, media company, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, force, distribution, exec, entertainment, AT&T Corp.

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

Yahoo's Semel talks new, new media

October 6, 2005 At Web-related confab, CEO shares thoughts on 21st century media companies, Yahoo's struggle with Google, other topics. TAGS: Terry Semel, Yahoo! Inc., media company, media, search technology, portal, CEO, Google Inc., law, China, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo to offer CNN, ABC video feeds

August 1, 2005 Daily news clips from the two media companies will be available for free on Yahoo, starting next month. TAGS: video feed, CNN, newsfeed, Yahoo! Inc., media company, agreement, broadband, video

ESPN.com loses some liberty

December 14, 2004 Sports media leader consolidates all sales under its flagship TV business, sources close to the plan said. TAGS: ESPN, media company, SportsLine, counterpart, Viacom Inc., Time Warner Inc., online advertising, operation, TV, control

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, Viacom Inc., Time Warner Inc., Disney Corp., Hollywood, P2P, owner, entertainment, CEO, 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, The Walt Disney Co., media company, BusinessWeek, MTV, technology company, media, merger, acquisition, New York, president
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