The Associated Press launches AP Gateway, brewing pay wall

Like its newspaper and broadcast members, The Associated Press is learning to live with new realities, including staff reductions and searching out new revenue opportunities. Thereupon, the company's popular AP Mobile app and the division that created it are the core of a new business unit that aims to get more money...

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Yahoo and AP Make a New Licensing Deal

The Associated Press has signed a licensing deal with Yahoo Inc. that gives the news cooperative a steady stream of revenue at a time less money is flowing in from newspapers and broadcasters. The announcement by both companies Monday didn’t disclose the financial terms of the agreement, which allows Yahoo to continue posting AP content on its site

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UFC Preparing Crackdown On PPV Pirates

In an interview with the Vancover Sun, the UFC has vowed to take legal action against both the companies broadcasting the pay-per-view events illegally across the web as well as the individuals who knowingly are watching these broadcast to avoid paying fees associated with the event.

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ABC News Advertising Shows Why Conservatives Were Locked Out

In the 98 broadcast days of ABC World News advertising analyzed by Policy Analyst Matt Patterson, ABC's World News broadcast featured 1,102 commercials, 597 of which were placed by member companies of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) trade association, representing 54.17 percent of total commercials aired.

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Apple expected to release new Final Cut Studio in April

While Apple isn't expected to attend this year's National Association of Broadcasters event, sources familiar with the company's plans say it is preparing to release a new version of its Final Cut Studio near the event.

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Delay you can't believe in

Jay Carney reports in the Examiner that Barack Obama's plan to delay the long-scheduled transition of television broadcasting from analog signals to digital signals will assist a company with whom one of advisors on telecommunications policy is associated.

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Egypt: Satellite Company Punished for Protest Footage

Egyptian authorities have enforced media licensing laws to punish a company associated with broadcasting information critical of the government (HRW)

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Elevator News Network (ENN) to invest $25 mn in India

Canadian digital company Elevator News Network (ENN), in association with global business-class data broadcasting solution major Helius Inc, plans to consolidate its presence in India introducing 1,000 digital signage at selected office properties, shopping malls and leading housing complexes across the country in next one year.

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