October 2007

Zell on Tribune Deal

ZELL ON TRIBUNE DEAL
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher, AUTHOR: Mark Fitzgerald mfitzgerald@editorandpublisher.com]

EU extends Google/DoubleClick inquiry

EU EXTENDS GOOGLE/DOUBLECLICK INQUIRY
[SOURCE: Reuters]

Phone Companies Seeking Immunity Donate to Rockefeller

PHONE COMPANIES SEEKING IMMUNITY DONATE TO ROCKEFELLER
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Eric Lichtblau & Scott Shane]

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

NSA COOPERATION: OK FOR E-MAIL, IM COMPANIES?
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache]
A new Senate bill would protect not only telephone companies from lawsuits claiming illegal cooperation with the National Security Agency. It would retroactively immunize e-mail providers, search engines, Internet service providers and instant-messaging services too.

Wildfires Test Overhaul of Crisis Response

WILDFIRES TEST OVERHAUL OF CRISIS RESPONSE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Jonathan Karp jonathan.karp@wsj.com and Rhonda L. Rundle ]

Comcast's less-than-free flow

COMCAST'S LESS-THAN-FREE FLOW
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial staff]

Comcast says not blocking Internet downloads

COMCAST SAYS NOT BLOCKING INTERNET DOWNLOADS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Yinka Adegoke]

CBS Defends Inaction on Without a Trace

CBS DEFENDS INACTION ON "WITHOUT A TRACE"
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Nationwide Outage of AT&T's TV Service

NATIONWIDE OUTAGE OF AT&T'S TV SERVICE
[SOURCE: Associated Press]

Countries mull making room for digital television

COUNTRIES MULL MAKING ROOM FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION
[SOURCE: Reuters]