Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), NTT and Itochu Corp, together with 10 other companies are taking a stake in Japan’s first 24-hour English-language broadcasting service, which local public broadcaster NHK which is…

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Perseus Books Group is the latest to claim a better mousetrap when it comes to digital publishing for indie publishers, according to the NYT: Constellation, slated to launch Thursday, includes…

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Having endured continued Congressional scrutiny, the loss of potential clients and the sudden departure of its CEO, NebuAd has decided to call “time out” on its ad targeting plans, WaPo…

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Raptr, a new online social gaming startup founded by Xfire co-founder and professional gamer Dennis Fong, is launching tonight and had received $12 million in its first round of funding.…

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Another media partnership for LinkedIn, which is striving to be more than a place to check contacts. This time it’s CNBC and the business social net in a “significant strategic…

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There was a time in 2005 and 2000 where Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) was signing up various broadband providers to make itself the default portals for the Internet access subscribers: Verizon…

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The “Disney (NYSE: DIS) difference” lies in the company’s ability to weave its deep and familiar library of content into virtual worlds that give kids the opportunity to participate in…

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New York Sun, the small-but-influential NY area newspaper which launched among much hype in 2002, may be forced to close after this month if it does not find new investors.…

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As consumers buy higher-end mobile phones that are capable of doing more and cost more, they might find less reasons to upgrade their devices as often. Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) CEO…

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-- AOL (NYSE: TWX) Launches iPhone Advertising platform: AOL unveiled an iPhone specific advertising platform today that allows advertisers to specifically target iPhone users. When an iPhone user is browsing…

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Earlier this year, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) surprised us all when Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers announced it would support the iPhone by creating a standalone $100 million iFund focused on…

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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is getting ready to launch Fancast Mobile, a mobile application which will allow users to watch live programming on your phone, and schedule recordings on your DVR,…

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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is getting ready to launch Fancast Mobile, a mobile application which will allow users to watch live programming on your phone, and schedule recordings on your DVR,…

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Earlier this year, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) surprised us all when Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers announced it would support the iPhone by creating a standalone $100 million iFund focused on…

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New York City-based fashion online information service Sytlesight has received a big $16 million round of funding, from Fidelity Ventures, the VC arm of mutual fund Fidelity Investments. This is…

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-- Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) USA: Naval officer Daniel Acton is joining as Virgin Mobile’s new chief information and technology officer. He will be responsible for the Virgin Mobile USA’s…

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-- CNN: The company’s managing editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nick Wrenn, has been promoted to the new position of VP of CNN International Digital services. Reporting to…

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The Vanity Fair 100 list is out, and the usual litany of powerhouses and powerbrokers..the magazine calls is “The Vanity Fair Top 100 Leaders of Information Age”, so in that…

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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) co-founder Sergey Brin told CNET that he expects the company’s new Chrome browser to end up on the Android platform in a later version of the yet-to-be-released…

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Although WPP Group and its ad holding company rival Publicis Groupe have been concentrating more in Asia and other emerging markets for their digital acquisitions lately, it seems there are…

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Winter Park, FL-based Highwinds, a provider of CDN services which recently raised a big $55 million round, has raised more money, this time for a European expansion. The new funding…

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A lawsuit filed last week in San Diego claims that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE: T) knowingly oversold the iPhone 3G, which promised fast speeds, but was bogged down…

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TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) and DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) are expanding their existing partnership and are planning to launch a new high-def VOD service called HD DirecTV DVR. The two will collaborate…

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Gannett (NYSE: GCI) has acquired an additional 10 percent stake in CareerBuilder from the troubled Tribune for $135 million. That gives Gannett a 50.8 percent controlling interest in the online…

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Liberty Media’s (NSDQ: LINTA) board has approved a plan to fully split Liberty Entertainment, currently a tracking stock, off into a separate public company. After the split, Liberty Entertainment would…

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