U.K. Police Probe ’09 Email Hacking
U.K. police are investigating, at a politician's request, a 2009 email-hacking incident at News Corp.'s Times of London.
Verizon Wireless-Comcast Deal Meets Resistance
Political headwinds are building against a marketing alliance between Verizon Wireless and Comcast, amid worries that cooperation between the two could blunt competition and lead to higher prices.
Mexico Blocks Mobile Tie-Up
Mexico's antitrust commission scuttled an attempt by the country's two major broadcasters to join forces in a mobile-phone company and challenge telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim.
Bay Citizen in Merger Talks With Another Nonprofit
The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit online news publication that covers the San Francisco area, is in merger talks with a nearby nonprofit news organization, the Center for Investigative Reporting, said Bay Citizen staffers and other people familiar with the ...
Changes Weighing on AOL
AOL's quarterly earnings fell 66% amid higher costs and tax provisions, although advertising sales rose for a third straight period.
Kodak Seeks Hollywood Exit
Eastman Kodak asked for bankruptcy-court permission to relinquish expensive naming rights to the Kodak Theatre, the home to the Academy Awards.
Hacking Email Was Deleted
News Corp. lawyers said that, during an IT upgrade in early 2011, the company deleted an email from the inbox of James Murdoch in which company counsel spelled out a plaintiff's claim that phone-hacking was widespread at News of the World.
Apple Hires Dixons Official
Apple tapped the chief of one of Europe's largest electronics retailers as its new head of retail, filling its most high-profile vacancy with a company outsider.
Amazon’s Spending Habit Hurts Profit
Amazon is struggling to make money as quickly as it spends it, putting the squeeze on the online retailer's latest financial results and crimping its outlook.
Disney to Acquire Indian Broadcaster
Walt Disney agreed to take a controlling interest in one of India's largest media and entertainment providers, UTV Software Communications.
Disney to Acquire Indian Broadcaster, Film Studio
Walt Disney agreed to take a controlling interest in one of India's largest media and entertainment providers, UTV Software Communications.
B&N Escalates Amazon Rift
Barnes & Noble will no longer sell in its stores any books published by Amazon.com, saying the company had "undermined the industry" by trying to sign exclusive agreements with publishers, agents and authors.
