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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:03 GMT Moody's downgrades Liberty Media LLC ratings (AP)
AP - Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:17 GMT Gephardt pushes for investment in health research (AP)
AP - Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt pushed Friday for Iowa to expand its focus on public health, arguing the state has the medical infrastructure in place to make it a leader in the field.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:47 GMT Malone says DirecTV is not for sale: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Media mogul John Malone said the U.S. No.1 satellite TV operator DirecTV Group is not up for sale in an interview with business cable network CNBC on Friday.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:09 GMT Simpsons' lampoon of Sarkozy sudden French web hit (AFP)

Actors posing as the characters of the US show The Simpsons. Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the Simpsons.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alberto E. Rodriguez)AFP - Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after they appeared on the US show the Simpsons.


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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMT Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search (PC World)
PC World - In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:12 GMT Sony to launch online download service for TVs (AFP)

Sony Bravia televisions at the Consumer Electronics Trade Fair in Berlin. Sony is to launch a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive has said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Sony Corp. aims to launch next year a new online service that will allow people to download content such as music and movies to their televisions and other electronic gadgets, a top executive said Friday.


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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33:13 GMT How Google Gets from Chrome OS to YouTube TVs (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google fired another shell at Microsoft's fundamental business model on Thursday, when it released the code behind its Google Chrome OS. What happens when you turn the operating system into just another advertising medium? Quite a number of things.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMT California Bans Power-Hog TVs: Death Knell for Plasma? (PC World)
PC World - Sales of plasma HDTVs have been on the decline for some time now. Although plasmas are generally cheaper than comparably-sized LCD models, their picture isn't as bright; as a result, their images often appear dark and washed out under the bright, fluorescent glare of the local big box store. However, plasmas are often favored by home theater buffs, who savor the display technology's fast refresh rates and often superior reproduction of black and dark tones.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:41 GMT Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (AP)

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer, center, Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka, left, and Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai smile as they show the company's latest products, digital still camera DSC-TX1, e-book 'Reader,' and a new remote controller for PlayStation 3, respectively, during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, Hirai said Friday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.


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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:54 GMT Google adds automatic captions to YouTube (AFP)

This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.


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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:25 GMT Malone: DirecTV would be "compatible" with a telco (Reuters)
Reuters - Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone said on Thursday that DirecTV Group would be "compatible" with a telephone company if either of its current partners showed an interest in buying it.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT California Energy Commission Rule to Impact HDTV Industry (PC World)
PC World - For the California Energy Commission, the voluntary guidelines of the Federal Energy Star program aren't enough to curb energy guzzling by HDTVs. In a unanimous vote, the CEC just introduced the nation's first state-mandated regulations for energy efficiency. The regulations will apply to televisions up to 58 inches in screen size.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15:04 GMT Google Will Add Text Captions To YouTube Videos (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move to make YouTube's massive inventory more accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people, Google announced plans to add automatic captioning technology to the video site. Google has combined its automatic speech-recognition technology with the existing YouTube caption system. Called auto-caps for short, the captions rely on the same voice-recognition algorithms in Google Voice to automatically generate captions for YouTube videos.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:10:50 GMT Shareholders OK DirecTV spinoff but sale uncertain (AP)
AP - Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:49 GMT Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos (AP)
AP - Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT California Takes Aim Power-Hungry TVs: What's Next? (PC World)
PC World - Televisions are notorious for draining huge amounts of energy, which is why California is cracking down with energy efficiency regulations. But your HDTV isn't the only home tech product that's slurping up power. Here are 5 other gadgets that you should turn off when not in use:
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:54 GMT DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2006 file photo, Michael White, then, CEO of PepsiCo USA, speaks in a panel session on Global Brands during the World Economic Forum WEF in Davos, Switzerland. DirecTV Group Inc. said Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, that White will take the chief executive position on Jan. 1. He is now also chief executive of PepsiCo International.(AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro della Valle, file)AP - DirecTV Group Inc. chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left just as the nation's largest satellite TV provider was in the midst of a spinoff.


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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:01:24 GMT Salesforce Chatter Brings Social Networking To Business (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Social networking has been the face of Web 2.0 for many years now. But until now the phrase has been synonymous with Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Despite the efforts of companies like LinkedIn to bring social networking into the business world, in many ways organizations have been slow to adapt to the new technology.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:09:12 GMT EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com (AFP)

EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.(Hulu)AFP - EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.


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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT YouTube Direct Provides 'Citizen Journalist' Clearinghouse (PC World)
PC World - Google's new YouTube Direct allows amateur journalists (meaning anyone with a camera in their mobile phone) to upload video clips for a shot at their 15 seconds of fame. The broadcast news media seem to have learned the wrong lesson from the fall of print media and embracing 'citizen journalists' may expedite the extinction of traditional news as we know it.
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