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IOC will raise price on China TV rights
China's TV companies will be expected to pay at least 10 times more for broadcasting rights at future games than the bargain basement sum paid for Beijing, as Olympic marketing officials seek to exploit the country's medals success

Mecom faces 'challenging' market
The newspaper group reported a 3 per cent fall in like-for-like operating profits and said it planned to transform its business model

Intel bullish over Atom processor for 'netbooks'
Intel has offered a bullish forecast for its new Atom processor for low-end "netbooks" and other mobile computing devices, although executives conceded that the product could eat into sales of more profitable notebook chips

Bands capitalise on EMI turmoil
The turbulence at EMI since Guy Hands' leveraged buy-out of the struggling British music company is giving bands new ammunition in the old game of contract renegotiation

Xaar's hi-tech printing fails to impress
Like many businesses before it, Xaar, an innovative printing equipment company, is finding that making the most out of a promising new technology can be strewn with difficulties

EA bid for Take-Two lapses
Electronic Arts said it would no longer stand behind its $24.75-a-share takeover offer for rival games maker Take-Two, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series, though it also edged a step closer to starting direct negotiations about a deal

Start-up for 'super-networkers'
TalkBizNow hopes for a slice of the rocketing traffic and rising advertising rates enjoyed by business networking sites amid waning investor interest in social networks

Woman faces £16,000 penalty for sharing game
A computer pinball game maker wins a court jackpot in a case that highlights the increasingly assertive US-style approach of media companies to protecting their wares

Sky takes broadband market by storm
Sky has taken the broadband market by storm since it began offering internet access two years ago, signing up 1.6m customers

Mobile phone groups lag in broadband market
Mobile phone operators look set to be second-tier players in the fixed-line broadband market

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