[Medianews] Comcast To Challenge 30% Cap In U.S. Court of Appeals

2009-03-12 Thread George Antunes
Comcast To Challenge 30% Cap In U.S. Court of Appeals Court will hear oral arguments in Comcast's challenge of FCC's decision April 24 By John Eggerton Multichannel News March 12, 2009 http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/189863-Comcast_To_Challenge_30_Cap_In_U_S_Court_of_Appeals.php Fan

[Medianews] As Cities Go From Two Papers to One, Talk of Zero

2009-03-12 Thread George Antunes
March 12, 2009 As Cities Go From Two Papers to One, Talk of Zero By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/business/media/12papers.html?em=&pagewanted=print The history of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer stretches back more than two decades before Washington became a stat

[Medianews] NY: Met Museum Plans Major Layoffs

2009-03-12 Thread George Antunes
March 13, 2009 Met Museum Plans Major Layoffs By RANDY KENNEDY NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/arts/design/13metr.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday that it would lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff, eliminating 74 jobs in

[Medianews] Google turns voicemail into email

2009-03-12 Thread George Antunes
Google turns voicemail into email By Alexei Oreskovic Reuters Thursday, March 12, 2009; 4:00 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031200367_pf.html SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is seeking to blur the line between the telephone and the computer even

[Medianews] Fleeing customers haunt phone co. in New England

2009-03-12 Thread George Antunes
Fleeing customers haunt phone co. in New England Mar 12, 2009 3:40 PM (ET) By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090312/D96SMABG0.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Phone companies fear that customers will increasingly switch off their landlines in favor of

[Medianews] Sirius XM Radio planning to stream to iPhone, iPod

2009-03-12 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
March 12th, 2009 By DEBORAH YAO , AP Business Writer http://www.physorg.com/news156077485.html (AP) -- Financially struggling Sirius XM Radio Inc. is planning to stream its subscription radio service to the iPhone and iPod Touch devices from Apple Inc. beginning this spring. After narrowly avoidi

[Medianews] Space junk threat worried space station

2009-03-12 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96SK9083&show_article=1 WASHINGTON (AP) - The crew of the international space station had a close call with space junk. The three astronauts took refuge for 11 minutes Thursday in a Russian escape capsule before returning inside. Officials were worried tha

[Medianews] Sears Tower getting new name

2009-03-12 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/sears-tower-being-renamed.htm l [Whatchu talking bout? - Greg] Big Will? The Sears Tower is being renamed after the international insurance broker that is becoming the newest tenant of the Western Hemisphere's tallest building. The new name: Willis Tow