Newspaper news from 6 September 2009
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Donald Trelford: MPs should be discussing more serious issues than this warming of cold potatoes (The Independent)
As I get older, quite a lot that MPs say and do makes me cross, but I have rarely been so grumpy as I was last week, watching the Select Committee ...
As I get older, quite a lot that MPs say and do makes me cross, but I have rarely been so grumpy as I was last week, watching the Select Committee ...
‘If there was a glass ceiling, there certainly isn’t anymore’ (The Independent)
After yet another dramatic, invariably unhappy ending to one of the many fictional stories I churned out at school, a teacher commented: “Jan...
After yet another dramatic, invariably unhappy ending to one of the many fictional stories I churned out at school, a teacher commented: “Jan...
Rivals 'in battle for T-Mobile' (BBC News)
Vodafone and O2 have both tabled bids of about £3.5bn to buy T-Mobile UK, the Sunday Times reports.
Vodafone and O2 have both tabled bids of about £3.5bn to buy T-Mobile UK, the Sunday Times reports.
Google gives ground in digital books dispute (Financial Times)
Google is to make concessions to European publishers and authors in an effort to stem a rising tide of anger over its landmark digital books settlement in the US.
Google is to make concessions to European publishers and authors in an effort to stem a rising tide of anger over its landmark digital books settlement in the US.
Google Barometer projects UK recovery (Financial Times)
The Barometer tracks a basket of 50 positive keywords and 50 negative keywords to gauge the health of the economy...
The Barometer tracks a basket of 50 positive keywords and 50 negative keywords to gauge the health of the economy...
Google searches for EU book deal (Financial Times)
European Union tries to decide how to react to the pending US agreement that promised to break a similar deadlock there last year...
European Union tries to decide how to react to the pending US agreement that promised to break a similar deadlock there last year...
Rapid profit growth forecast for Asia pay-TV (Financial Times)
Leading operators' valuations are set to climb strongly, driven by a rise in subscribers and higher revenues from digital and broadband take-up, accor...
Leading operators' valuations are set to climb strongly, driven by a rise in subscribers and higher revenues from digital and broadband take-up, accor...
A copyright black hole swallows our culture (Financial Times)
Google has responded to critics of its plan to make millions of books available online, that many of the problems could be resolved if we had a ration...
Google has responded to critics of its plan to make millions of books available online, that many of the problems could be resolved if we had a ration...
Mirror's 3am.co.uk dumps Google tactics (Media Guardian)
Trinity Mirror's 3am website is eschewing Google-friendly headlines in favour of cheeky, attention-grabbingOoh … Gasp! ... Grrr! ... Phwoar! ...
Trinity Mirror's 3am website is eschewing Google-friendly headlines in favour of cheeky, attention-grabbingOoh … Gasp! ... Grrr! ... Phwoar! ...
'I'm sensitive to being sat on' (Media Guardian)
Danny Baker is back on BBC 5 Live in the latest twist in a career including A-list fame, three sackings and iTunes chart successDanny Baker is an unconventional media type.
Danny Baker is back on BBC 5 Live in the latest twist in a career including A-list fame, three sackings and iTunes chart successDanny Baker is an unconventional media type.