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Government and BBC in dispute over DAB rollout
11 February 2010

The government and the BBC are at loggerheads over the funding of the digital audio broadcasting (DA

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NY Times owner back in the black
11 February 2010

The New York Times Company (NYTC) has returned to the black with a profit of $19.9m for the year 200

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Increase in rejection of FOI requests
11 February 2010

The UK government rejects more freedom of information (FOI) requests than it did previously, accordi

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Iraqi photographer freed after 17-month detention
11 February 2010

Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed, who had been held for 17 months without charge despite protests from media

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Bidders prepare to buy IDC
11 February 2010

Private equity firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and news and market data company Thomson

Digital
Yahoo closes tech website
11 February 2010

Web portal Yahoo has announced that it will close down its technology site Yahoo! Tech on 11 March.

Digital
YouTube’s Safety Mode blocks objectionable content
11 February 2010

Video sharing site YouTube has introduced Safety Mode, a new parental control feature that helps par

Digital
Iran blocks Gmail, launches its national email service
11 February 2010

Iran's telecommunications agency has announced that it will permanently suspend Google’s email servi

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Google’s digital network to be 100 times faster than broadband
11 February 2010

Google has proposed to set up a high speed fibre optic network that would reportedly be 100 times fa

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Channel 4 drops Friends
11 February 2010

Channel 4 will stop airing the hit US comedy Friends from next autumn. The sitcom has been broadcast

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