03 Dec 2009
| by Jennifer Whitehead
The internet giants are objecting to a clause in the Digital Economy Bill, which had its second reading in parliament yesterday. The clause would allow the secretary of state for business to introduce new laws regarding copyright. The government has said the purpose of giving such powers ...
06 Jun 1997
| by STEVE SHIPSIDE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES...UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
United Arab Emirates is a collection of seven different emirates ...
of the most relaxed of the Gulf states. In Dubai, for
example, women are not required to cover themselves ...
, as with the other Gulf states, around 100
miscellaneous satellite choices.
Dubai is tipped as the next ...
16 Nov 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - United Business Media is set to exit the FTSE 100 index today to make way for mm02, BT...the UK's 100 biggest companies by market value. At yesterday's close, United was valued at 1.8bn, 300m ...
at yesterday's close and mmO2 had a market value of 7.2bn.
United fell 2.3% this morning to 525p ...
06 Nov 2000
| by Louise Banbury
Internet portal and ISP LineOne is being put up for sale by its owners BT and United News & Media...BT and United News & Media, according to reports.
LineOne is preparing to contact potential buyers ...
United News & Media and BT.
LineOne was launched in March 1997 as a joint venture between News International and BT, with United buying a stake a year later. In 1999, News International sold its stake to BT ...
15 Apr 2009
Samsung has signed a deal with BAA to sponsor charging units for mobile phones and laptops...£300,000 in the
development of the units in response to research showing high demand
among travellers ...
06 Nov 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
pounds 25m and Waugh
has appointed a team of four unit heads. Mike Parsons, presently
managing ...
15 Jan 2002
| by Staff,
hurdle, as it emerged that several states are considering moves to block the deal....It is reported that as many as 30 state attorneys are looking at the case, which is currently ...
would create a monopoly in areas that are not serviced by cable television.
One state that is looking at the case closely is Missouri, where about one third of the state's residents are reliant ...
10 Jun 2011
| by Ben Bold
in state aid....that the proposed spectrum floors are a state aid and are therefore illegal under EU law.
"The spectrum floors ...
. It said in a statement: "We are fully aware of state aid rules and would not have made proposals that we ...
20 Nov 2009
| by Jennifer Whitehead
to be collected. It also gives the Secretary of State power to amend the Copyright Designs and Patents Act ...
". This power has been dubbed the "creation of the pirate finder general" in the press, although the bill states ...
05 Apr 2005
| by by Staff
LONDON – United Business Media's CMP Media division has acquired the independent websites...."
United said that while the two sites will remain separate and distinct, they will join CMP's portfolio ...
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