Microsoft pokes its nose into the European internet news debate
For some reason US software giant Microsoft has decided the European press needs its help in getting Google and Facebook to pay for news they link to.
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Europe reportedly considering making internet giants pay for news
The precedent set by Australia in forcing the likes of Facebook and Google to pay the publishers of news that appears on their sites could be copied by the EU.
Australia takes on Silicon Valley to redistribute the wealth from news stories
The Australian Government has promised by July a mandatory code to force Silicon Valley to pay Australian media organisations for content used on their platforms.
Apple announces original content, a credit card and a news subscription service
Apple’s big services event didn’t disappoint, with a bunch of potentially disruptive launches accompanied by new levels of hyperbole and clapping.
Justice Department eyes up social media probe over competition
Department of Justice spokesman Devin O’Malley has raised the prospect of an investigation into whether the social media giants are impacting competition through ‘intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas’.
The trend of social media news feeds is starting to become dangerous
Social media is turning a one-stop-shop, with consumers using the platform for every aspect of their lives, including news. At some point we have to question whether this is healthy way for an individual to stay informed.
Apple looks to news to supplement obscene smartphone profits
On the day Counterpoint Research estimated Apple collected 86% the total handset market profits in Q4, rumours have resurfaced about the firm wandering further into the world of news service subscriptions.
CMA blocks Murdoch’s Sky high ambitions
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked Rubert Murdoch’s and Fox’s $11.6 billion attempt to full control of Sky on the grounds of media plurality.
Facebook’s public panic attack continues
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, is trying to work out which news sources are more trustworthy than others. This sets a worrying precedent.
Aussies ask important questions about online media consumption
The Australian government has tasked one of its agencies to investigate what impact digital platform providers such as Facebook and Google are having on competition in media and advertising services markets.
Fox-Sky merger heads to the CMA under cloud of uncertainty
The bureaucratic bouncy ball has been given a new lease of life with Ofcom passing the Fox/Sky merger buck to the Competition and Markets Authority.
BT, Alcatel-Lucent reach 5Gbps over copper in XG.Fast lab trial
A joint BT and Alcatel-Lucent experiment has achieved throughput speeds of 5 Gbps in lab conditions as they explore the potential of a variation on G.fast broadband technology (XG.FAST). The technology also reached a speed of 1.8 Gbps over a distance of 100 metres, in early experiments on this new networking type.
37% of UK online sales now over mobile
While online retailers roll their Black Friday bargains over to Cyber Monday – and probably beyond – research shows that an increasing amount of online sales are being made via smartphones and tablets, and this trend is continuing – but this does not mean smaller crowds, as consumers are also switching to ‘click & collect’ services.
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