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Research In Motion (RIM) has stepped up their attempts to make The Curve (BlackBerry 8300) appeal to all walks of BlackBerry life. Some of the expected applications such as WiFi and GPS are not included. Rim’s famous battery life may be impacted by media functions.

1.MGM, Virgin, Wynn, Sands, Boyd Games and Stanley Ho are investing more than $20 Billion in new gaming facilities in Macao 2.No incumbent gaming technology 3.Macao is the fastest growing gaming capital in the world

More Targeted DoubleClick AdsDoubleClick to Foreshadow Google AdSenseDoubleClick’s role as Switzerland must be upheld

The New AT&T looks much like C. Michael Armstrong’s vision for the Old AT&T   Execution of marketing, ease of Use and operations will be key to the success of the AT&T’s “Three Screen” experience

1.Viacom is one of the most advertising savvy media companies. 2. Will the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protect Google / Youtube as they profit dearly from other’s copyright?

Extremely large upfront costs for the carriers

This article is important because it highlights a very clear concept that is not being given enough attention...traditional media companies still have a great deal of reach, assets and power.

KKR and their partners know the value of a unique basket assets like this.  Accordingly, they quickly moved to get control of this tremendous opportunity, which includes significant market share.  They will now be able to sell off the pieces to groups of smallers operators who desperately...

Although DVD software growth has finally slowed, this packaged media business accounts for billions at retail and is a major factor in movie studio profitability.Despite huge media attention, digital downloads of films account for a single digit share of the home media market.Brick and mortar retailers...

This article is important because Cablevision has now raised the bar for what cable operators need to pay for news channels.  Cablevision did not need to do this but figures they can benefit from a big friends like Fox.