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Game of Thrones most pirated TV show
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This article titled "Game of Thrones most pirated TV show" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 24th December 2012 13.35 UTC
Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV show of the year, with a single episode being illegally downloaded by more people than typically watch the hit programme in the US.
HBO's...
ITV makes move into US cable market
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This article titled "ITV makes move into US cable market" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 24th December 2012 11.17 UTC
ITV's share price hit a high not seen in more than five years in early trading on Monday, after the broadcaster confirmed a deal worth as much as $111m (£68m) to buy reality TV...
Yahoo fires chief executive Carol Bartz
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This article titled "Yahoo fires chief executive Carol Bartz" was written by Dominic Rushe in New York, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 7th September 2011 03.11 UTC
Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired, ending a rocky tenure in which she tried and failed to revitalise the online giant.
In a statement the company...
Financial Times launches global, integrated marketing campaign
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New York :The Financial Times launches today a global, integrated marketing campaign that underscores its position as a trusted source for world news and analysis in turbulent economic times. The advertisements, comprised of print, online, television and outdoor components, are accompanied by a four-week, risk-free trial subscription to the...
Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables
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This article titled "Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables" was written by James Ball, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 2nd September 2011 17.03 UTC
Julian Assange could face prosecution in Australia after publishing sensitive information about government officials amongst the 251,000 unredacted cables...
Rupert Murdoch receives $12.5m bonus
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This article titled “Rupert Murdoch receives .5m bonus” was written by Josh Halliday, for The Guardian on Friday 2nd September 2011 19.19 UTC
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, received a .5m (£7.7m) cash bonus for the last financial year, while his total remuneration rose 47% to m, according...
Ignore America’s Europe-bashing – it’s nothing new
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This article titled "Ignore America's Europe-bashing – it's nothing new" was written by Steven Hill, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 2nd September 2011 13.23 UTC
The US media has a long history of having fun at Europe's expense. Recently Time magazine added to a longstanding Europe-bashing tradition with a cover...
Sky’s Alex Crawford: ‘sexist’ to ask if motherhood compatible with frontline
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This article titled “Sky’s Alex Crawford: ‘sexist’ to ask if motherhood compatible with frontline” was written by Dan Sabbagh, for guardian.co.uk on Saturday 27th August 2011 13.43 UTC
Her four children ask why she can’t work at their school but Alex Crawford, the award winning Sky News reporter, said...
Sky News in the frontline as Libyan rebels advance
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This article titled “Sky News in the frontline as Libyan rebels advance” was written by Patrick Foster, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 22nd August 2011 13.08 UTC
As the Libyan rebels swept into Tripoli last night and Muammar Gaddafi’s regime began to disintegrate, Sky News emerged as the runaway winner in the battle of the...
Google improving privacy policies, says information commissioner
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This article titled "Google improving privacy policies, says information commissioner" was written by Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 16th August 2011 10.12 UTC
Google has "taken reasonable steps" to improve its privacy policies since its Street View mapping cars unlawfully captured data last year, the information...