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G-14 to discuss division in group at board meeting on Thursday - Sports - International Herald Tribune : "'We have never been looking for a victory in court,' he said. 'We have always been looking at resolving existing problems. And at the moment these problems are not resolved.' "

Football looks to cash in with broadband | News | Guardian Unlimited Football : "The high-speed internet provides broadcasters with their biggest challenge yet, writes Owen Gibson Thursday November 16, 2006 The Guardian If the defining moment in televised football in the 1980s was the introduction of regular live coverage, and Sky's millions defined the 1990s, the next quantum leap in armchair viewing is likely to take place via the broadband-enabled internet. This month alone the Premier League has trained its sights on the Google-owned video-sharing phenomenon YouTube, and Uefa has unveiled a broadband service making live and archived Champions League matches available around the world. Even a decade ago, the idea of being able to watch any European match from the past at will would have been filed under science fiction. "

European law has no place in English game - Sport - Times Online : "Richard Caborn wrote in this newspaper that he cares passionately about football. I do not doubt that; however the irony of one politician telling us about another politician’s report on how the game should be run should not be lost on anyone. Yet again, the Beautiful Game is in danger of becoming Europe’s latest political football. Ask any fan who their main rivals are or which match they care most about and the answer is local. The structure of our club football, including FA and League cups and right down through the Football League and into the Conference, is the envy of European football and no other country gets close to replicating it in terms of strength and depth or passion and participation. It is domestic club football that is the driving force behind European competition and not the other way round. When it comes to how the game should govern itself we don’t need special treatment. We have...

Switzerland rejects UEFA demand for law against rogue advertising - Sports - International Herald Tribune : "ZURICH, Switzerland: The Swiss government has rejected calls from UEFA to tighten laws against so-called "ambush marketing" by companies who aren't official sponsors of the 2008 European Championship. Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger reported that Switzerland will stick with its existing laws banning misleading advertising during the tournament, which the Alpine country is co-hosting with Austria, and not establish an outright ban on unlicensed advertising that refers to soccer or the 16-team competition. UEFA, according to the paper, had been lobbying the government to tighten controls on how companies can use the championship for marketing purposes. "We take note of this decision, but that's all, as far as we are concerned," UEFA spokesman Wolfgang Eichler told The Associated Press."

uefa.com : "The chairman of the Independent European Sports Review (IR), José Luis Arnaut, is featured in the latest edition of the official UEFA Champions League magazine Champions. Popularity in jeopardy In an interview with Paul Simpson, the Portuguese political figure talks about salary caps, club ownership and corruption – and insists that football's popularity will be put in jeopardy if certain steps are not taken. Review a step forward The IR was published in its final version recently, and includes a series of recommendations for football's future good health. UEFA has fully endorsed the report as an important step forward in European dialogue on sport, as well as in efforts to solve many of football's difficulties. Tribute to strength Mr Arnaut says that problem areas currently affecting European football are actually a tribute to the game's strength. "There are two industries in which Europe has about 60 per cent of the world market: football and lux...

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It is supposed to be the iPod killer but based on all of the early news, Zune may be well on its way to shoot itself in a foot. Few times. Here is why: The form factor It is way too big. iPod comes in 3 unique form factors and the bestselling models of iPods are the Nano's (ex mini) with super small wearable recently available Shuffle making a splash as we speak according to Apple. Therefore, in terms of shear box size Zune is "attacking" only one out of many models - premium and the most expensive "iPod with video" and without success - it is bigger and carries less capacity. Zune is heavier, taller and wider than the biggest iPod. It is 14.7 mm thick which makes it closer to Pocket PC than personal media player. Check the real life comparison photos here or here . It may sound trivial, but can you imagine women and girls carrying this huge device in their purses and pockets when there is a smaller, colorful, cooler and cheaper solution already on the market...

News - Press service - Info - Football in Europe: creating a level playing field? : "Should EU internal market rules apply to football clubs? Is there fair competition for TV football rights? Did the Bosman ruling do more harm than good? Does football offer a model for social integration? These and other issues were tackled by MEPs on Wednesday, at a hearing asking Professional Football Market or Society?

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Interactive Television Networks, Inc. Announces Successful Launch of New IPTV Platform Nationwide: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance : "New TV Platform Adds Movies From Universal Pictures, Starz and Encore With More Than 150 Titles on Demand per Month IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interactive Television Networks, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITTV - News; ITVN), a leader in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), today announced an agreement that will make Universal Pictures movies available to ITVN subscribers through their proprietary and award-winning IPTV set-top box beginning in December. On demand titles will be available for a 24-hour viewing period after rental"

The Sun Online - Football: Euro law threat to football : "EUROPE%u2019S major clubs will get the green light to form breakaway leagues if radical plans being discussed by the EU become law. Franchising would also be given the thumbs-up, Celtic and Rangers would be free to join the Premiership and the Champions League could collapse. All this could be the outcome of a legal shake-up which threatens to rip apart professional football. A furious debate is raging in the European parliament over a working document, to be voted on early next year, which has been put forward by Dutch MEP Toine Manders and has sent shockwaves through the game. Manders%u2019 document is one of four submitted by different EU departments concerning the future of the game, and is by far the most revolutionary. It argues that under European legislation clubs, just like players, should be allowed complete freedom of movement. That means Celtic and Rangers would be able to join the Premiership and there is nothi...

Glasgow's Uefa Cup final logo is unveiled - Evening Times : "GLASGOW'S new logo to promote the prestigious Uefa Cup Final coming to the city next May was unveiled today. The emblem, inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, will be seen by tens of millions of football fans around the world.

FA to probe betting bosses - Evening Times : "The FA are probing allegations that several Premiership managers placed bets on English games - and one boss bet £12m in a year"

TrustedReviews - Win UEFA Champions League Tickets with Vodafone : "To celebrate the launch of Vodafone Small Business Plan - a fantastic new price plan starting at just £22 a month - Vodafone and TrustedReviews are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Arsenal FC vs Hamburg SV in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 21st November. Vodafone Small Business Plan lets you do business easily and cost effectively with free calls to company mobiles and landlines, £5 a month for Vodafone Business Email, dedicated business support, regular price plan reviews and 25 per cent extra free minutes for life*."

Independent Online Edition > European : "Uefa studies video after Terry blames 'card waving' Barcelona By Sam Wallace, Football Correspondent Published: 02 November 2006 The aftermath to the Battle of Barcelona proved no less explosive than the match itself when John Terry yesterday accused the Barcelona players of successfully intimidating the referee, Stefano Farina, into booking six Chelsea players. The Chelsea captain said that the Italian official was swayed by the constant "waving cards" mime of the European champions."

Uefa to make all football coverage available online - Media Bulletin - Media news by Email - Brand Republic : "Uefa to make all football coverage available online LONDON - Uefa, European football's governing body, is to allow live coverage of Championship League and Uefa Cup matches to be screened via the internet.

UEFA Delivers Live Online Video Solution to Broadcasters : "UEFA Delivers Live Online Video Solution to Broadcasters

Innovative Online Video Service Provides Live UEFA Champions League Football to Fans Globally : "Innovative Online Video Service Provides Live UEFA Champions League Football to Fans Globally

Microsoft Strikes Deal for Music - New York Times : "In a rare move, Microsoft said yesterday that it had agreed to pay a percentage of the sales of its new portable media player to the Universal Music Group.

Brands Produce Their Own Shows - New York Times : "Marketers have found a new way to try to keep viewers from tuning out: offer them TV shows, movies and online programming created by the marketers themselves, often with help from their advertising agencies."

from heise.de If you enter "Bundesliga" or "Werder Bremen" in YouTube, you find a number of hits for video clips with scenes from games apparently shot by football fans using their own cell phone cameras in the stadiums, generally in miserable quality. According to Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH (DFL), the reason you do not find more material from Germany's premiere league is that the association is currently conducting a campaign to combat violations of copyright on the Internet. "The DFL cannot and will not simply stand by and watch its content being misused," the DFL's communications director Tom Bender told German daily Berliner Zeitung. In the past few weeks, the DFL has been keeping a close eye on copyright violations on the Internet. Bender told the paper, "We have discovered that the dimensions are shocking." Apparently, even live broadcasts of Bundesliga games are being offered, some even for a fee. "And downloads of game recaps...

YouTube, a popular video sharing site is all over the news. After youtube.com has been purchased by google.com setting up a record milestone of $1.65 billion in stock in the developing saga of Bubble 2.0, the real issues started emerging, with a line of rights-holders ready to sue forming in front of the doors of video sharing site. From the early jokes made on Comedy Central's Colbert report, the cue of potential suers includes Universal Music, Bayern Munich , FA Premier League , TimeWarner and even individuals . Most of these are still in phase of verbal threats being laid out in public and can be seen as a tactic to cash in the best deal - with expectations and claims ranging in tens of millions. Universal chief executive Doug Morris, is most recent quoted executive threating YouTube. "The poster child for (user-generated media) sites are MySpace and YouTube," said Morris, according to a transcript obtained by Reuters . "We believe these new businesses are ...

YouTube, a popular video sharing site is all over the news. After youtube.com has been purchased by google.com setting up a record milestone of $1.65 billion in stock in the developing saga of Bubble 2.0, the real issues started emerging, with a line of rights-holders ready to sue forming in front of the doors of video sharing site. From the early jokes made on Comedy Central's Colbert report, the cue of potential suers includes Universal Music, Bayern Munich , FA Premier League , TimeWarner and even individuals . Most of these are still in phase of verbal threats being laid out in public and can be seen as a tactic to cash in the best deal - with expectations and claims ranging in tens of millions. Universal chief executive Doug Morris, is most recent quoted executive threating YouTube. "The poster child for (user-generated media) sites are MySpace and YouTube," said Morris, according to a transcript obtained by Reuters . "We believe these new businesses are ...

Just kidding. Seems that the software is FINALLY written and ready to be distributed. Let's see Windows Vista and Office 2007...

Fancy the latest news from Iraq on your personal homepage? Reuters is advertising their content affiliation/syndication of video news branded as Reuters Video Player. This sounds like a smart move in building the market share or competing for eyeballs, an approach opposite to YouTube's. Hmm who will be faster... Is this another Bubble 2.o - eyeballs before profits?

Akamai and JupiterResearch Identify ‘4 Seconds’ as the New Threshold of Acceptability for Retail Web Page Response Times says the press release. The result is based on a study of 1058 online shoppers. If you are selling online make sure it shows up in less than 4! For a full report fill in the form. Another usefull bit from this release is the insights in "Net Usage Index for Retail" , which clearly shows where the internet shoppers are coming from.

52-Page Data Guide on Engines, Keywords, Sites and Studies. More info on AdAge.com "...About 80% of internet traffic begins at a search engine, according to Harris Interactive, and DoubleClick reports 41% of web users use search for simple navigation, typing a query to find a brand rather than typing a URL directly into their browser. And how the business has grown: the latest figures from Forrester indicate search marketing will be a $7 billion business this year. While it may not be as flashy as TV, search is one of the best ways to extend the life of a 30-second spot. Ignoring it is a stumble few marketers can afford, which is why Advertising Age has compiled its first comprehensive Fact Pack devoted to search marketing."

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From the top sellers in Electronics category on amazon.com. Canon digital cameras, Apple iPod and Sandisk dominate this broad selection followed by Garmin and Logitech and Sony followed by a long tail. Will be interesting to see how the category going to be shaped this Christmas, especially after Zune player is launched. The list is compiled by counting the top 100 items without discrimination between hardware or accessories. Checked on 2 Nov 2006.

From the top sellers in Computers & PC hardware on amazon.com . The list is compiled by counting the top 100 items without discrimination between hardware or accessories. Checked on 2 Nov 2006.

From the top 100 sellers in computer and video games on amazon.com shows a roughly equal share between the 4 platforms: PC, Playstations, Xbox-es and Nintendos. The list is compiled by counting the top 100 items without discrimination between consoles, games and/or accessories. Checked on 2 Nov 2006, 2 weeks before PS3 launch.