Sky premieres live 3DTV – yawn

Robin Hague

Peculiar milestone in consumer-free 3DTV fairyland

With little or no fanfare, Sky in the UK has premiered a world-first of sorts, screening the first-ever live sports TV broadcast in 3D, albeit to a cheery bunch of sports fans in just nine pubs across the country. A world-first of sorts in that who cares?

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News Corp back to financial health as ‘digital dynasty’ emerges

Robin Hague

Rupert Murdoch to begin pay-wall rollout as company turns its fortunes

All the splendid electronic devices available to us, from smartphones to e-readers to the forthcoming iPad, apparently don’t run on batteries; they run on creativity, ingenuity and content – and in particular Rupert Murdoch’s content. Thank god for Rupert Murdoch.

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Orange and T-mobile denied easy ride

Chris Andrews

OFT request to EC should put approval ball in UK court

If Orange and T-mobile were hoping for an easy ride through their planned merger, it would seem that they’re out of luck. The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has made a request to the European Commission to refer the UK aspects of the joint venture to the OFT, which potentially means micro-scrutiny of the deal outside of Brussels.

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