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Russian spy Anna Chapman launches new venture magazine

Russian spy Anna Chapman has taken over as editor–in–chief of a new business magazine, five months after launching a TV show, giving a new direction to her career that saw her deported from the United States last summer.

Jets' Pouha films reality show for YouTube

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New York Jets fans hungry for news about the team during the lockout have a new way to while the time away until the labor dispute is settled. Jets defensive tackle Sione Pouha is filming himself for a homemade reality TV show on YouTube.
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Netflix

On-demand surge: Netflix movies account for 30% peak Internet traffic in US

A new study has revealed that Netflix movies account for a lion's share of peak hour Internet traffic within the United States. The Sandvine Inc study shows that web browsing now accounts for only less than 17 percent of peak hour traffic, with Netflix movies and TV shows shattering the lead held by web browsing and peer-to-peer file sharing even late into the last year.

The Other Side of Charlie Sheen

‘Charlie bashing’ has been a popular global sport for quite some time now. His rehab stints, porn-star girlfriends, and sensational quotes have helped sell millions of copies of tabloids and sent TV-channel viewership soaring across the world. Maybe he is not so bad after all.

Report: 3-D TVs Will Take Off

A new report from IHS Research says 3-D TVs will become bigger as more content comes available, the price drops and manufacturer's market them differently.
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Mexico starts probes of TV, telecoms competition

Mexico's Federal Competition Commission said on Friday it has started separate investigations into alleged monopolistic practices in the sale of television advertising and telecommunications interconnection services.
Factbox: Royal Wedding guests in numbers

How to watch the Royal Wedding

Worry not, folks. We didn't receive an invite to the Royal Wedding either. That doesn't mean we cannot watch Prince William tie the knot with his princess to be Kate Middleton
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Yahoo buys TV check-in company IntoNow

Yahoo Inc said on Monday it has bought IntoNow, a start-up that enables users to identify and share television programs with their friends, in its continuing drive to boost its social media credentials.
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Sharp says to make smartphone panels at TV panel plant

Japan's Sharp Corp said on Thursday it would start production of small display panels for use in smartphones at an existing TV panel plant this year, but declined to comment on prospects for an additional line at a disused factory.
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Philips CEO turns off TV in search of profit

Philips is hiving off its once leading television business, the first step by new chief executive Frans van Houten to boost flagging profit at Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker.
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Sharp suspends two TV panel plants as demand tumbles

Sharp Corp has suspended production at two Japanese liquid crystal display panel plants until early May as it confronts slumping domestic demand for televisions and shortages of a gas used in panel production, the company said on Monday.
 YouTube

As Google aims to compete with TV, will YouTube lose its charm?

With Google gearing up to infuse massive amount of money to turn YouTube into a competition for TV, the popular video sharing website, which has grown into its role in the world of internet as a social platform for the users, stands a risk of losing its charm.

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