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IPC holds up but NatMags dives

2009-11-05T08:27:20Z

Country Life and NME publisher IPC Media has bucked the recession as annual profits held steady at �65.1 million despite falling advertising

Murdoch has lost his magic touch at News Corp

2009-10-07T06:50:48Z

Plan to charge for online news is raising doubts about his leadership

Legal eagle Burford set for �200m AIM flotation

2009-09-28T13:14:25Z

London investors will have the chance to grab a share of the profits - or possibly losses - made by big no-win-no fee corporate legal actions in the US thanks to a �200 million flotation

Could Time Warner sell off its magazines?

2009-09-11T07:24:32Z

The chatter in the IPC offices is that their magazine empire could be up for sale.

Tolkien heirs' court battle over film royalties

2009-08-07T09:05:17Z

Bronfman's move reignites Warner, EMI merger buzz

2009-06-03T08:10:42Z

Speculation is rising in the music industry that two of its giants, EMI and Warner Music, could re-open merger talks as the latter's boss moves from New York to London

General Motors collapses into $90bn bankruptcy

2009-06-01T12:25:55Z

General Motors, the world's largest carmaker until last year, this afternoon filed for bankruptcy protection

GM goes bankrupt but pledges revival in months

2009-06-01T12:26:21Z

General Motors became the world's biggest-ever industrial bankruptcy today but pledged to rise from the ashes by the end of the summer

BSkyB tops bids for rival Virgin channels

2009-05-29T07:21:12Z

British Sky Broadcasting has emerged as the highest bidder for a clutch of seven digital TV channels owned by Virgin Media including Virgin One, Bravo, Living and Challenge

BSkyB tops bids for rival Virgin channels

2009-05-29T10:30:49Z

British Sky Broadcasting has emerged as the highest bidder for a clutch of seven digital TV channels owned by Virgin Media including Virgin One, Bravo, Living and Challenge

Citi's fixer in a fix after a little too much philanthropy

2009-05-28T06:29:50Z

A SEX scandal was the last thing Citigroup wanted at the moment - what with its business in disrepair, $45 billion in government loans to repay and a reputation languishing somewhere between that of termites and dry rot

Murdoch faces Titanic hole at News Corp as top man Chernin goes

2009-02-25T08:46:49Z

Media analysis: For those who have followed the twists and turns of Rupert Murdoch�s remarkable career over the last 40 years the departure of another right-hand man comes as no surprise

Insurer AIG's $60 billion hit expected to be biggest ever quarterly loss

2009-02-24T08:58:05Z

Insurance: Struggling insurance giant American International Group is heading for the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history - losing a massive $60 billion

Lara Croft owner receives takeover approach

2009-01-16T11:33:07Z

Technology: Shares in British games publisher Eidos, the maker of the Tomb Raider series, soared more than 20 percent after it revealed it has received a takeover approach

So how did Mandy buy his �2.5 million Regency villa?

2009-01-13T10:58:39Z

An Evening Standard investigation reveals the intriguing story of Peter Mandelson�s property deals

Michelin fan has dined at all world's three-star restaurants

2008-12-17T09:36:58Z

He is the ultimate foodie, a globe-trotting gourmand who has pursued his quest for culinary perfection over three continents

Time Warner's $20m bet on search engine

2008-12-09T10:58:13Z

Technology: Media giant Time Warner today announced it is leading a $20 million (�13.4 million) investment in search engine Kosmix

Yahoo is tipped to axe 1000 jobs

2008-10-20T09:08:18Z

Technology: Internet company Yahoo is expected to announce widespread cost cuts when it unveils its quarterly earnings

Premier Foods burnt by talk of money troubles

2008-10-17T09:51:33Z

Hovis baker Premier Foods came under intense pressure as it was hit by a fresh wave of speculation that it is in danger of breaching its banking covenants

Literary Life

2008-10-02T11:56:41Z

Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading.

Hollywood turns to Abu Dhabi for $1bn to fund new movies

2008-09-04T09:37:22Z

Analysis: The Abu Dhabi Royal Family has announced that it will spend at least $1 billion over the next five years co-funding Hollywood and other international movies

Google admits it has lost out on its AOL stake

2008-08-08T10:02:00Z

Online giant Google has taken a big hit from its investment in AOL

Warner hurt by slow ad growth

2008-08-07T11:24:12Z

Media giant Time Warner has been hit by slower advertising growth pushing earnings down by 26%

Big story at the Mirror: Can Sly win her battle for survival?

2008-07-02T10:03:58Z

Chief executive Sly Bailey's job is on the line as profit woes savage Trinity Mirror. Her damage limitation has won City plaudits but another shock could spell the end

Icahn, the predator stalking Yahoo, is usually the winner in boardroom fight

2008-05-16T10:01:45Z

ANALYSIS Jerry Yang, chief executive of Yahoo, will be feeling hot under the collar now that Carl Icahn has set his sights on the internet company

Speed Racer: Hold tight for a high velocity car crash

2008-05-08T19:42:50Z

Starring Emile Hersh and Susan Sarandon and created by the producers of the Matrix trilogy, this two-and-a-quarter-hour production fails to impress.

Paramount plan for film channel

2008-04-21T10:41:03Z

Paramount studios owner Viacom is taking direct aim at Time Warner's HBO

News Corp joins battle for Yahoo

2008-04-10T10:25:09Z

Microsoft's threat to take its bid for Yahoo hostile has sparks a flurry of new interest in the deal

For the love of film

2007-05-03T14:17:19Z

Rottentomatoes is the latest movie website to expand with a special UK version. You can find out everything you need to know about cinema on the internet - but where to look?