Technology, Media & Telecommunications

German O2 to end roaming deal with Telekom -paper Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

FRANKFURT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - German mobile operator O2 plans to end its roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom unit T-mobile at year end, O2's German head told a German newspaper. Full Article

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest at Intel Israel plant Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated on Saturday at Intel Corp.'s new electronic chip plant in Israel, in protest against work taking place at the site on the Jewish Sabbath. Full Article

Telefonica eyes 400 mln eur for TV stake -reports Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

MADRID, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Telefonica is planning to pay 400 million euros ($594.1 million) or 450 million for a 20-percent stake in indebted media group Prisa's pay TV unit Digital+, press reports said on Saturday. Full Article

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Time Warner, News Corp reported interested in MGM Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - News Corp , Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. Full Article

GE-Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stalled - NYT Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night. Full Article

TSMC dismisses reports on SMIC intervention Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

TAIPEI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - TSMC , the world's biggest contract chipmaker, dismissed in a statement recent media reports that it will intervene in SMIC's operations or join the Chinese rival's board. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Blockbuster to combine dual shares Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc said on Friday that it would change its stock structure in a move the beleaguered U.S. movie rental chain said will improve liquidity. Full Article

BUY OR SELL-Can Dell rebound as PC spending returns? Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dell Inc shares fell 9 percent on Friday after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly profit and sales, as it lost share in the global personal computer market. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Malone: DirecTV is not for sale -- CNBC Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Media mogul John Malone said the U.S. No.1 satellite TV operator DirecTV Group is not up for sale in an interview with business cable network CNBC on Friday. Full Article

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO-sources Saturday, 21 Nov 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is planning to go public soon, two people familiar with the situation said, outlining plans to sell stock and cash in on investor appetite for green technology and interest in battery-powered vehicles. Full Article