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NEW MEDIA & INTERNET
* NetRatings and Jupiter Media Metrix break up
* Sabre Holdings looks to buy out Travelocity
* EU cracks down on hate material over the web
* Google goes pay-for-placement
* One-third of Britons online in January

TELECOMS
* Romania: Telecoms deregulation debate heats up
* OeIAG and Telecom Italia plan to get rid of Telekom Austria stakes

MOBILE & WIRELESS
* UK: Pogo offers colour websites on the go
* Vodafone lends technology to Dutch police
* Amdocs provides billing program for Mobilkom Austria
* Vodafone to spend E1m promoting Vodamail in Spain
* Mobile phone companies form MMS coalition
* Fujitsu may team up with Sagem
* Sonera and EMT send international roaming MMS message

TECHNOLOGY & IT
* Blue-laser DVD standard gains backing
* Russia a diamond in the rough for technology buyers
* Sluggish US economy affects PC sales
* IBM to challenge Microsoft for web service applications

TV Meets the Web
* East German Länder coordinate terrestrial DTV plans
* France: UMTS technology allows TV mobile penetration
* Belarus creates second, state-controlled TV channel
* Denmark: eTV launches on TDC Kabel's network
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NEW MEDIA & INTERNET
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World - NetRatings and Jupiter Media Metrix break up
The two companies were forced to demerge after US Federal Trade
Commission said it would seek and injunction to stop the acquisition.

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8574


World - Sabre Holdings looks to buy out Travelocity
The company, which already owns 70 per cent of the online travel agent,
said it would combine the two services if it reached a deal.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8576


EU - EU cracks down on hate material over the web
The EU's Council of Europe published a draft of a new protocol that
looks define racist of xenophobic material and suggest a framework for
law enforcement agencies to follow.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8581


World - Google goes pay-for-placement
The system, which allows advertisers to pay more to have their websites
listed higher in searches, has its detractors, who say it will
compromise Google's integrity.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8582


United Kingdom - One-third of Britons online in January
More than half of those who went online used MSN.co.uk or MSN.com, with
slightly less than half opting for Microsoft.com.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8583



TELECOMS
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Romania - Telecoms deregulation debate heats up
Government authorities are so far looking at licence tenders as the best
path to deregulation, but that idea is under heavy debate and many
experts are skeptical.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8554


Austria - OeIAG and Telecom Italia plan to get rid of Telekom Austria
stakes
The two groups announced they have been holding discussions on the fate
of the former state monopoly.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8577



MOBILE AND WIRELESS
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United Kingdom - Pogo offers colour websites on the go
The handheld internet access device, which also acts as a mobile phone,
offers access to normal websites at a similar speed to a desktop
computer using a telephone line.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8558


Netherlands - Vodafone lends technology to Dutch police
Vodafone's mobile network is helping police forces in the southern
province of Limburg to position, track and navigate police surveillance
vehicles.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8559


Austria - Amdocs provides billing program for Mobilkom Austria
The platform will help Mobilkom charge its 3G subscribers for access to
services like mobile banking, video on-demand and multimedia news
updates.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8563


Spain - Vodafone to spend E1m promoting Vodamail in Spain
Vodamail is a completely unified messaging service, which allows users
to access their voice mail, fax, e-mail and SMS from a unique platform.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8570


World - Mobile phone companies form MMS coalition
The Interoperability Group announced it would develop systems to test
interoperability between handset manufacturers and find solutions to any
problems that crop up.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8578


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World - Fujitsu may team up with Sagem
The Japanese electronics giant had been hesitant to enter the 3G handset
market, but is interested in a European partner.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8579


World - Sonera and EMT send international roaming MMS message
The companies say their demonstration shows that mobile subscribers can
send MMS messages to subscribers of different operators when roaming to
a visited network.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8580



TECHNOLOGY & IT
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World - Blue-laser DVD standard gains backing
The advanced technology can be concentrated into a finer beam, enabling
it to read and write significantly more data on a given area of disc
space.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8566


Russia - Russia a diamond in the rough for technology buyers
Despite being third in the world for scientists and engineers per
capita, Russia is often overlooked by purchasers of IT services, a new
report says.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8569


WE - Sluggish US economy affects PC sales
UK PC sales results for last year are better than expected, while
Spanish economy seems to be going through some tough times, a new report
found.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8575


World - IBM to challenge Microsoft for web service applications
The PC giant is to announce it is releasing a set of development tools
that will use its grid computing technology for web service
applications. Microsoft announced it was launching similar tools only
days before.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8584



TV MEETS THE WEB
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Germany - East German Länder coordinate terrestrial DTV plans
Three regional governments have agreed to licence up to 24 terrestrial
DTV channels in each state.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8560


Germany - East German Länder coordinate their terrestrial DTV plans
Government bodies responsible for licencing private broadcasters
(Landesmedienanstalten) are coordinating their plans for granting
concessions for terrestrial frequences for DTV broadcasting.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8561


France - UMTS technology allows TV mobile penetration
Italian RAI and Alcatel demonstrate joint UMTS applications at the 3GSM
World Congress in Cannes.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8564


Belarus - Belarus creates second, state-controlled TV channel
The country's president signed a decree saying that the government is
establishing the channel in order to provide the country with "complete,
truthful and timely information."
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8572


Denmark - eTV launches on TDC Kabel's network
The launch extends the eTV's total potential reach to more than 3m
people, confirming its position as Scandinavia's leading interactive TV
(iTV) channel.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8573


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