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New record for US original television series in 2016
AFP, Published on 22/12/2016
» NEW YORK - The number of scripted original US television series airing new seasons in 2016 hit a record 455, reflecting an explosion of original shows by online subscription services, research showed on Wednesday.
Microsoft sets original TV shows for Xbox One
AFP, Published on 29/04/2014
» Microsoft in June will begin airing original television shows on Xbox consoles as it continues a quest to anchor the boxes at the heart of home entertainment.
Digital ventures boost ailing news media, study shows
AFP, Published on 26/03/2014
» Online news ventures have added nearly 5,000 US media jobs in the past few years, boosting an industry that is still reeling from technology changes, a study showed Wednesday.
New Microsoft chief underlines Indian-bred success abroad
AFP, Published on 05/02/2014
» India on Wednesday celebrated the appointment of Satya Nadella as the new chief executive of Microsoft, seeing it as another endorsement of home-grown talent that has risen to the top of the US corporate world.
Microsoft turns to cricket lover from India for CEO
AFP, Published on 05/02/2014
» As a boy growing up in Hyderabad, India, Satya Nadella so loved the sport of cricket that he played competitively on his school team.
China's Chengdu aiming to be world's next Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 30/12/2012
» Entrepreneurs in China's southwest are dreaming of turning the city of Chengdu into the world's next Silicon Valley as the government encourages more investment outside the booming coastal regions.
Amazon to launch its own TV comedies, kid shows
AFP, Published on 03/05/2012
» Amazon unveiled plans Wednesday to launch its own comedy and children's television shows for digital delivery -- and asked customers for ideas.
Mexico's Slim invests in online TV network
AFP, Published on 13/03/2012
» Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is teaming up with former CNN talk show host Larry King to launch an online television venture called Ora.TV.
Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids
AFP, Published on 26/06/2011
» DEFCON hackers will share their skills with the next generation at a first-ever children's version of the infamous gathering of software renegades, lock pickers and social engineers.
Beloved "Talking Tom" smartphone cat eyes Hollywood
AFP, Published on 21/06/2011
» Smartphone character "Talking Tom" has signed with a top Hollywood talent agency in a sign that "apps" are out to break the bonds of mobile gadgets and hit films and television.