Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:10:12 +0100 LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter gives an instant snapshot of the buzz around television shows, computer game launches and even new ads, but many media executives are simply too busy to tweet or engage with the microblogging service very much themselves. Digital reluctance is particularly strong amongst "old media" leaders, who told this week's Reuters Global Media Summit they were uncomfortable with sharing personal information, especially in 140-character bursts. ... (Source: Reuters)
Labour party MP Tom Watson questions News Corp executives Rupert ...
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:02 +0200 (Reuters) - Labour party MP Tom Watson questions News Corp executives Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch at a parliamentary hearing on phone hacking in London on July 19, 2011. News Corp executive James Murdoch could face a police investigation into claims he gave "mistaken" testimony to Britain's parliament this week, deepening the legal crisis that has engulfed the Murdoch family's media empire. Police said they had received a letter on Friday from opposition lawmaker Tom Watson, who questioned whether Murdoch was involved in illegal efforts to cover up phone hacking. Picture taken July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Parbul TV via Reuters TV (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA BUSINESS CRIME LAW) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Google executives on Thursday assured investors that the Internet ...
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:20:11 +0200 (AFP/Getty Images/File) - Google executives on Thursday assured investors that the Internet giant remained devoted to search and advertising while embracing risky new projects that could lead to big payoffs. "We don't want to choke innovation," Google co-founder and chief executive Larry Page, pictured in 2010, said at an annual meeting of stockholders at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
A pensioner walks past lottery tickets in Athens. Five executives ...
Mon, 30 May 2011 20:40:03 +0200 (AFP) - A pensioner walks past lottery tickets in Athens. Five executives are being prosecuted in Greece over accusations that they defrauded the state out of millions of euros from a deal involving gaming terminals four years ago, a judicial source said Monday. The five are senior officials who finalised a contract between state gaming operator OPAP and Intralot, a Greek lottery systems provider.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
Hitachi executives Amit Doshi (left), Motoo Morimoto (centre) ...
Wed, 11 May 2011 10:40:02 +0200 (AFP/File) - Hitachi executives Amit Doshi (left), Motoo Morimoto (centre) and Gurmeet Singh (right) at the launch of a new range of air conditioners in Ahmedabad, India, in January. Hitachi announced it returned to the black in the year to March on robust electronics sales, logging a record net profit despite damage from the massive quake and tsunami.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)