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New Online Video Web site
in the works
Editors Blog

Move over, YouTube; broadcasting giants NBC and Fox are in the process of launching their own online video Web site, Hulu.com. A test version of the Web site is now live, with films and TV episodes in their entirety being shown on the Web site. Advertising will still be part of the viewing experience, but will allow viewers to watch their favourite TV shows earlier.

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Internet heading for a fall,
says founder
The Internet in its current form is unsupportable and dangerous, according to the man that led its inception. Read more…

BBC readies global Web
and TV expansion
Just as the BBC is slashing jobs at home, its commercial tentacle is ramping up efforts to squeeze money from its programming and Web content abroad. Read more…

Child abuse Web sites 'worsening'
More than seven Web sites showing child abuse are reported to the police every day, an online charity has said. Read more…

MySpace casts unknown film stars
Ten Internet users have landed film roles after they auditioned on the social networking site MySpace. Read more…

"Last Supper" to go online
A high-resolution image of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" will soon be posted on the Internet by an Italian technology firm, allowing art lovers and conspiracy theorists alike to scrutinise it from their own computers. Read more…

Video games don't harm children,
insists Sims creator
Will Wright, the man behind the world's bestselling computer game, The Sims, believes that fears over the negative influence of video games on children are merely symptoms of a generation gap. Read more…

Virtual worlds threaten 'values'
The growing number of toy-themed virtual worlds aimed at young people risks undermining the basic human values we wish to instill in children, according to British film industry veteran Lord Puttnam. Read more…

Loving the Internet
Rather than looking for their perfect match, one in four Americans say the Internet can serve as a substitute for a significant other, according to a new poll. Read more…

Telecom pledges fast broadband for all
Editors Blog

Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds announced today that over the next four years Telecom would deliver fast broadband to every town and city in New Zealand, based on a world-class next generation network.

Reynolds was speaking following the submission of Telecom's Undertakings for operational separation.

"Operational separation brings some tough requirements, bu ...

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