BBC and Microsoft sign deal
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The BBC signs an agreement with Microsoft to explore ways of developing its digital services.
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Business & money: Companies reach agreement on UK network-sharing deal expected to reduce number of mast sites
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SBC said it signed a 10-year, $400 million agreement with Microsoft to provide next-generation television services using Microsoft&#39;s TV internet protocol television edition software platform.
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The BBC is threatened with a complaint to the EC over use of Microsoft software in its iPlayer.
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Starting Friday, 30 videos from BBC News would be made available on the Yahoo News Web site. The agreement was reached with ABC News, BBC's broadband content representative in the US.
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German industrial giant Siemens has signed aAÂ£1.86 billion contract to deliver technology services around the world to the BBC, a deal that will see it acquire the broadcaster&#39;s technology subsidiary.
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Microsoft Corp has signed a new 500m pound ($920m) contract to supply a desktop operating system and software to the UK&#39;s National Health Service, including provisions to develop a tailored interface for clinical systems.
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The two companies confirm their partnership, with Microsoft taking a $240 million stake in Facebook as well as gaining the right to sell ads for Facebook internationally.
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SBC Communications SBC.N on  Wednesday said it reached a 10-year, $400 million deal with  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O to provide next-generation television  services.
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By JOE McDONALD  BEIJING - Microsoft Corp. and a major Chinese TV set maker announced Monday they will jointly develop entertainment products linking television and the Internet, joining a race to profit from the Web's growing status as a channel to distribute movies and other programs.
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The BBC has signed a major  deal with Google to launch three branded channels on YouTube.
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates signed an agreement Friday with a Spanish association for the blind to develop better software for people with visual impairments.
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The NHS has struck a money-saving deal with computer giant Microsoft amid reports of spiralling costs to its national information technology programme, it was announced today.
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German industrial giant Siemens has signed a â¬2.69bn contract to deliver technology services around the world to the BBC, a deal that will see it acquire the broadcasterâs technology subsidiary.
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Microsoft and entertainment broadcaster Viacom have agreed to a five-year deal to share content and partner on advertising initiatives, the companies announced Wednesday.It&#39;s the latest agreement between content and technology companies seeking to make money by mixing premium content with advertising on the Web. The two companies valued the deal at $500 million.Microsoft will have a nonexclusive license to use TV programs and other content from Viacom, which owns MTV Networks, Comedy Central, BET (Black Entertainment Television) and Paramount Pictures, among others. The content will appear on Microsoft&#39;s MSN Web site, as well as through its Internet-connected XBox 360 games system.Viacom will also use Microsoft&#39;s Atlas AdManager digital advertising technology for its U.S. Web sites. The technology came from&#160;Microsoft&#39;s $6 billion acquisition of aQuantive, which was completed in August. AdManager can serve graphical and video ads on Web sites and has ad reporting and management features.Microsoft will also have an exclusive right to sell some display advertising inventory on Viacom&#39;s sites, and both companies will share the revenue.Microsoft and Viacom previously worked together on MTV&#39;s&#160;Urge digital music store, which was closed&#160;in August after low interest.In March,&#160;Viacom filed a $1 billion suit against Google&#39;s YouTube&#160;video service for displaying clips the network owns that were posted by users without permission.&#160;
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BEIJING -- Microsoft Corp. and a major Chinese TV set maker announced Monday they will jointly develop entertainment products linking television and the Internet, joining a race to profit from the Web's growing status as a channel to distribute movies and other programs.
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Microsoft Corp  said on  Wednesday it has acquired Multimap, one of Britain's top online  mapping companies.