On Advertising: "Big Brother" brouhaha stumps damage control experts
Sponsors are dropping and concerns are spreading over the British image abroad.

French film-industry dubbers complain of pressure to water down scripts
France's vibrant industry of dubbers and translators is in an uproar about pressure to scrub gritty American films and foreign television series by eliminating vulgar words, terms for alcohol or drugs and familiar brands like Coca-Cola.

U.S. issues subpoenas to banks on online gambling
The Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to at least four Wall Street investment banks as part of a widening investigation into online gambling industry, according to people briefed on the investigation.

Once given up for dead, Comcast defies its obituaries
Amid the scramble that will decide which companies provide consumers with the flood of new media, entertainment and communications services, cable suddenly looks to be the winner.

Wireless: Consumers have not reaped the expected benefits of cellphone 'number portability'
The full potential of number portability has not been realized because of ineffective regulators, uncooperative service providers, a general lack of awareness and high costs, both in time and money.