Hollywood's latest trump card: content-recognition software
Media companies, long tormented by digital piracy, are growing excited about the possibilities of digital fingerprinting and filtering.

Norwegian newspaper publisher finds the secret to profiting online
Schibsted develops Internet brands that compete with its print editions, and dominates the market.

Comedy Central plays to a German sense of humor
In a market full of police shows and American dramas, a new Viacom venture sees potential in fresh comedy.

Pepsi's counterintuitive branding strategy
To connect with young consumers, Pepsi does the unthinkable: A frequent change of packaging design.

Wireless: Reviving push-to-talk services with a cellphone for hard-hats
A U.S. company sees a niche in providing tough phones to the blue-collar workers of Europe.

Thais seek to undo deal with Singapore.
The deal between Shin Corp. and Singapore's Temasek Holdings has been at the center of Thailand's yearlong political crisis.