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Paris, Monday, December 24, 2007

Altadis revels, in private, on the mystique of smoking The European tobacco company has set up an internal Web site, Le Lab, designed to be part social networking site, part data resource, part virtual pep rally for its brand managers. - Will the smoking ban in France mean the end of café society? Breakup of Eircom could be opening for rivals The potential separation of Eircom's network and service businesses comes as European lawmakers consider a more modest, but far-reaching proposal. 'Quarterlife,' series born on Net, struggles to thrive Some episodes of the drama about a group of good-looking people in their 20s have yet to attract 100,000 video views. Slim Sony TV uses new technology The sets replace the bulky backlighting of typical LCD televisions with a thin film that glows with colors even when viewed from the side. Studios face rising cost of archiving films Digital masters cost 12 times as much to preserve as conventional masters, and the film industry is again wrestling with preserving its most precious assets. Free papers draw new audience in Italy Instead of diluting the market, 24 minuti and Corriere della Sera Anteprima are contributing to the stability of the newspaper industry. U.S. approves Google-DoubleClick takeover The $3.1 billion transaction still faces substantial antitrust scrutiny from European regulators and cannot be completed without their approval. With deal, Apple settles last of lawsuits to stop leaks The suits were aimed at the gaggle of Apple enthusiasts who have made a sport and a business out of pre-empting Steven Jobs's product announcements. Two Russian telecommunications companies to merge VimpelCom's purchase of Golden Telecom will create Russia's first integrated mobile and fixed-line provider. Dell to buy UK technology consultant, also signs retail deal Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to buy The Networked Storage Co., a privately held data-storage consulting firm based in the United Kingdom. SFR makes offer to buy rest of Neuf Cegetel The Vivendi unit is willing to pay about €5 billion to create a formidable competitor to the leading French telephone company, France Télécom. BSkyB rebuffed on ITV stake BSkyB faces a losses of more than £200 million, or $400 million, if forced to sell most of its shares at the current price. Top editors at Le Monde walk off job The departure was impelled by an e-mail sent to 400 staff members describing financial details at the paper that they considered confidential.



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IHT Tech Alert for December 24, 2007