NBC to start 24-hour New York news channel
NBC's plan calls for rebuilding Channel 4's newsroom and melding its content closely with the news channel.

SAG and studios break off talks
News of the stalemate stoked fears of renewed Hollywood labor unrest after a 100-day writers strike that ended in February.

Sprint and Clearwire to build WiMax network
The new company, to be named Clearwire, will receive a $3.2 billion investment from Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

Gates says Microsoft will go it alone
Without Yahoo, Microsoft was determined to make advances in its own search offering on its own, Gates said.

Sponsors gamble on publicity at Kentucky Derby
Yum Brands was hoping for a lift from the race, but instead found itself on the defensive after its chief executive, David Novak, publicized the firm's restaurants while Eight Belles was facing euthanization.

Apple to sell the iPhone through two partners in Italy
By agreeing to have Vodafone and Telecom Italia sell a 3G version of the cellphone in Italy, Apple signals it is moving beyond exclusive deals.

Revenue up, but income falls at Cisco
Cisco, a bellwether stock for the technology industry, reported that net income in the third quarter declined 5.4 percent, to $1.8 billion, but that revenue rose 10 percent.

Small victory for Microsoft's Zune over iPod
Microsoft said the Zune Marketplace would begin selling TV shows, including many programs from NBC, which pulled its shows from iTunes over Apple's unwillingness to set different prices for TV shows.

Bertelsmann expected to oust Random House chief
Peter Olson, the chief executive of Random House, will step down in the next few weeks, according to executives at Bertelsmann, the media conglomerate that owns the publishing house.