Player That Reaches Into a Hard Drive and Pulls Out Media
Seagate?s FreeAgent Theater HD media player taps into a portable hard drive to put video, photos and music on a television set.

Can Obama's Inauguration Bail Out the Media?
For the media, in this economy, Obama's pretty much all we got right now.

Media workers halt strike in South Korea
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A media workers' union in South Korea halted its strike Wednesday while the passage of a law allowing new firms to own television networks was put on hold.

Cisco unveils media products at CES
Cisco Systems took its first big steps as a corporation into consumer digital media markets at the Consumer Electronics Show, claiming it would help ease the pain in managing home networks and Web services.

Netgear Shows 500GB Media Player
Netgear's new Digital Entertainer Elite media player includes a 500GB built-in hard drive.

New school chief meets the media
Metro's new schools Director Jesse Register sat down for a round of interviews with local media Wednesday, the day after the school board voted 9-0 to approve his new contract. Register, the former director of the Hamilton County School district in Chattanooga, was in town to house hunt before starting his job Jan. 15. He said he plans to buy in Nashville and is considering the settling in the ...

Everyone's all atwitter over social media boom
A media person today must be a multimedia person. It's not enough to write for the newspaper. I must blog. I must Facebook. I must Twitter.

Iraq, India, Mexico deadliest for media - report
Iraq remained the deadliest country for media workers in 2008, followed by India and Mexico, although the number of deaths was down sharply from the previous year, a study showed.

RFID Tags suit multifunctional media badges.
Intended for media badges embedded in music, data, and movie discs, Near Field Communication RFID Tags enable user to open hyperlinks and use ticket and payment functions. In electronics pairing applications, tags facilitate recognition between mother device and accessories. MiniTrack NFC is suited for toys, electronics pairing, and authentication, while BullsEye NFC targets CDs, DVDs, and smart ...

Media group: RP among deadliest place for scribes
MANILA, Philippines - Another international media group has cited the Philippines as among the world's deadliest places for journalists in 2008.

Media centre deplores journalist?s death
DOHA: The Doha Centre for Media Freedom has deplored death of a Palestinian journalist who succumbed to injuries received in an Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip.

Univision Taps Conroy To Lead New Media Unit
Univision Communications Inc. has named former AOL executive Kevin Conroy to head its renamed new media unit.

Deloitte report claims traditional media 'more popular than online'
Traditional media including print, TV and radio remains more popular than online in Britain, according to research from Deloitte.

Media advocates to push shield law again
Associated Press - January 7, 2009 5:45 PM ET AUSTIN (AP) - Some Texas open government and media advocates are optimistic for a reporter's shield law in 2009.

Herald urged to help chart way through crisis for the media
Enterprise Minister Jim Mather last night called on the management of The Herald to join a forum of all Scottish media outlets to chart the best way through the current economic crisis following an impassioned Holyrood debate.

Kenyan President Opens Path To Amending Media Law
NAIROBI (AFP)--Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has hinted he may be prepared to amend a controversial media law by asking two senior government figures to mull possible amendments to it, his office said Wednesday.

Univision Online to Become Univision Interactive Media
Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that Univision Online has been renamed Univision Interactive Media and Kevin Conroy, former executive vice president of AOL, has been named president of the division, effective Monday, January 12, 2008. Conroy will be based in New York and report directly to chief executive officer Joe Uva.

Media round-up
We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: Mills & Boon gets redesign; book sales 'down from 2007'; free weekly launched in Merseyside; rebrand for Churchill Wines' packaging; classified car mag ceases print operation

How the internet has changed the role of media lawyers
Defamation suits aren?t what they used to be. Gone are the days when a defamatory allegation was communicated predominantly in the print media and, though sensational at the time, would generally be relegated to chip-wrapping the next day.

Media Watchdog Slams Zimbabwe Fees For Journalists
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP)--Hefty new fees for foreign media in Zimbabwe appear designed to prevent journalists from working in the country and may be illegal, a regional watchdog said Wednesday.