BBC Poetry Season 2009 is Now in Full Swing With a Range of Programming on All BBC Platforms Across, TV, Radio, Web, Print & Mobile

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - - With Photo Foster children from across the country will celebrate on 01/10/09 their creative talents with the launch of a new poetry book. Joining the youngsters, former athlete Kriss Akabusi MBE, who was himself brought up in care, will officially unveil the new publication 'Hundreds and Thousands, Secrets and Dreams' at an event held at The Foundling Museum, London.

September 21st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - - Get your Northern exposure at www.blinkx.com blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a new partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada's national public radio and television broadcast network. Clips from the station's online video library are now easily available at www.blinkx.com.

September 7th, 2009 NETANYA, Israel - - SMS1230 Presents Unparalleled Performance for DVB-T, ISDB-T, T-DMB, DAB - and FM Radio Siano Mobile Silicon (www.siano-ms.com), a leading global Mobile Digital TV (MDTV) chip maker, announced today the launch of a new multi- Standard mobile TV receiver chip, the SMS1230. The SMS1230 supports the major Global broadcast mobile TV standards of DVB-T, T-DMB, and ISDB-T, and, in addition, digital radio (DAB/+) and FM Radio.

August 16th, 2009 MADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, has today announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi-based media giant Rotana Audio & Video. This strategic partnership allows ONDAS Media to broadcast artists' songs, interviews, concerts and related content owned by Rotana to satellite radio customers across Europe.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - - Cheaper Train Fares are now Available Between Stockport and Macclesfield/Stoke-on-Trent/Crewe and Between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent Virgin Trains is extending the availability of its cheaper Virgin Trains-only fares to include journeys between Stockport and Macclesfield/Stoke-on-Trent/Crewe and between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent. The price bonanza is part of a package to offer cheaper rail travel on key shorter-distance journeys.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - - Introduces the Premier Online Venue for the Mobile Communications Industry The GSMA today unveiled Mobile World Live, an exciting new online portal that will serve as a critical information resource for the mobile communications industry. Building on and complementing the onsite experience of the industry's leading events, Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Congress, Mobile World Live will deliver fresh, dynamic content and networking opportunities to mobile industry executives in an easy-to-consume, convenient and interactive Web 2.0 experience.

June 24th, 2009 GLASTONBURY, England - This year the BBC Poetry Season has delved into the world of poetry with eclectic programming and collaborative events. Glastonbury 2009 will witness an innovative merging of technology and poetry.

June 18th, 2009 BIARRITZ, France - In advance of the annual holiday period where many people travel to countries in search of sun or excitement, KFA Technologies today announced that it had created a new .tel domain to help people get near-instant access to emergency services worldwide from any device connected to the internet, including mobile phones - SOS1.tel (sos1.tel/). "SOS1.tel is probably the most ambitious .tel site ever created so far," explained Francois Amigorena, founder of KFA Technologies.

June 3rd, 2009 MUNICH, Germany - Mobile communications operator T-Mobile International has chosen the Rohde & Schwarz group as the exclusive supplier of its standard drive test systems. The contract includes the delivery of R&S ROMES software and associated mobile radio scanners to five European countries.

May 11th, 2009 MADRID - ONDAS Media S.A., the satellite radio company for Europe, today announced that it has entered into a commercial agreement to install satellite radio receivers in Renault vehicles and its affiliates across Europe. This agreement will allow Renault customers to enjoy the benefits of the uninterrupted signal quality that satellite radio brings, in addition to extensive, commercial-free content and programming to be broadcast by ONDAS Media.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday extended the economic stimulus package for the print media by six months till Dec 31. "Since the print media is still passing through difficult times, the stimulus package for the print media is being extended till December 31, 2009," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the budget for fiscal 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, who has just returned from a Caribbean holiday, has revealed that she finds solace in poetry. "I like poetry.

April 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who has thrilled fans with his acting skills, is ready with a backup plan for his retirement - writing poetry. The 'The Tudor' actor has revealed that he writes terrific poetry, but is reluctant to show it to others.

May 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has invited writers and musicians to perform in what is being billed as the first White House poetry party. Consolidating his reputation for cool after his performance as a stand-up comic on Saturday night, Obama has invited poets and writers, backed by jazz musicians, to perform in the East Room tonight.

July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the stimulus package given to the print media in February 2009 has been further extended for another six months from June 30 to December 31. Presenting the Union Budget for the year 2009-10 in Lok Sabha on Monday, Mukherjee said: "In February 2009, the print media was given a stimulus package comprising waiver of 15 per cent agency commission on DAVP advertisements and a 10 per cent increase in the DAVP rates to be paid as a 'Special Relief' subject to documentary proof of loss of revenue in non-governmental advertisements." (ANI)

February 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Reliance Money, part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), Tuesday introduced a new facility that enables investors to trade equities and commodities through mobile phones. The new facility is available across all mobile platforms.

May 1st, 2009 NBC Universal programming exec Nora O'Brien diesNEW YORK — NBC Universal says Nora O'Brien, its executive in charge of drama programming, has died. Spokesman Curt King says O'Brien died Wednesday after collapsing in Sausalito, Calif., on the set of a TV series in development for NBC.

September 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - The 19th Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition will be held in Mumbai from October 29-31. The Broadcast India 2009 show will cover all aspects of television, film, radio, video, audio, IPTV, mobile tv, computer graphics, visual effects, multimedia, music, lights, cable, satellite, broadband, internet, transmission and all the leading innovations from the infotainment industry.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reliance Mobile, the GSM arm of telecom operator Reliance Communication (RCom), Wednesday said it would launch a new mobile number series beginning with the digit "8" in the Delhi-National Capital Region circle. Reliance will be the first telecom operator to shift from the practice of beginning a cell phone number with the digit "9".

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The government will soon come out with a policy on Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO), a senior official of the Department Of Telecommunications (DoT) said here Tuesday. 'MVNO policy is under consideration and we are hoping to come out with the policy by January 5, 2009, that is the last application date,' DoT Joint Secretary J.S.