(MEDIA GUARDIAN) US record companies today unleashed a fresh wave of lawsuits against people they accuse of illegally downloading songs on the internet.

(MEDIA GUARDIAN) The lord chancellor today unveiled the results of a consultation showing the majority of people would oppose the introduction of TV cameras to British courtrooms.

(BBC) The "unreasonable" royalties composers and music publishers demand for digital downloads is being challenged.

(BBC) The BBC has secured rights to televise the World Cup finals in 2010 and 2014.

(BBC) Women are about to invade the male dominated gaming world, a games conference in Scotland is to be told.

(BBC) Mobiles phones and the internet are coming closer together, with T-Mobile turning to Google and Vodafone doing an instant messaging deal with Microsoft.

(THE ECONOMIST) IT IS hard to know whether to be impressed, suspicious or amused. This week shares in Google, the world's most popular search engine, rose above $300 each, having defied most predictions by more than tripling in the ten months since the firm made its stockmarket debut at $85 a share.

(THE ECONOMIST) Demand for broadband connections is booming in the developing world, growing by 100% or more each year in many countries. In the developed world, meanwhile, growth has slowed to mere double-digit rates, according to Point Topic, a market-research firm. Separate figures from iSuppli, another market-research firm, suggest that global broadband growth peaked in 2004 at 52%, and will slow to 31% this year.

(THE ECONOMIST) IT'S HARD to keep up the impression of fervent, focused government, especially when you've been in power for eight years and your third term stretches before you like a long, lonely Saturday evening without anything on the telly.

(AKŞAM) Doğan Grubunun her fırsatta 'Mafyayı özendiriyor' diyerek yerden yere vurduğu Kurtlar Vadisi Kanal D'ye transfer oldu.