Usa & Rest Of The World

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Microsoft is considering making a bid for Yahoo!, which is valued at around US$50 billion. NBC is backing Viacom in its US$1 billion legal dispute with YouTube, according to court papers. Turner Broadcasting and Sony Pictures Television secured content deals with Joost, the hybrid television-internet platform. Warner will also make content available to the online service. Cable operator Cablevision reported 734,000 HDTV subscribers in the first quarter, a 16-per-cent increase on the previous quarter. Revenues increased 12.5 per cent to US$1.59 billion. It is being taken back into private ownership by the founding Dolan family. Time Warner reported sales of US$11.2 billion, a nine-per-cent increase on 2006. Net income fell 18 per cent to US$1.2 billion. QVC, owned by Liberty Media, reported revenues of US$1.68 billion for the first quarter, an eight-per-cent increase year-on-year. OpenTV reported first-quarter revenues of US$26.4 million, a six-per-cent increase on last year. Satellite operator EchoStar launched a satellite TV service that beams directly to the car.