Wednesday Telecom, Internet and Media Digests

The past week saw numerous announcements. Here are the most important ones - from the investor point of view. Discover the many links to primary source material and commentators. Each overview is divided into company specific news and trends by segment.

Telecoms: to name a few:

• Regulatory actions in Canada (foreign ownership), the US (the new COPE Act) and the EU (international roaming).
• Standards news on Bluetooth/UWB, WiMAX (certifications) and MoCA (in-home wiring).
• LBS search services from Skyhook and Sprint.
• Innovative VoIP from Lycos, Jajah and Interoute.
• Of particular interest: xMax (handsets) and Skype (sued by StreamCast).

Internet: mainly Google and Yahoo!:

• New video search from Podzinger.
• Ad insertions into SMS from MIVA.

Media: cable and video:

• Company news mainly from cablecos (US, France, Israel).
• Most of my favorite video companies in the news: Sling Media, Akimbo, Dave.tv and VideoEgg.