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By Cornelius Rahn - Tue Mar 13 15:01:04 GMT 2012

United Internet AG (UTDI) may more than double its dividend to as much as 44 cents a share from 2013 earnings as investment in rolling out new products will no longer hold back profit, Chief Executive Officer Ralph Dommermuth said.

If things work out as planned, our dividend should be between 25 cents and 44 cents next year, Dommermuth said in an interview in Frankfurt today. Of course we still need to look at what our investments are and how much cash we have.

The proposed dividend for 2011 will be maintained at 20 cents, the CEO said. The company generally aims to pay 25 percent to 40 percent of earnings per share, he said, adding that EPS will probably be in a range of 1 euro to 1.10 euros next year after 80 cents to 90 cents in 2012.

United Internet, a German provider of phone and Internet services, will probably boost revenue by at least 15 percent next year after targeting about 15 percent in 2012, the CEO said in a press conference today. The loss from starting new business areas such as do-it-yourself homepages and the expansion into new countries will be lower in 2013 after marketing costs again limit earnings growth this year, he said.

At 15 percent growth a year, revenue in 2013 would be 2.77 billion euros, according to Bloomberg calculations. That exceeds an average analyst estimate of 2.37 billion euros in a Bloomberg survey.

Revenue rose 9.8 percent last year to 2.09 billion euros, the Montabaur-based company said in a statement late yesterday. The 2012 sales target, which would amount to about 2.4 billion euros, compares with an average analyst estimate of 2.24 billion euros in a Bloomberg survey.

The company is expanding its offering of applications such as homepages, e-shops and to-do lists to more markets, including Italy. The company also offers access services such as mobile and broadband connections.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 2 percent to 364.8 million euros as profit was held back by smartphone subsidies to win customers, product development expenses and spending to add business abroad, United Internet said.

United Internet fell 0.4 percent to 13.99 euros as of 3:55 p.m. in Frankfurt trading.

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NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Internet Protocol Television Services Market 20112015

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TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Internet Protocol Television Services market to grow at a CAGR of 22.2 percent over the period 20112015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is IPTV services acting as a revenue channel for telecom operators amidst falling average revenue per user. The Global Internet Protocol Television Services market has also been witnessing high customization of IPTV Services and a shift towards triple-play services. However, content availability and the high cost of IPTV services could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

TechNavio's report, Global Internet Protocol Television Services Market 20112015, has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Internet Protocol Television Services market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include China Telecom, iliad Free, Verizon, AT&T, France Telecom, and Deutsche Telekom.

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By Helen A.S. Popkin

Almost two years ago, the feminist writer Irin Carmon wrote an insightful piece for Jezebel titled "The Daily Show's Woman Problem." She soon paid a price.

For having the audacity to call out liberal Shibboleth Jon Stewart about The Daily Shows Mad Men-era gender hiring practices, Carmon became the target of an all-out Internet flame war. As often is the case with these things, the ad hominem attacks went way beyond her theme or even her writing ability, and straight to her viability as a human life form breathing precious air. You know how the Interwebz do.

So when Carmon notes that Internet flame wars arent necessarily a bad thing, you can bet shes given it some thought.

Some writers drop flame bait, others just constantly "troll." Either way, there's a deliberate pushing of buttons for the purpose of causing outrage and attracting attention. Though construed as useless, time-consuming and distracting, in the not-so-humble opinions of many, this behavior can also be a force for good, Carmon argues.

First and foremost, they sometimes open up a space for a conversation that might not have occurred otherwise.

In Carmon's Daily Show piece, she noted that the Comedy Central showcase has a nearly all-male, on-air staff. With the exception of Samantha Bee, the then-recent hire of Olivia Munn was the first new female correspondent in seven years. As fiercely liberal and sharp-eyed an observer as Jon Stewart can be, getting women on the air may be his major blind spot, she wrote.

At South by Southwest Interactive, Carmon led a panel extolling the virtues of Internet rage, while noting the downsides. Titled Curing a Rage Headache: Internet Drama & Activism, Carmon and other media members, each of whom has been involved in their own popcorn-passing drama in virtual space, discussed how the attention generated by thousands of angry, irrational and completely engaged Internet users posting vicious comments can lead not just to indigestion, but also to positive change.

I am tired of watching racism, sexism, patriarchism and religious bigotry going unchecked, Carmon said. Then she brought up Rush Limbaugh.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/606874/internet_services) has announced the addition of the "Internet Services - Global Outlook" report to their offering.

The global outlook series on Internet Services provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry with an on-the-fly focus on broadband services, and details trends such as, increased broadband penetration and growth in e-Commerce applications and online advertising. Additionally, issues such as, impact of the ongoing recession, commercialization, threat to user choice and increased user monitoring are also covered.

The report identifies and discusses key regional markets, such as, the US, China, Japan, India, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK, China, India, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, and Brazil among others.

The reader stands to gain macro-level insights into recent industry developments such as service introductions, mergers & acquisitions and other noteworthy strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 159 companies worldwide.

Key Topics Covered:

1. GLOBAL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

2. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES

3. INTERNET: A CLOSE-UP SHOT

4. SERVICE OVERVIEW

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Internet music service Rdio.com on Tuesday unveiled a redesign intended to make it "faster, simpler and more social" as it battles with rivals such as Pandora and Spotify.

Rdio also announced that its music catalogue has grown to more than 15 million songs.

Rdio was created by Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis and the subscription-based advertising-free service was opened to the public in August 2010.

"We've made Rdio bigger and better with new features that really make discovery fun," vice president of product Malthe Sigurdsson said in a release.

"This is more than just a redesign; the new Rdio transforms the boring, spreadsheet-like way of consuming digital music into something visual and dynamic."

Social features include being able to share music with friends by email or at social networks Facebook or Twitter.

The revamped service was rolled out on Tuesday in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.

Rdio charges $10 monthly for an "unlimited" subscription that lets music be streamed to someone's Internet-linked computers and mobile gadgets.

Rdio is vying for fans in a streaming music arena that has proven to be a tough place to make money.

That fact has not deterred competitors, with Europe-based Spotify bursting into the US market last year and Internet titan Google fine tuning its online music offerings.

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