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ESPN, Twitter Expand Tie-Up

ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service--part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV networks and Twitter hunt for new advertising revenue.ESPN, which is majority-owned by Walt Disney Co. (DIS), plans to show video-highlight clips on Twitter of major sports events in the coming year, including from soccer matches leading up to the World Cup, college football and the X Games extreme-sports tournaments. People can watch the video clips on Twitter's website and mobile apps shortly after the action happens on TV.The sports network plans to sell ads that will run inside the video clips, and marketing sponsors will commit to buying from Twitter a minimum value of "promoted"--or paid--Twitter posts to circulate their pitches.Twitter executives have been talking with many TV companies, including Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA, CMCSK) NBCUniversal and CBS Corp. (CBS), about more ways to collaborate on online ...

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    The European Union will Thursday set out new common rules for cyber-security across the 27-nation bloc, with requirements to report disruptions extending to search e...

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  4. Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan May Hinge on Kulluk's Fate

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA, RDSB) plans to continue to explore Arctic waters for oil this year hinge on how quickly it can repair an oil rig damaged last week off...

  5. EPA Cites Shell Arctic Rig for Permit Violations

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA, RDSB) Kulluk oil rig violated nine conditions of its air-quality permit while drilling in the waters off Alaska, the U.S. Environmenta...

  6. U.S. EPA Cites Shell Arctic Drilling Rig for Permit Violations

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA, RDSA.LN) Kulluk oil rig violated nine conditions of its air-quality permit while drilling in the waters off Alaska, the U.S. Environme...

  7. Wealth gap, debt top risks ahead of Davos

    Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World...

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    Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World...

  9. Shell's Kulluk Rig Pulls Into Alaska's Kiliuda Bay for Inspection

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA, RDSB) Kulluk rig is easing into an anchorage in Alaska's Kiliuda Bay--where it will be thoroughly inspected and await its next move, o...

  10. Shell: Kulluk in Tow, Moving Toward Destination off Kodiak Island

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSB, RDSA.LN) Kulluk oil rig was successfully pulled off the Alaskan island where it was grounded for a week, and as of early Monday mornin...

  11. Extreme Weather Blocks Shell's Attempt to Recover Alaska Oil Rig

    Unsteady seas thwarted Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA.LN, RDSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard's attempts Sunday to retrieve Shell's oil rig from an Alaskan island where it h...

  12. Shell Readying Crew for Arctic Rig That Ran Aground

    Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) and emergency responders are preparing to send a salvage crew to a company oil rig that ran aground in the Arctic, a company sp...

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    The world has made almost no progress towards reducing the carbon content of its energy supplies in the last 20 years, despite pumping trillions of dollars of invest...

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    After staking out an unapologetically progressive vision in his inaugural address last month, President Barack Obama is expected to use his State of the Union speech...

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