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...Universal is also looking to keep Katy Perry, signed to Capitol Records in the US, and Robbie Williams, who is signed to Chrysalis in the UK....
...The rule will disappoint international betting companies such as Bwin Party Gaming, 888, Ladbrokes or William Hill, which would give the German market a close look if betting were liberalised in sports such...
...• Berlin has expelled five Libyan diplomats for putting pressure on Libyan nationals living in Germany, writes Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin....
...Additional reporting by Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin and Alan Beattie in Washington...
...Additional reporting by Gerrit Wiesmann...
...The most outspoken defence came from William Levada, the US cardinal in charge of the Vatican’s investigations into paedophile priests....
...Mark Williams, chief executive of Premiere, who came from News Corp last year, said the rebranding was part of an “overall recharging” of the business....
...Premiere’s share price dived from €9 to €2 in September when Mr Williams revised down the channel’s subscriber numbers. This led to speculation that Mr Murdoch might launch a full takeover....
...But Mark Williams, the head of Premiere and a former Murdoch executive, said News Corp would only back the refinancing if Bafin, the German market regulator, waived rules demanding a full takeover offer...
...Moving from the supervisory to the management board means Mr Williams will have to let his non-executive directorship rest....
...As my colleague Gerrit Wiesmann reported last week, the German internet was buzzing with news that the library was going to force every blogger and website to submit material, or face a fine of €10,000 (...
...Additional reporting by Gerrit Wiesmann in Vaduz and Frances Williams in Geneva...
...“The pressure was building up and we were all in denial,” says Tom Williams, then head of Airbus procurement....
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