UPDATE 3-Facebook has privacy gaps, Canadian watchdog says

* Sees need for better control over third-party developers

* Privacy commissioner can seek enforcement in 30 days

* Likely to influence other network sites, other countries ...[more]

UPDATE 3-"30 Rock" leads fresher-looking Emmys

* "True Blood", Katherine Heigl snubbed

* "Animated "Family Guy" gives Emmys a surprise (Recasts adding comments, shows snubbed)

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES, Jul ...[more]

Moon landing tapes got erased, NASA admits

* NASA now has better digital images

* More tapes may be out there, somewhere

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The original ...[more]

HBO leads nominations again among TV networks

* Cable channels again in the spotlight

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES, July 16 (Reuters) - HBO led all television networks in the Prime-time Emmy race for a ninth straigh ...[more]

UPDATE 1-Prisa H1 EBITDA 298.7 mln euros, beats estimates

* Net profit falls 68.7 pct to 27.2 mln euros

(Adds net profit, advertising revenue, background)

MADRID, July 16 (Reuters) - Spanish media group Prisa () on Thursday said ...[more]

Palm shares sink after Apple closes iTunes sync

On Wednesday, Apple released an update to iTunes -- which complements the iPod and iPhone devices -- meant to fix software bugs and "addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices."

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UPDATE 1-Palm shares sink after Apple closes iTunes sync

* Palm shares down 3 percent (adds Apple comment)

NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - Shares of Palm Inc () fell more than 3 percent on Thursday after Apple Inc () closed a loophole in ...[more]

Business Books: Dissecting the 'Free' economy

NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - It's the conundrum of the 21st century: Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but we all want to get paid for the work we do.

"Free," a new boo ...[more]

FACTBOX: List of Emmy nominees in key categories

BEST DRAMA SERIES

"Big Love," HBO

"Breaking Bad," AMC

"Damages," FX

"Dexter," Showtime

"House," Fox

"Lost," ABC

"Mad Men," AMC

...[more]

All-Star Game scores ratings home run

Tuesday night's contest now stands as the sixth-most-watched sporting event of 2009, trailing Super Bowl XLIII, which drew a record 98.7 million viewers to NBC on February 1; the NCAA Nationa ...[more]

China Sina, Focus merger application incomplete-govt

SHANGHAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Chinese Internet portal Sina Corp's () application to buy the core assets of Focus Media FMNC.O is incomplete, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday, amid ...[more]

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