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Aldi Süd and affiliates enter into MPEG-2 licences with MPEG LA - ITWeb
MPEG LA announced today that Aldi Süd and affiliates (Aldi Süd) have entered into MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio Licences with MPEG LA.
Under the licenses, Aldi Süd is responsible for paying royalties on its own branded MPEG-2 products.
As a result of this agreement, several companies that licence their essential MPEG-2 patents through MPEG LA have settled their patent enforcement actions against Aldi Süd before the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany.
Source: www.itweb.co.za
Wimbledon 2012: eight British players awarded wildcards - Daily Telegraph
Gentlemen's singles
1. BAKER, Jamie (GBR)
2. GOFFIN, David (BEL)
3. GOLDING, Oliver (GBR)
4. GOODALL, Josh (GBR)
5. HAAS, Tommy (GER)
6. HEWITT, Lleyton (AUS)
7. WARD, James (GBR)
8. To be announced
Ladies' singles
1. BROADY, Naomi (GBR)
2. KONTA, Johanna (GBR)
3. RAZZANO, Virginie (FRA)
4. ROBSON, Laura (GBR)
5. SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava (KAZ)
6. WATSON, Heather (GBR)
7. To be announced
8. To be announced
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hiestand: ESPN serves up Wimbledon coverage plans - USA Today
ESPN becomes the sole U.S. TV outlet for the tennis grand slam on grass this month when it kicks off June 25. But while NBC used the line largely as a marketing hook, ESPN also will use it as the title of a new hour-long pregame show that will air, at either 7 or 8 a.m. ET depending on action, during the tournament's middle Saturday and last four days.
"Throughout the (TV) negotiations with the All-England Club, they asked us to look at bringing back the moniker," says ESPN programmer Jason Bernstein.
Also on Wednesday, ESPN will name Mike Tirico as a host. The network already announced earlier that John McEnroe had joined the fold as lead analyst. But the biggest change in coverage will be in scheduling. On second-week coverage in past years, NBC and ESPN juggled time slots, with NBC sometimes picking matches and airing them on tape-delay rather than pre-empting its Today show.
This year, says ESPN vice president Jamie Reynolds, everything will be live and "multi-plexed rather than patchwork" as ESPN focuses on Centre Court action and ESPN2 on everything else. ESPN will stream 820 hours — up from 650 last year — on its ESPN3 broadband service and will add a 3 p.m. ET highlights show on the final Sunday, which could air opposite ESPN's live men's final if that match runs long. ESPN, says Reynolds, also will add an overhead "spider cam" rolling on cables for crowd shots. Says Bernstein when asked whether that camera might ever roll above Centre Court: "That's something we're all looking at, and whether it would affect the mystique."
Ochocinco-Knocks redux:HBO got lucky when exuberant attention-seeker Chad Ochocinco joined the Miami Dolphins, the subject of this summer's five-episode HardKnocks, which debuts Aug. 7. Ochocinco showed up a lot onscreen when Knocks followed the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009. He sees himself as anything but camera-shy, noting in 2010 before his short-lived show with Terrell Owens on Versus: "Do you know how dangerous it is for us to have a stage like this?" Other Dolphins in training camp might take their hardest hits if they try to get between Ochocinco and a Knocks camera.
But despite speculation that the NFL Films-produced Knocks already was working with Ochocinco on Monday, HBO spokesman Ray Stallone says that isn't true: "A member of the production team said hello to Chad in the Dolphins cafeteria. … There was no scheduled meeting or shoot."
Duval in new role: ESPN on Tuesday announced David Duval will join its U.S. Open coverage as an ESPN3 analyst in what amounts to a TV tryout. While Duval says he'd "definitely" like to do TV eventually, he adds: "I don't want it to be seen as a transition because I don't believe my playing career is over."
Running numbers: In national ratings, Fox averaged 4.8% of U.S. households for its 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, down 4%. … After TV ratings drops for the previous Stanley Cup Final games, NBC's Game 6 on Monday between the Kings and New Jersey Devils eked out a ratings uptick — thanks largely to Los Angeles. In the USA's No. 2 market, Game 6 drew 13.6% of local households — the most ever for NHL action there. Nationally, the game got a 4.0 overnight — 4% of households in the 56 urban markets measured for overnights — up 3% from last year's Boston Bruins-Vancouver Canucks Game 6. (In New York, the game drew 5% of local households.) NBC's previous three Cup Final games averaged 1.8% of U.S. households — down 28% — and NBC Sports Network cable games averaged 1.1% — down 30%.
Spice rack: NBC golf analystJohnny Miller on whether the stars of the made-for-TV U.S. Open Thursday and Friday group pairing of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson might be affected by the spotlight: "Let's put it this way, I would much rather play with two guys that are shooting 67 than two guys that are shooting 79 and going to every toilet, you know." … You be the judge: HBO will follow its Saturday replay (10 p.m. ET) of Timothy Bradley's controversial win over Manny Pacquiao with an online viewer poll on whether the judges got it right.
Follow Hiestand on Twitter @hiestandusat
Source: www.usatoday.com
Many are called to ALDI hiring events in Kalamazoo, but how many are chosen? - MLive.com
KALAMAZOO, MI — Dozens of people lined up Monday to put their hats in the ring for jobs at the ALDI discount supermarket on Kalamazoo's West Side.
A line snaked out the doors of the 5535 W. Main St. business well before the event started at 7 a.m. At one point, it passed the entrance of the Office Depot store east of the no-frills supermarket.
Many of those people waited for more than one hour to talk to two store representatives for, in some cases, less than 2 minutes.
The attraction? The chance for a full-time job as a cashier — a post that pays $10.50 per hour — or as a manager trainee — a post that pays $21 per hour. Information provided by ALDI also indicated there would be benefits for part-time staffers who work at least 20 hours per week, including full health insurance, dental coverage and a 401(K) retirement plan.
How many jobs were to be had? Five, according to ALDI spokeswoman Elizabeth Manley.
“They're looking to fill five full-time positions; four cashiers and one manager-trainee,” Manley stated in an email.
Counting a hiring event at the same store on March 7, and another at the Coldwater ALDI on May 21 (to hire for that store and one in Battle Creek), Monday's was the third such hiring event the area ALDI’s have hosted. Each of the events appears to have attracted large numbers of applicants. So why does the store chain continue to have such events?
“ALDI is hosting these hiring events due to need in the area,” Manley responded.
Based in the Chicago area, she said Tuesday that she would have to follow up with the store division here to see if they can say how many people attended Monday's event.
The chain has not said how many people have been hired in total as a result.
Contact Al Jones at ajone5@mlive.com and 269-365-7187.
Source: www.mlive.com
Hewitt looks forward to Wimbledon - espnstar.com
Lleyton Hewitt turned his attention to Wimbledon after being knocked out of this year's AEGON Championships at Queen's by Ivo Karlovic on Tuesday.
Hewitt underwent major foot surgery last month in a bid to prolong his career and was looking to help his recovery by having a good run at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in west London.
The former SW19 champion was handed a tough draw against 6ft 10in Karlovic, however, and the Croatian went on to record an easy 6-3 6-2 win.
Hewitt admitted he was disappointed to have drawn Karlovic, who sent down 22 aces in nine service games en route to victory, but his mood improved after hearing he had been granted a wild card by the All England Club for Wimbledon afterwards.
"It's not really a tennis match in some ways when you're playing against a guy like Karlovic," the 31-year-old said.
"It was just one of those days today [Tuesday], but I am excited about Wimbledon now.
"After the surgery Wimbledon was always the focus. It's the best tournament there is."
Hewitt has had struggled with injury for a large part of the 10 years that have passed since he won Wimbledon and Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal seem a class apart from the rest of the field on all surfaces, but Hewitt is confident he can ruffle a few feathers at Wimbledon next month.
He said: "It would have been nice to get a couple of matches under my belt, but, if there's one place you feel like things can open up for you, it's probably there for me.
"Obviously the top few guys are way above everyone else right at the moment, but if you can put yourself in a moment to go out there - and I still feel like if I'm hitting the ball as well as I can be and moving well - then I can still put some pressure on a lot of the guys in the draw."
In Tuesday's other action at Queen's, seeds Kevin Anderson, Marcos Baghdatis and Alex Bogomolov went through after their wins over James Ward, Frederico Gil and Martin Klizan.
Matthew Ebden set up a second-round tie against sixth seed Marin Cilic after beating Matthias Bachinger 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 and Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Evgeny Korolev to progress to the last 32, where he will meet Andy Roddick.
Top seed Andy Murray faces Nicolas Mahut in round two after the Frenchman's win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Tuesday while second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will come up against Scotland's Jamie Baker on Wednesday.
America's Ryan Sweeting overcame Dmitry Tursunov to set up a second round clash against third seed Janko Tipsarevic.
Steve Darcis from Belgium beat Ruban Ramirez Hidalgo 7-6 (7/2) 7-5 to deny the Spaniard a second-round clash against compatriot Feliciano Lopez and Ernests Gulbis lost to Simone Bolelli, who now faces fifth seed Gilles Simon in the last 32.
Tenth seed David Nalbandian was in danger of an early exit to Vasek Pospisil after he lost the first set to the Canadian in the last singles match on centre court.
Source: www.espnstar.com
French Open champion Sharapova to carry Russia flag at Olympic opening ceremony - Daily Mail
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Maria Sharapova will be the Russian delegation's flag-bearer at next month's Olympic opening ceremony in London, Russia's tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev said on Tuesday.
'Tennis is a very popular sport and, so as far as I know, Roger Federer has been chosen to carry the Swiss flag and Rafa Nadal will lead the Spanish delegation at the opening ceremony in London," Tarpishchev, a member of the International Olympic Committee, was quoted as saying by local media.
The Russians have broken with tradition by choosing Sharapova, who won the French Open title last weekend.
Queen of the court: Maria Sharapova celebrates her French Open win in Paris
Carrying the flag is considered a great honour in Russia and, until now, it was given only to famous athletes, mostly men, such as Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin and swimmer Alexander Popov, who have won numerous Olympic titles.
Sharapova, 25, will be making her Olympic debut in London after failing to qualify for the 2004 Games in Athens and missing the 2008 edition in Beijing with a shoulder injury.
'The Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a young girl,' Sharapova, who was born in Siberia but is now based in Florida, said earlier this year.
Flag carrier: Sharapova will lead the Russia Olympic side in London
'Growing up in Russia, tennis wasn't a big sport back then. It was all about being an Olympian.'
The Olympic tennis tournament will be played on the grass courts at Wimbledon where, as a 17-year-old, Sharapova stunned Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final to win her maiden grand slam title.
Her win in Paris gave Sharapova the full set of four grand slam titles.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray says playing Queen's will help title bid - The Guardian
Andy Murray hopes a successful defence of his Aegon Championships crown at Queen's Club will help him end Britain's long wait for a Wimbledon champion next month.
Murray will have to wait until Wednesday before he begins his defence of the Wimbledon warmup tournament after heavy rain hit Queen's on Monday, but he is ready to start the grass-court season with a bang.
"I've always liked to go in to a grand slam having played a couple of matches on the surface," said Murray, who is due to face either Nicolas Mahut or Guillermo Garcia-López after receiving a first-round bye. "That's why it's good for me to play here at Queen's.
"I've won Queen's and I have always enjoyed playing here. I like the surface, the courts here are pretty much perfect grass courts and I have great memories from here.
"I won my very first ATP match here when I was 18 and since then I've just really enjoyed coming back and I've got great results here."
Murray has warned Nadal and Djokovic not to expect to walk Wimbledon because of their exploits in Paris.
"You'll very rarely see someone make the French finals and then win on grass the next week," said Murray, who has won at Queen's twice in the last three years. "It's a hard thing to do and it takes a bit of time. The surface change is hard. You try and take each match as it comes but changing surfaces is not that easy."
Murray's French Open campaign looked in doubt when he suffered a back spasm during his second-round game against Jarkko Nieminen but he recovered and went on to make the quarter-finals where he lost to the world No6, David Ferrer, in four sets.
"I didn't want to lose early at the French Open but I managed to get a couple of days off, which I hadn't had in three and a half to four weeks. I really needed that for my back and it's felt much better. I've had a couple of good practices on the grass and it's felt fine.
"I think the French Open went really well considering how it started out. I wasn't feeling particularly well obviously after my second round match. Quarter-finals for me on probably my least favourite surface is not terrible. I would have liked to have done better but it was OK."
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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