It's the sort of battle familiar to Fleet Street veterans like Murdoch and Rothermere, who in recent times have had to grapple with the popularity of the Internet.

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With the popularity of Internet radio ( iHeartRadio and TuneIn, for instance), streaming stations (Pandora, Slacker) and the myriad of other music options available on line like Rdio and Spotify, does this spell the end of the viability of FM radio?

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However, this online rental market became increasingly crowded with rival services, and now the popularity of streaming films over the internet is growing fast.

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DoCoMo's i-mode mobile internet service has surprised some analysts with the scale of its popularity and encouraged other operators worldwide over the prospects for next-generation mobile telecoms.

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And with growing popularity of online shopping in the country, China has become a key market for e-commerce with internet firms.

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