Technology

Prisa Said to Seek Approval From Lenders to Delay Partial Payment on Loan Promotora de Informaciones SA, the Spanish company looking to shrink its 4.86 billion-euro ($6.6 billion) debt, is seeking a delay in the payment on a loan, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Samsung Aims for Higher Profit, `Double-Digit' Revenue Growth This Year Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s biggest maker of chips, flat screens and mobile phones, said it aims to post higher operating profit this year than in 2009.

Google China Pullout Would Be Permanent, `Burn Bridges,' Ex-Executive Says Google Inc. would probably be unable to return to China should it withdraw from the market instead of abiding by the country’s censorship laws, a former executive at the company said.

Bharti Said to Seek Zain Cover From Econet on Dispute Over Nigeria Unit Bharti Airtel Ltd., the Indian phone company planning a $9 billion purchase of Zain’s African assets, may ask Zain for legal protection from a dispute in Nigeria, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

Citigroup May Pull Out of Bharti Airtel Africa Funding Talks, WSJ Reports Citigroup Inc. may pull out of syndicate loan talks aimed at helping fund India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd.’s bid to buy African assets of Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Co., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Telstra Says `Significant Gap' With Australia Government on Split Talks Telstra Corp., Australia’s largest phone company, said there is a “significant gap” between it and the government’s NBN Co. on the amount Telstra will receive for a separation of its retail business and copper-wire network.

Google May Shut Down Chinese Unit on April 10, China Business News Reports Google Inc. may pull out of China on April 10, China Business News reported today, citing an unidentified Chinese sales agent for the company.

Google Says Viacom Secretly Put Clips on YouTube While Pressing Complaints Google Inc. said Viacom Inc., owner of MTV and Comedy Central, secretly uploaded clips to the Internet company’s YouTube video-sharing Web site while complaining about alleged copyright violations.

Italian Advertisers Forecast Spending May Increase 3% as Economy Rebounds Italy’s Advertisers’ Association, or UPA, forecast ad sales in the country will rise between 2 percent and 3 percent this year as the economy emerges from recession, President Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi said.