CNN, NBC and other giants in the international news industry are fighting tooth and nail for dominance in the customized news service. However, one should not underestimate the global reach of the new services. A facile evaluation of these new services would reveal that even leaner national economies are prospective clients.

The desk of Paul G. Farrell, a managing director for foreign currencies is filled with all sorts of electronic data. Would you believe that this man and his staff of currency strategists are having devices installed that would show speeches and other video feeds directly? This erases the monopoly of news agencies on the news.