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NewsSky and Easynet agree terms
BSkyB has confirmed it has agreed terms to buy telecoms company Easynet in a deal worth£211m, in what some analysts believe will be the satellite giant's first acquisition in the broadband market.
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NewsBBC Radio Five Live bags baseball rights again
9.45am: BBC Radio Five Live has renewed its radio rights deal with Major League Baseball in the UK for the third year running.
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NewsJamie's Great Escape heads to Australia
9.45am: TV chef Jamie Oliver is heading Down Under after Fremantle International Distribution signed a deal with Australian broadcaster Network Ten.
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NewsBBC Scotland recognises Bectu as union of freelancers
Bectu has claimed a major coup for freelancers after BBC Scotland agreed it as the recognised union for all its freelance workers.
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NewsSky News in talks to supply footage to C4
Sky News is in talks with Channel 4 over the possibility of supplying the broadcaster with footage for its news bulletins, which are at present produced by ITN.
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NewsDesperate Housewives picks up Mobile TV Award
10.30am:Desperate Housewives weekly mobile recaps made by Buena Vista International scooped the Orange grand prize for best innovation in mobile content at the inaugural Mobile TV Awards.
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NewsC4's drama gets a very social 1.9m
Channel 4's satirical drama A Very Social Secretary charmed a healthy 1.9 million (9%) at 9pm despite already having aired on its digital channel More4.
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NewsEC: Premier League has not gone far enough
European Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has demanded more clarification over the auction of live football matches, and has given the Premier League until Monday to respond.
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Living TV clinches six figure sponsorship deal
2pm: Living TV has struck a six-figure sponsorship with Sheilas Wheels, a new car insurance brand for women.
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NewsBBC shortlists four sitesfor Manchester move
BBC governors have officially thrown their weight behind the corporation's plan to move five key departments to Manchester, and are costing up four possible sites in the city and neighbouring Salford.
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Production - Different kind of soul
A Channel 4 documentary uncovers the fascinating story of Islamic soul music, writes Robert Gray.
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NewsBBC's Africa Live heads to America
Africa Live, the concert movie featured in BBC4's Africa Lives season in August, has been sold to US public service network, PBS.
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NewsITV London charts 7/7 attacks
ITV London is to revisit this summer's terrorist attacks that crippled the capital, with two documentaries from Mosaic Films.
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NewsBBC launch rival service to al-Jazeera
The BBC's World Service is to launch an Arabic language TV news channel that will put it into competition with al-Jazeera.
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NewsC4 chief attacks 'bully boy' ITV
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has attacked ITV's bid to have its post-merger advertising constraints lifted, claiming the broadcaster will only return to its 'bully-boy' sales tactics.
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NewsBBC3 news gets the chop
BBC3 is axing its nightly news bulletin and ploughing the money saved into factual programmes.
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NewsSwimming champ sets up Manchester indie
Former world swimming champion and BBC commentator James Hickman is taking advantage of the corporation's move north with the launch of a new indie, Made In Manchester.
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NewsBSkyB can buy over 80%of Premiership games
The European Commission will allow BSkyB to buy over 80% of Premier League football matches for the 2007 to 2010 seasons.
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NewsFive extends rights to Noddy until 2012
Five has picked up seven more years of children's classic Noddy, extending its rights deal to 2012.
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NewsRoss to produce Ant and Dec Xmas special
TV and radio presenter Paul Ross is to executive produce the ITV Christmas special of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.