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Switchover causes increase in TV dumping
Nov 05, 11:38
The Digital Switchover leads to a 70% increase in TV dumping, Cumbria County Council reveals.

ITV reports increase in ad revenue
Nov 05, 10:10
ITV bucks months of sluggish advertising figures to report a 4% year-on-year increase for December.

C4's Bellamy: British TV is getting bland
Nov 05, 09:08
Channel 4's programming boss Julian Bellamy claims a conservative culture is making British TV bland.
Lord Burns named Channel 4 chairman
Nov 05, 12:27
Ofcom confirms that Lord Terry Burns will replace Luke Johnson as the new chairman of Channel 4.
Renault channel coming to Sky
Nov 04, 18:40
Car brand Renault is to launch a dedicated channel on Sky before the end of 2009.
Canvas to cost £115m in first four years
Nov 04, 18:00
IPTV joint venture Project Canvas will cost over £115m in its first four years, the BBC Trust reveals.
Vernon Kay to replace Chris Moyles?
Nov 04, 09:21
It is suggested that Chris Moyles's tenure at Radio 1 could be coming to an end.
Freesat iPlayer beta starting this month
Nov 04, 09:06
The BBC reveals that closed beta testing for BBC iPlayer on Freesat will begin this month.
CNN launches Middle East news hub
Nov 04, 08:44
CNN unveils its new Middle East production and newsgathering hub in Abu Dhabi.
Tess Daly to launch Granada TV switchover
Nov 03, 14:46
Tess Daly will host a show in Manchester tonight marking the start of the Granada TV digital switchover.
Granada TV region prepares for switchover
Nov 03, 14:38
Over 7m viewers in the Granada TV region will switch from analogue to digital television tomorrow.
Ofcom strengthens adult chat TV rules
Nov 03, 13:46
Ofcom strengthens the rules governing the use of premium rate phone services on participation TV shows.
Absolute Radio planning '80s station
Nov 03, 12:22
Absolute Radio unveils the forthcoming launch of a new radio station dedicated to 1980s pop music.
Lauren Laverne replaces Lamb at 6Music
Nov 03, 10:50
The BBC confirms that Lauren Laverne will take over from George Lamb on the BBC 6Music weekday show.
Sandilands wins back radio audience
Nov 03, 08:30
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O's ratings rise again after their radio scandal earlier this year.
Nat Geo Wild goes free on Virgin Media
Nov 02, 19:18
Virgin Media makes Nat Geo Wild available to all of its cable TV customers for a month.
BBC launches on-demand political site
Nov 02, 14:02
The BBC launches a new dedicated website offering access to live and on-demand political content.
Mobile phone radio usage increasing
Nov 02, 13:53
More people are using their mobile phones to access digital radio services, RAJAR reveals.
Dyke: Tories should scrap BBC licence fee
Nov 02, 11:23
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke recommends that the Conservative party scrap the licence fee.
Piracy 'brings £200m to music industry'
Nov 02, 10:31
Illegal file-sharing brings £200m in additional revenue to the music industry every year, Demos claims.
Adlington critical of BBC for Boyle jibe
Nov 01, 15:40
Rebecca Adlington reportedly writes to the BBC over its handling of the Frankie Boyle row.
ICANN approves non-Latin web addresses
Oct 30, 14:43
ICANN approves the use of web addresses with non-Latin characters for the first time ever.
Sky launches new appeal over ITV stake
Oct 30, 14:03
Sky launches a new appeal against a ruling that it must cut its 17.9% stake in ITV.