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Published: Friday, 18 May 2012

ECB set for £125m deal to show county games in Asia, say reports • County games in England will be shown on ESPN • ECB to introduce new anti-corruption measures The England and Wales Cricket Board is preparing to announce a £125m broadcast deal with ESPN to...

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Alan Partridge swiches channels to Sky Steve Coogan moves character from BBC for two one-hour specials and TV adaptation of online series Mid Morning Matters A-ha!

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Published: Thursday, 17 May 2012

TV review: The Great Euro Crash with Robert Peston; Tales of Television Centre Whatever happens, Europe is ruined – but Robert Peston couldn't look happier The recession has been very good to Robert Peston.

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Facebook IPO: the key players and what they are worth Mark Zuckerberg isn't the only one who stands to gain big on Friday.

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Further to articles from John Prescott ( For me, life is Tweet , 16 May) and Charles Arthur ( What a lot of characters , 16 May), I feel I should point out the glaringly obvious but unstated...

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Harold Evans tells Leveson of conflict and 'vindictive' atmosphere at Times Former Times editor recalls broken promises and says 'deal involving Thatcher' let Rupert Murdoch takeover papers in 1981 Thirty years after he was forced out from his last fulltime job in British...

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Facebook share price to be set at $38 Social network's landmark flotation has investors clamouring to buy, but some analysts issue warnings about IPO Facebook was expected to set the final price of shares in its landmark initial public...

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Meet the planet's most powerful star. It's none other than Jennifer Lopez. Yes, really Forbes magazine puts J-Lo at No 1 in the celebrity stakes – thereby making this the most ridiculous of all power lists You know how some of the stars we can see now actually died gazillions of...

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And Simon said unto Britney: touch me, so that ye may be healed Britney Spears is back, appearing as a judge on the US X Factor – and it's all thanks to Simon Cowell's unconventional therapeutic care To Los Angeles, next, where Simon Cowell has formally...

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TalkSport owner UTV Media faces shareholder upset over chief executive More than a third failed to support the re-appointment of John McCann after resignations and a difficult few months TalkSport owner UTV Media has become the latest company to bear the brunt of...

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The NDAA's section 1021 coup d'etat foiled | Naomi Wolf One brave judge is all that lay between us and a law that would have given the president power to detain US citizens indefinitely On Wednesday 16 May, at about 4pm, the republic of the United...

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Dale Farm: why the media had to spike the police's scattergun It's vital for independent journalism that broadcasters don't have to hand over footage, writes ITN chief executive John Hardie Today we witnessed a landmark ruling on the distance that must be...

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Charles Clarke's former aide to sue over alleged phone hacking at NoW Met has told Hannah Pawlby she was targeted by News International while Clarke was home secretary The former aide to ex-Labour home secretary Charles Clarke is suing News International over alleged...

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Buffett's newspaper buy: commentary and analysis from around the web An ongoing collection of commentary and analysis on Berkshire Hathaway's $142m purchase of Media General newspapers What does Warren Buffett know about newspapers that the rest of us don't?

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Lebedev boasts about high Standards "There's nothing like self-praise.

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Desert Island Discs: Margaret Thatcher among new shows to go online More than 450 editions of Radio 4 show go on iPlayer, also including Philip Larkin, Princess Margaret and John Cleese She chose a survival manual as her book of choice and a photo album of her...

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Twitter court case defendant pledges to stop 'fantasy' tweets about oil firm Spencer Freeman tells judge he will halt hoax information against Gulf Keystone Petroleum that led to share price collapse A Twitter user has promised to stop posting "fantasy information" about an...

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How could technology change theatre criticism for good? Theatre critics everywhere have been slow to innovate, yet the digital world – from Pinterest to geotagging – offers ever-expanding possibilities Discussions about the future of theatre...

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CBS upfronts: America's most successful network sticks to what it knows best The grown-up network has plenty of solid bets in its lineup, but Elementary, CBS's modern-day Sherlock Holmes, is a gamble CBS presented its new shows to advertisers and the media community in New...

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Media General newspaper group Media company owns 63 local newspapers across south-east US and is Buffett's second print news purchase in a year Warren Buffett, the world's most famous investor, has made a big bet on small...

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Communications green paper delayed Policy thinking on internet piracy, public service broadcasting and spectrum unlikely to be published until the autumn Jeremy Hunt's political problems have meant that the planned publication of a...

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Leveson inquiry: make political lying a criminal offence, says Peter Oborne Severe sanctions could restore politicians' and journalists' integrity, Daily Telegraph columnist tells hearing Peter Oborne, the Daily Telegraph columnist, has told the Leveson inquiry that "...

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Mind your language | Privatisation The P-word carries an emotional Thatcherite kick, but what is happening now is something different – and using the term loosely is counterproductive The painful passage of the Health and Social...

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A week on the web: Blue Peter moved from BBC1 Children's TV show Blue Peter will no longer be broadcast on BBC1, the BBC announced on Wednesday.

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Dale Farm ruling hailed as a victory for press freedom Broadcasters say media groups will no longer be seen as an arm of the state after high court ruled on Thursday that they should not disclose hours of footage to police News broadcasters have hailed...

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Hit & Miss bares some interesting questions about nudity on television Nudity on screen can often seem unnecessary or gratuitous – but Sky Atlantic's new drama suggests this isn't always the case A drama producer who has worked in both television and radio once told...

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London Olympics 2012 diver Tom Daley to launch iPhone app British 18-year-old who made the finals in Beijing aims to raise awareness of the sport British Olympic hopeful Tom Daley is hoping to cash in on his rising celebrity status with his own iPhone...

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Launch figures for Free, Tindle flying high and The Breeze takes a dip.

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Pinterest valued at more than $1bn after raising $100m funding Popular social network valued at between $1bn and $1.5bn following a $100m round of funding Move over, Facebook.

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BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, local radio, LBC and Talksport all experience year-on-year falls in weekly listener numbers

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Is it time to retire the Family Guy? As Peter Griffin and his clan's 10th season hits UK screens, the show's formerly smart jokes look increasingly hollow and cynical There comes a time in every show's life cycle where its best days...

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Where there's a Will there's a way | Media Monkey Will Lewis, News Corporation's fact-finder-in-chief, has been suggested in some quarters as a possible candidate to be the next chief executive of Trinity Mirror.

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Nearly 30% of radio listeners go digital – but popularity of DAB radio slips Rajar figures reveal a fall in listeners using DAB radios but an increase in those who tune in online or use apps Nearly 30% of radio listening is now digital but digital audio broadcasting (DAB)...

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Rajar figures reveal a fall in listeners using DAB radios but an increase in those who tune in online or use apps

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Many apologies for the hiatus in my serialisation of What do we mean by local?* I am pleased to return with an extract from a chapter by David Baines, a lecturer at Newcastle university.

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News radio stations saw listener numbers fall as radio listening across the board fell slightly in the first quarter of this year.

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Why do national newspapers sell more copies on Saturdays than Sundays? It didn't used to be the case, say, 20 years ago. But the sales trend has been running against Sunday papers for a long time.

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TalkSport owner forecasts ad boost UTV Media's Radio GB arm increases its revenues by 8% year on year and expects them to rise by 20% in May and June TalkSport owner UTV Media expects radio revenues to rise by 20% in May and June as...

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News International's "Fortress Wapping", having been renamed "Wapping Village", is about to be sold.

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BBC Radio Ulster/​ Foyle remains the most listened to radio station in Northern Ireland according to the latest RAJAR (Radio Joint Audio Research) figures for Quarter One (January-March), 2012.

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Dale Farm: broadcasters do not have to reveal eviction footage, court rules High court says broadcasters including BBC, ITN and Sky News do not have to hand over footage of the Dale Farm eviction to police The high court has ruled that news broadcasters including the BBC,...

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Consultation published 17|05|2012

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Leveson inquiry: Harry Evans, Peter Oborne - live Full coverage as the former Sunday Times editor and Daily Telegraph columnist give evidence 9.50am: Good morning and welcome to the Leveson inquiry live blog.

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Pudgy Pudsey put on doggie diet | Media Monkey Pudsey is getting fat. The four-legged Britain's Got Talent winner loves a ham and cheese snack, but since finding fame and fortune he is being showered in treats.

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Today's media stories from the papers BGT coverage. P3 And finally ... Pudsey is getting fat. The four-legged Britain's Got Talent winner loves a ham and cheese snack, but since finding fame and fortune he is being showered in treats.

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Richard Peppiatt, the former Daily Star reporter who revealed the realities of life in a tabloid newsroom to the Leveson inquiry, is taking to the stage.

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Apps Rush: London 2012 Official Join In App, Schemer, Facebook Pages Manager, Score! Classic Goals and more What's new on the app stores on Thursday 17 May 2012 A selection of 21 new and notable apps for you today: London 2012: Official Join In App The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and...

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Boot up: seeing Android fragmentation, semantic Google, smarter Reddit, educational tablets and more Plus Child Support Agency still broken, what Sprint likes about the iPhone, tech CEOs v you, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Legacy computer...

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10 book-apps that might change Julia Donaldson's mind about Gruffalo apps Author isn't keen on the idea, but perhaps if she saw what some developers have been doing...

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Johnston Press takes print ad hit Regional publisher reports ad revenue fall of 9% and announces partnership with used car sales portal Johnston Press has reported total advertising revenues down 9% in the year to 17 May, and is to...

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