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Huggers confirmed as BBC new media director

Jul 18, 11:14 - Former Microsoft executive Erik Huggers is promoted to one of the BBC's most senior positions.

Jul 18, 15:27

EU liberalises music rights handling
Broadcasters and internet music services should be able to make EU-wide rights deals, the EU has ruled.

Jul 18, 15:14

Amazon launches streaming VOD service
Amazon is launching a television and film video-on-demand service which will include streaming.

Jul 18, 12:38

Five steps up VOD promotion
Five begins a marketing push for Demand Five, its recently-rebranded video-on-demand service.

Jul 18, 11:22

New boss to take BBC HD "mainstream"
Seetha Kumar is replaced as head of BBC HD as the channel prepares to become "a mainstream choice".

Jul 18, 10:23

The Hits will become 4Music in August
The Hits will be relaunched as 4Music, with the introduction of more long-form shows, on August 15.

Jul 17, 18:15

Ofcom ready to relax ITV PSB demands
A speech by Ofcom chair David Currie suggests the regulator is ready to relax its demands on ITV.

Jul 17, 17:24

BBC 'adds £6.5bn to economy per year'
Research for the BBC Trust finds competitors are "not generally undermined by the presence of the BBC".

Jul 17, 11:33

ITV begins axing 25 publicity jobs
ITV starts making redundancies in its programme publicity department.

Jul 17, 11:26

Race row study finds TV still too white
A report by Trevor Phillips, sparked by the Big Brother race row, says TV is still too white.

Jul 17, 09:20

BBC local vid 'would damage local radio'
The commercial radio industry body attacks BBC plans to extend its local video news coverage.

Jul 16, 20:48

Whedon net show crashes website
The website for Joss Whedon's new internet miniseries crashes as the first instalment is released.

Jul 16, 15:18

YouTube traffic 'more than twice iPlayer'
YouTube accounts for more than twice the UK video streaming traffic of iPlayer, analysis suggests.

Jul 16, 13:48

S4C to put English commentary on sport
S4C Digidol will broadcast English commentary for domestic football and rugby coverage via the red button.

Jul 16, 13:36

September launch for BBC Gaelic
The BBC's new Gaelic-language television channel is expected to launch on September 19.

Jul 16, 11:29

'Gavin & Stacey' star lands radio show
Gavin & Stacey actress Ruth Jones is given her own show on BBC Radio Wales.

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