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ITV fined £5.7m for premium rate scandal

May 8, 12:31 - ITV is fined £5.68m for a string of scandals involving premium rate phone services in its programmes.

May 09, 12:53

New games TV series unveiled on Bravo
A news television series aimed at gamers will launch this Saturday on the cable and satellite channel.

May 08, 16:57

IPTV 'to have 15% pay TV share by 2013'
IPTV will account for a 15% share of pay television in Western Europe by 2013, say analysts.

May 08, 16:37

Grade restates ITV's PRS plans
Michael Grade restates the moves ITV has taken to avoid future premium rate service scandals.

May 08, 16:25

TorrentSpy handed £56m copyright fine
BitTorrent tracker website TorrentSpy is fined $111m (£56m) for copyright offences.

May 08, 12:58

Ofcom: Leon's 'X Factor' win was genuine
The UK's broadcasting regulator rules that Leon Jackson's X Factor win was genuine.

May 08, 12:06

Ofcom studies prospects for IPTV
Ongoing Ofcom research includes a study of internet service quality and its implications for IPTV.

May 08, 11:43

Brian May on mission to save Planet Rock
Queen guitarist Brian May reveals a "rescue operation" for digital-only radio station Planet Rock.

May 08, 10:53

Stephen Fry defends "enriching" BBC
Stephen Fry defends the BBC, saying the company is an "enriching" public service broadcaster.

May 08, 10:29

Virgin announces BB9 sponsorship
Virgin Mobile is sponsoring this year's Big Brother.

May 08, 09:26

Weak UK ad market hits RTL revenues
RTL Group says the weak TV ad market in the UK contributed to a 2% drop in first-quarter revenue.

May 07, 14:51

Gervais show to trail NME Radio launch
A new Ricky Gervais radio show will trail the June 24 launch of NME Radio.

May 07, 11:18

C4 may use part of DAB mux for mobile TV
Channel 4 may use part of the second national DAB multiplex to transmit mobile television.

May 07, 11:17

Sky: UK pay TV cost is fair
Sky cites research claiming the cost of pay TV in the UK compares favourably to other markets.

May 06, 18:49

Sky 'mulls £600m bid for Virgin channels'
Sky is reportedly considering a £600m buyout of Virgin Media's television channels.

May 06, 14:01

TalkSport sacks Whale over Boris comment
Phone-in presenter James Whale is sacked from TalkSport for breaking broadcasting impariality rules.

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22.35 Peep Show (Channel 4)
22.00 Doc Martin (ITV3)
21.00 Have I Got News For You (BBC One)
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