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Comedy duo Merrick and Rosso split
Nov 10, 01:35
Comedy duo Merrick Watts and Tim Ross split after the latter decides to leave their joint radio show.

ITV heralds TV product placement review
Nov 09, 19:43
ITV's Michael Grade heralds the government's consultation on TV product placement regulations.

Ofcom slams 'Top Gear' over spoof ads
Nov 09, 18:36
Ofcom raps Top Gear for screening a spoof car advert depicting a man committing suicide.
CPW to stock IP Vision's Freeview box
Nov 09, 18:31
IP Vision and Carphone Warehouse agree a nationwide retail deal for the Freeview+ FetchTV SmartBox.
Amazing Radio: 'BBC is a copycat'
Nov 09, 14:11
Amazing Radio alleges that the BBC Introducing website is an unnecessary copy of its own service.
Hunt: 'BBC bribing staff to relocate'
Nov 09, 13:23
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt accuses the BBC of bribing its London staff to relocate up North.
Herring: 'Radio regulation increasing'
Nov 09, 12:54
Richard Herring complains that radio is more highly regulated since the 'Manuelgate' scandal.
Row brews over 'radical' TV sport review
Nov 09, 10:42
A major backlash is brewing over the imminent shakeup of free-to-air TV sports rights in the UK.
Virgin Media holding 3D TV public demo
Nov 05, 14:10
Virgin Media will hold a public demonstration of 3D TV at its new London store tomorrow.
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.
Switchover causes increase in TV recycling
Nov 05, 11:38
The Digital Switchover leads to a 70% increase in TV recycling, 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.
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.