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that the Business Secretary Vince Cable has been sent a private memo by media analyst Clare Enders. He publishes extracts from a leaked copy which argues that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation should not be allowed to take full ownership of Sky TV, even though it already has effective control. The memo says, among other things, that the removal of independent directors would put Sky News' independence at risk.

that the government should review News Corporation's bid to take full ownership of BSkyB.

that the government should protect the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ World Service. He says it is "far more effectively, and much less extravagantly, managed" than the rest of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳.

The a treasure trove of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ and ITV drama from the 'golden age of television' has been discovered in the Library of Congress. The library and the public service TV station WNET are allowing the British Film Institute to showcase the highlights in November.

After Lord Sainbury's £25m donation to the British Museum, the culture secretary Jeremy Hunt urges other wealthy people to follow his lead, the .

The Ann Widdecombe's pairing with Anton du Beke on Strictly Come Dancing has provoked an outcry from his army of devoted fans.

The latest newspaper sales figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations are bad news for publishers, .

The that the 116th season of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Proms saw audiences break the 300,000 barrier for the first time and a 46% increase in viewers for broadcasts on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Four. Attendances were up 5% from 297,500 to 313,000. 4,000 people a night packed the Royal Albert Hall, an average 92% attendance.

Warnings by trade union leaders that they intend to fight the public spending cuts with a campaign of co-ordinated action lead many newspapers as shown in the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ newspaper review.

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