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I'm the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The lawyers for the actress Sienna Miller "have secured explosive new evidence" linking one of the News of the World's most senior editorial executives to the hacking of voicemail messages. It claims the evidence contradicts the account of the paper and its former editor Andy Coulson, media adviser to the Prime Minister, that only one "rogue reporter" was involved in phone-hacking.

The [registration required] top ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ officials have denied to MPs that there were "whoops of joy" when the corporation secured a deal with the government for a six-year freeze of its £3.5bn licence fee funding. A Conservative member of the Commons culture, media and sport committee suggested to Mark Thompson, the director-general, and Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Trust that the deal was not that tough, representing a 16% cut in spending over six years.

After six years of building work, Broadcasting House in central London has been officially handed over to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. The executives hope the £1bn enterprise will be a symbol of the corporation's openness and accountability. The state-of-the-art newsroom will be visible from the street and through a glass window in a ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Cafe open to the public. To avoid a security breach, "the room has toughened glass which can be darkened to frustrate telephoto lenses".

Sir David Attenborough, who's made a 3D documentary about dinosaurs for Sky, says the new format will never be widely used on TV, . He says the 3D glasses make viewing anti-social and it will only be used for 'event television'.

The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s newspaper review says there are dramatic photographs on the front pages of the crowded refugee boat that was driven onto rocks off Australia's Christmas Island. At least 27 people drowned but the authorities have warned that more bodies are likely to be found.

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