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

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will today announce plans for a network of local television services to be launched in cities and towns across the UK. The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ says the network will be supported by a new national digital channel, with local opt-outs at key times of the day. He will unveil his Action Plan for Local Media at the Oxford Media Convention.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Daily Mirror's freedom of expression was violated by the legal costs it had to pay when it lost a privacy case brought by Naomi Campbell, reports the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. The ECHR ruled that the £1m costs, which were partly lawyers' "success fees", were too much. The Mirror will now discuss compensation with the government.

Apple made record profits and record revenues in the run-up to Christmas as shoppers bought more Macs, iPhones, and iPads than analysts predicted. The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ reports the company said that in the three months to 25 December, net profit was $6bn (£3.7bn) on revenues of $26.74bn.

Erik Huggers, the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s director of future, media and technology, is to leave the corporation at the end of February. The he will join computer chip-maker Intel as the corporate vice-president and general manager of its digital home group, based in Silicon Valley in California. The FM and T division will be split into two more distinct divisions with immediate effect.

A private investigator employed by the News of the World made a note of the mobile number, password and pin belonging to the Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray, the high court was told. The that Gray's lawyer Jeremy Reed said notebooks belonging to Glenn Mulcaire, seized in a police raid, showed he had also noted the number the former footballer used to access messages. "The only purpose of calling that number would be to go into voicemails," Reed said.

The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s newspapers review highlights the Telegraph story that the coalition is considering changes to the constitution to allow a first-born daughter of Prince William to accede to the throne. The Daily Mail says Buckingham Palace confirmed it would "abide by the government's actions" but "sources" suggest the Queen is "concerned".

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• ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ | Jeremy Hunt to outline plans for 'local TV'
• ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ | Mirror wins costs ruling in Naomi Campbell case
• ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ | Apple makes record profits of $6bn in last three months
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• ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ | Newspaper review

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