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Ofcom approves Gaddafi death footage

Footage running up to Muammar Gadaffi’s bloody end was not too graphic to broadcast, Ofcom has ruled, despite hundreds of complaints from viewers. Read the full story

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Broadcasters relieved after Premier League rights verdict

Broadcasters relieved after Premier League rights verdict

UK broadcasters are likely to ramp up elements of copyrighted material on their coverage of English football after the European Union’s highest court ruled that it is not illegal for individuals to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. Read the full story

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Major news stories boost Associated Press demand

Major news stories boost Associated Press demand

Associated Press has said that a “busy” year for high profile news stories has seen demand for its television services reach a record high in the first six months of 2011. Read the full story

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Illegal or not, will interns always miss out?

Illegal or not, will interns always miss out?

Last week we posted news on a report that concluded unpaid work experience placements – or internships, if you prefer to use more flattering terminology – are completely illegal under the Minimum Wage Act 1998. But all the reports in the world won’t make the media change its attitude to interns – or slaves, to use some honest nomenclature. Read the full story

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Desmond begins picking apart Five

Desmond begins picking apart Five

Richard Desmond, the new owner of Channel Five, has made his presence felt by beginning a staff cull with the intention to cut £20million from the business. Read the full story

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"The Daily Mail is being far too modest… the runaway success of the website owes very little to piggy-backing on 'the strengths of the newspaper'."


The Media Blog‘s Will Sturgeon credits Mail Online’s picture desk as the “engine room” of its booming growth after comScore named it the world’s biggest newspaper site.


(Source: The Media Blog)