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TV to be primary source for news and entertainment in 2013
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As a source for news and entertainment, television reigns supreme—for now. An online survey of over 2,000 US adults carried out for Belkin by Harris Interactive found that men and women of every age group expected TV to be their primary source for both news and entertainment in 2013,reports eMarketer. This was more true of women than...
BBC World news Names Linda Yueh as Chief Business Correspondent
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Mumbai: Today BBC World News announced the appointment of Linda Yueh as Chief Business Correspondent, a new Singapore-based position that signals the channel’s continuing commitment to Asia and determination to expand the breadth and depth of its international business coverage.
The BBC is investing heavily in new programmes and facilities...
BBC urges staff to ‘give red tape the red card’ as part of simplicity campaign
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This article titled "BBC urges staff to 'give red tape the red card' as part of simplicity campaign" was written by John Plunkett, for The Guardian on Thursday 17th January 2013 18.03 UTC
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke promised in 2002 to "cut the crap", handing out yellow cards for staff to wave at meetings....
Cable news shows may see a dip in viewership in future
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Cable news shows may be seeing a dip in viewership among digital-savvy US consumers. According to a January survey by AYTM Market Research, 37% of internet users surveyed said they watched less cable TV news than they did five years earlier. The survey points to both online news sites and online video clips as drawing more attention from...
Newspapers fear new regulator could attract ‘ambulance-chasing’ lawyers
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This article titled "Newspapers fear new regulator could attract 'ambulance-chasing' lawyers" was written by Lisa O'Carroll, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 14th January 2013 15.55 UTC
The launch of a new press regulation body could be delayed due to fears that a new arbitration unit, recommended in the Leveson report,...
Minister calls for sacking of Observer columnist Burchill - and paper’s editor
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This article titled "Minister calls for sacking of Observer columnist Burchill - and paper's editor" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 14th January 2013 10.19 UTC
A government minister has called for Observer columnist Julie Burchill to be fired because of her column on Sunday in which she attacked...
Sun on Sunday sales dip below 2m mark for first time
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This article titled "Sun on Sunday sales dip below 2m mark for first time" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 13.46 UTC
Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday dipped below the 2m sales mark for the first time in December, with a month-on-month decline of just over 6%.
News International's...
Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December
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This article titled "Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 13.32 UTC
The Financial Times, Guardian and Daily Telegraph were the only daily national newspapers to see month-on-month sales increases in December.
All three enjoyed...
Jimmy Savile victims: case studies
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This article titled "Jimmy Savile victims: case studies" was written by Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 16.00 UTC
Ms A (victim)
Ms A was in her early 20s in 1970 when a chauffeur driving a large Rolls-Royce turned up unannounced at her home to take her to see Jimmy Savile. Two years earlier Ms A had...
STV wins local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh
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This article titled "STV wins local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh" was written by Lisa O'Carroll, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 11.04 UTC
Media regulator Ofcom has awarded local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh to the ITV licence holder, STV.
The new local TV services will be available on Freeview...