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The BBC and ITV's free digital satellite joint venture proved a popular winter purchase, as sales reached 200,000 by the end of 2008. by Mark Sweney
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Daily Sport publisher Sport Media Group has posted a pre-tax loss of £18.2m for the year to the end of July after stripping £18.4m from the value of its newspapers. By Mark Sweney
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Newsquest is set to cut up to 13 Colchester Gazette journalists as part of a plan to move the subbing and editorial management of the daily paper to Basildon. By Oliver Luft
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Users of websites such as MySpace, Flickr and Twitter will be able to access their accounts through their TV set with a 'widget' unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. By Jemima Kiss
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A journalist who accused the Sri Lankan government of corruption has been shot dead on his way to work. By Randeep Ramesh
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The billboard ad firm running the controversial 'Want Longer Lasting Sex?' campaign on its billboards is to remove the ads after being told they break advertising laws. By Mark Sweney
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The BBC has made no safety reassurances to viewers of its new Persian channel, which launches next week, saying those considering interacting must decide themselves if it is safe enough. By Leigh Holmwood
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TV overnights: The return of school drama Waterloo Road to BBC1 was no match for a dramatic episode of The Bill. By Stephen Brook
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Trinity Mirror is to centralise the production and photographic work of more than 20 weekly local newspapers across London, the south-east and the home counties. By Oliver Luft
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The PCC has rejected a complaint from Professor Sir Roy Meadow about a Times article damning the evidence he gave in the court case of Angela Cannings and Sally Clark. By Stephen Brook
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Barack Obama has approached the TV channel's medical correspondent to be America's top public health official, reports say. By David Batty
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Lewis Carnie, Mark Story, John Simons and Jeff Smith are understood to be among those in the running to succeed Lesley Douglas. By John Plunkett
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News of the World executive Bob Warren, who spent 45 years at the paper, has died. By Stephen Brook
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paidContent:UK: The Beatles' back catalogue has finally gone online - in possibly the most contrived fashion imaginable. By Robert Andrews
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Daniela Neumann has taken over as Virgin Media TV director of programmes, after a year acting in the role as maternity cover for Celia Taylor. By Leigh Holmwood
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Mark Devane has been appointed BBC Trust senior PR after his roles in the departments of culture, media and sport and environment, food and rural affairs. By Leigh Holmwood
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Breaking the story of Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores' resignations could be Sky Sports News' best day – or its worst. By Owen Gibson
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Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev is understood to have made an approach to buy the London Evening Standard, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. By Mark Sweney
