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Newspaper ABCes: Guardian.co.uk passes 40m browsers in November

Arif Durrani — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:04:00 GMT

Guardian News & Media's website became only the second UK newspaper site to surpass 40 million unique browsers last month, following a double-digit increase in daily visitors.

Merged News Corp/BSkyB considered unlikely to tie TV and newspaper ad sales

Arif Durrani — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:23:00 GMT

A merged News Corporation and BSkyB is unlikely to link up its TV and newspaper ad sales due to lack of "market power," according to the European Commission's competition experts.

European Commission's full statement about the News Corp/BSkyB deal

Arif Durrani — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:07:00 GMT

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of British and Irish pay TV operator BSkyB by News Corporation, a global media and communications company headquartered in the US.

European Commission unconditionally approves News Corp/BSkyB merger

Arif Durrani — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:21:00 GMT

A full merger between Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and satellite broadcaster BSkyB will not weaken competition in the UK, the European Commission has ruled today.

News Corp/BSkyB deal is likely to be passed, says Martin Sorrell

Arif Durrani and Daniel Farey-Jones — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:21:00 GMT

Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and chief executive of WPP, expects News Corporation's bid to buy the 60.9% of satellite and cable operator BSkyB it does not already own, to be passed by the regulators.

Product placement to hit UK TV from Feb 2011

Arif Durrani — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:47:00 GMT

Product placement will be allowed in UK TV programmes from 28 February 2011, sponsorship rules have also been relaxed, and paid-for references on the radio can be integrated into programmes from today.

Final of Alan Sugar's The Apprentice peaks at 10.3 million

Arif Durrani — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:21:00 GMT

Stella English's triumph in the final of the BBC's 'The Apprentice' averaged 9.7 million viewers in its first hour last night, placing it on a par with last year's successful final, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Out and About 17 December

Staff — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:47:00 GMT

Photos from The Sun Military Awards, Dennis Publishing's tube station-themed Christmas party at Studio Valbonne, the 2010 GMG Radio Awards at Manchester's Palace Hotel and Capital Radio's Jingle Bell Ball

Ofcom investigates Virgin and BT complaints over Sky Sports

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:25:00 GMT

Ofcom has opened investigations into separate complaints by Virgin Media and BT against BSkyB, about how it supplies them with its Sky Sports channels.

ITV to move production to Manchester's MediaCityUK

Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:34:00 GMT

ITV is moving its production base across Manchester to MediaCityUK, where it will be located alongside staff from the BBC.