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Wall to wall coverage of the World Cup boosted the number of hours people spent watching television in the first six months of this year, according to research published today.

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Dr Laura Schlessinger sparked outrage for using the 'n-word' on her radio show

Queen of US shock jocks quits the airwaves after damaging race row

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Dr Laura doesn't do tea and sympathy. For 30 years, she has been dispensing tough love to tens of thousands of listeners who call her radio talk show each day, seeking blunt, provocative and unashamedly conservative advice on how to cope with their most pressing personal problems.

James Murdoch demanded that the BBC 'must be far, far smaller,' a year living

Too high a price: Why huge executive salaries are the bane of the BBC

Thursday, 19 August 2010

When James Murdoch attacked the BBC for its size and dominance last year, he failed to mention the big issue behind the corporation's woes.

Suits take centre stage: How a new Edinburgh festival aims to get the backroom mixing with the talent

Thursday, 19 August 2010

They may not be the sexiest people in media, it's true. The marketers, the planners, the directors of communications, the analysts, the venture capitalists, the brand specialists and the digital strategists tend to sit in the shadows, while the content creators – the presenters, actors, writers and directors – flutter in the limelight of public recognition.

Tomasz Schafernaker did not realise he was on air

Today's weather will be mostly dry, with scattered profanity...

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

BBC presenter gives one-fingered salute

Remember the 1985 TV blackout? Only the Big Yin knew who McAvennie was

Sunday, 15 August 2010

It may sound unthinkable to anybody who has grown up with wall-to-wall Premier League football, but 25 years ago this week a new season began with not a single kick accessible to armchair viewers.

Ex-England lock Ben Kay (right) is taking up the microphone

Ratings war on the cards as ESPN charge into new ground

Sunday, 15 August 2010

Mark Durden-Smith will swap bug-eating in the Australian jungle for a ratings war on the fields of Exeter and Stockport as the new presenter of ESPN's Aviva Premiership coverage

Sport on TV: When it comes to showjumpers there's no sitting on the fence

Sunday, 15 August 2010

In Inside Sport – The Princess Royal at 60 (BBC1, Thursday) John Inverdale said to Princess Anne that the monarchy had become much more open in recent years. But Princess Anne has long seemed to be the public – if ever so slightly equine – face of the Royals.

No charge for Coronation Street

Friday, 13 August 2010

Viewers will not be made to pay for Coronation Street as ITV seeks new ways of making money, chief executive Adam Crozier insisted today.

Richard Desmond has wasted no time announcing job cuts at Channel 5

Enter Desmond, exit Airey – with a sting in her tail

Thursday, 12 August 2010

Kevin Rawlinson: Chief executive among first departures as new Channel 5 owner makes his mark

The axeman cometh: Richard Desmond, the owner of Channel 5

Knives at Five: Can Desmond rescue his new channel?

Thursday, 12 August 2010

He has big plans to take the TV world by storm. Nick Clark asks industry insiders what they'd do in his shoes.

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