LONDON - Opposition to EchoStar's 18.3bn acquisition of DirecTV has begun to mount as more US politicians have attacked the deal, saying it will harm satellite TV viewers and reduce their service.
LONDON - Sky News has finally made it to terrestrial television in the UK, albeit on the morning graveyard slot on Channel 5, after being selected to provide Channel 5's early morning news bulletin.
LONDON - The Irish Times is seeking to slash 23 jobs from its website ireland.com, as it attempts to stem widening losses.
LONDON - Telegraph Group owner Lord Conrad Black is understood to be ready to step in and take over Hearst Corporation's 50% interest in Tina Brown's Talk Magazine.
The news that French media giant Vivendi Universal has paid 10.3bn ( 7bn) for the entertainment assets of USA Networks should come as little surprise to the industry after a series of moves which have paved its way into the US market, writes Claire Billings .
LONDON - The Walt Disney Company has confirmed that the former culture secretary Chris Smith is to advise the company on issues of media and communications policy.
LONDON - Gavin O'Reilly, the son of Irish media tycoon Sir Anthony O'Reilly, has been named chief operating officer of Independent News & Media, putting him in line to succeed his father.
LONDON - BSkyB says it will "robustly" defend itself against the Office of Fair Trading's finding that it has acted anti-competitively in its digital television practices.
LONDON - London News Radio, which owns London talk-based stations LBC and News Direct, has been put for sale by its owners, and media group Chrysalis has emerged among the frontrunners to buy the group.
LONDON - Vivendi Universal has confirmed that it has paid 10.3bn ( 7.03bn) for the entertainment arm of USA Networks, which will create a new movie and television business for the Franco-American media empire.
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