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Dish Network stops broadcasting CNN and Cartoon Network over failure to agree deal

21 Oct 2014: Deadline passes for TV provider and Turner Broadcasting to renew deal, meaning certain channels have been removed
Battle of the broadcasters as TV prepares for the leaders’ debates

19 Oct 2014: Political parties may have yet to agree but BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are ready for the showdown. By Tara Conlan
John Simpson signs BBC deal allowing him to stay as long as he likes

17 Oct 2014: World affairs editor, 70, made headlines when he reportedly said the corporation was grotesquely managed. By Tara Conlan
Journalists must fight for better legal protection, say top news executives

16 Oct 2014: Leading figures from ITN and the Guardian warn of threat from Ripa and say reporters must do more to protect their sources
Tom Watson says party leaders should not be allowed to shun debates

13 Oct 2014: Labour MP wants ‘empty chair’ threat and also criticises broadcasters’ plans for ignoring the Green party and the internet. By John Plunkett
Leaders’ debates: SNP and Green party consider legal action

13 Oct 2014: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News plan to include Ukip leader Nigel Farage in election debates but not Greens and SNP
Leaders’ debate: Adam Boulton says David Dimbleby should stand down

13 Oct 2014: Sky News presenter claims BBC broadcaster has prevented ‘a fresh start’ and someone else should chair the debate
Nigel Farage invited to take part in 2015 TV leaders’ debates

13 Oct 2014: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News agree plan for Ukip leader to appear with David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband. By Jason Deans
Sky Sports wins broacasting rights for home 2019 World Cup

12 Oct 2014: Sky Sports has won the rights to broadcast the Cricket World Cup taking place in England and Wales in 2019
Sky News may face Ofcom inquiry after complaints over death of McCann ‘troll’

6 Oct 2014: Brenda Leyland found dead after reporter confronts her over online criticism of parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann
Sky News report on McCann ‘troll’ prompts complaints to Ofcom

6 Oct 2014: Regulator receives 60 complaints about reporter confronting woman over abusive tweets about McCann family. By Tara Conlan
Sky News ‘saddened’ over death of alleged McCann troll

6 Oct 2014: Reporter had challenged Brenda Leyland over claims she abused parents of missing child on Twitter
Facebook group urges Sky reporter’s sacking after death of alleged troll

6 Oct 2014: Martin Brunt fronted the exclusive report alleging Brenda Leyland was one of those abusing the McCanns on Twitter. By Tara Conlan
Sky News criticised for causing ‘considerable offence’ in MH17 report

6 Oct 2014: Ofcom received more than 200 complaints after Colin Brazier was shown handling crash passenger’s belongings live on air. By Mark Sweney
Piers Morgan: ‘Cameron has shown no support for Andy. That’s reprehensible’

5 Oct 2014: Former Mirror editor on the fall-out from the phone-hacking scandal – and being upset by a Rupert Murdoch tweet. By Jane Martinson