Sky plc
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Consumer advice: As a disabled, terminal cancer patient it’s vital that I can communicate with the hospital and the GP’s surgery; BT have offered a paltry £200 in compensation
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CVC Capital Partners buys Sky Bet share in deal that values business at £800m as company focuses on pay-TV operation
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Premier League rights auction in 2015 may cost broadcasters 50% more than current £3bn three-year deal if new bidders enter market
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Richard Hammond’s tornado-chasing documentary watched by an average of 2.8 million, with 8.8 million tuning in to ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here
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The City is alive with speculation that BT’s attempts to buy its way back into the mobile phone market could spark a series of takeovers in a sector where converging technology is changing the rules of the game. By Juliette Garside
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Stripping out votes of Murdoch-owned Fox, 55% of investors either voted against or abstained due to concerns about secrecy
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Every episode of fantasy spectacular will be shown over 12 days from 20 December before next year’s long-awaited fifth series
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Some investors set to oppose James Murdoch’s re-election as non-executive director at annual meeting
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Shareholders urged to vote against company’s former chairman
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Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) is advising voting against his re-election at the broadcaster’s annual meeting
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Band Aid 30 co-organiser gives angry response to presenter’s question about tax affairs of Do They Know It’s Christmas? singers
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BT, Virgin, Sky and Talk Talk sign up for initiative following talks with Downing Street
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New company, which drops words ‘British’ and ‘Broadcasting’ from name, has £11bn in revenues and 20 million customers
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Media Monkey: Movie channel throws its hat in the festive TV commercials ring with family friendly preview
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UK competition regulators rule BSkyB should make Sky Sports 1 and 2 available to hundreds of thousands of BT customers. By Mark Sweney
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Amplify initiative will make up to £1m a year available for joint pitches between arts organisations and TV production companies. By John Plunkett
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Channel 4 series, starring Matt Berry, returns in new Monday night slot with 3.4% audience share. By John Plunkett
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Ben Child: Nightcrawler star suggests dumbing down of TV news shows is fundamentally ‘enabled by us the audience’
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Sky correspondent on the risks reporting on body recovery teams – and why there’s no danger zone she wouldn’t cover. By Tara Conlan
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Multichannel network, featuring digital videos from high-profile figures including NBA player Jeremy Lin, wins backing from Sky. By Aisha Gani
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James Nesbitt and Frances O’Connor drama begins eight-part run with 27% share of audience figures. By Chris Johnston
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Digital income climbs 19.5% as regional newspaper publisher reports it is taking first Sky AdSmart local TV ad bookings. By Mark Sweney
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Robert Kitson: Professional rugby is only fleetingly visible to large sections of population and authorities should follow France’s example
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Chief executive’s total remuneration slides more than than 70% on previous year, due to structure of long-term incentive plan. By Mark Sweney
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Peter Preston on press and broadcasting Only three TV election debates? Well, at least we won’t miss Pointless
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Political parties may have yet to agree but BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are ready for the showdown. By Tara Conlan
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Media Monkey: Rupert Murdoch tabloid gets the name of the CEO of its sister company wrong in a puff piece on its first-quarter results
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TV younger and more male than population, claims Creative Diversity Network, which also highlights lack of ethnic minorities. By John Plunkett
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Radio Festival: Lord Ashdown also suggests head-to-head debate between prime minister and Ed Miliband would be unfair to Nick Clegg. By John Plunkett
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Party writes to broadcasters seeking an explanation within two days and a meeting within a fortnight where it can make its case
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Campaign for cable company’s ‘Big Kahuna Bundle’ used clip from rival’s sport channel and made other misleading claims. By Mark Sweney
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David Cameron and Natalie Bennett lead opposition to broadcasters’ proposals for lineup before next year’s election
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Labour MP wants ‘empty chair’ threat and also criticises broadcasters’ plans for ignoring the Green party and the internet. By John Plunkett
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BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News plan to include Ukip leader Nigel Farage in election debates but not Greens and SNP
Greenslade Jury still out as local TV celebrates its first anniversary