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BT and Miramax have announced a licensing agreement that will bring films from the studio to BT Vision customers in the UK.

Sky has announced plans to launch a new service allowing customers to watch some of its content over the internet. The new service will be an additional choice for people who do not currently subscribe to a pay TV service.

Sky Go, the TV service available at no extra cost to Sky customers across PC, laptops, iPhone and iPad, will be available to download from Android Market across a selection of handsets by the end of February 2012.

talkSPORT owner UTV Media has urged 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra to act on the BBC Trust’s findings following a review of the stations.

BBC iPlayer and ITV Player will now be available to Sky subscribers via the VoD service Sky Anytime+.

Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat over Manchester United in Saturday’s FA Cup game attracted more than six million peak viewers on ITV1 and ITV1 HD.

The BBC’s director general Mark Thompson plans to step down after the Olympics.

Investor concern about the threat of disintermediation by the likes of Google is generally unwarranted, according to Pivotal Research Group. The search giant is unlikely to pose a real threat to big ad agencies such as WPP, the company’s latest report says.

Apple has regained its position as the number one smartphone vendor – ahead of Samsung and Nokia, according to Strategy Analytics.

Apple posted record results this week – with shares up 8% in early trading on Wednesday to $454.45, making it the world’s most valuable company with a market capitalisation of $430 billion.