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The Competition Commission has today announced that it will force Global Radio to sell stations in seven areas of the UK as part of a fair acquisition of Real and Smooth.

The BBC’s red button service, which serves over 17 million people every week, should be better connected to ensure access to more online content a BBC Trust report, published today, finds.

Some of the biggest UK net firms including Virgin Media and BSkyB, have begun blocking access to film streaming sites that have been accused of breaching copyright laws.

Turning the attention away from any ongoing internal scandals, last night saw BBC One’s Panorama investigation into the Hillsborough disaster point its big stick of blame at misleading officials and the emergency services.

BT has launched into Millward Brown’s Brandz Top 100 ‘most valuable global brands’ for the first time – ranking at number seven in the UK ahead of Barclays and O2, while Vodafone nabs top spot once again.

TalkTalk’s commercial director describes the move as a “Freeview assault” as the company sets its sights on “value-seeking” customers.

The ‘Tech City Futures’ report highlights the impact a shortage of skilled workers and lack of funding is having on the tech sector’s growth as business leaders claim to have mixed feelings about the effectiveness of the UK Government’s support.

After a weekend of cheap and light entertainment, it was no surprise to see yesterday evening’s viewers flock to BBC One’s earnest and sobering Sunday output.

Over 3,000 VOD services have been identified in Europe, with 76 subscription VOD services currently available.

Rupert Murdoch has taken to Twitter to warn Facebook that it is likely to go the same way as the former social networking giant MySpace.