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Diana interview: Ex-BBC director resigns from National Gallery role

Prince William says the 1995 interview fuelled his mother’s ‘fear, isolation’ in the final years of her life

Journalist used deceit to get Princess Diana interview, report finds

BBC apologises after inquiry finds it covered up means employed by Martin Bashir to secure 1995 interview

Investors line up to make bids for Learning Pool

Derry-based e-learning company is on the market for an estimated €160m

‘It was a ticking timebomb’: Inside the rise and fall of The Jeremy Kyle Show

Two years after the TV show was taken off air, former staffers reflect on a toxic work culture

BBC coverage of Prince Philip’s death attracts 110,000 complaints

Total is highest number ever published in UK about television programming

Meghan Markle makes formal complaint about Piers Morgan

Morgan dismissed Markle’s account of suffering suicidal thoughts in Oprah interview

Royal ratings, Biden visits and the vogue for non-fungible tokens

Planet Business: When the Boot is on the other Foot

Piers Morgan leaves ITV’s Good Morning Britain

Ofcom starts investigation into Monday’s episode of GMB after receiving over 40k complaints

Return of BBC Three shows linear TV is not quite dead yet

Yanking channel was ‘a bit mad’, but future interest of younger viewers must be in doubt

Beijing bans BBC news channel in retaliatory move

China says British broadcaster ‘violated requirements that news should be truthful and fair’

Three takes ComReg to court over plans to cap radio spectrum purchase

Mobile operator’s move described as ‘deeply cynical’ and will delay awarding of spectrum

Social media needs to get its act together on news and transparency

Public frustration is growing, yet it’s still the main source of news for half of Irish people aged 18-44

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre tipped to lead Ofcom

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore reportedly in line for BBC chairman job

Revenues up by a third at Derry-based Learning Pool

Company backed by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland reports big boost in full-year turnover

TV View: Spare a thought for Roy Keane as United toast top four

Irish fans grimace as Jack Grealish and Declan Rice embrace at the end of the game

Masts under attack as 5G conspiracy theory spreads across Europe

Authorities say lives being endangered by ‘dangerous lie’ that Covid-19 is caused by wireless technology

Belfast phone mast hit by arson after claims over 5G link to coronavirus

UK media regulator says is monitoring broadcasters who spread discredited theory

Cyrus Christie hits out at ‘useless’ support over online racist abuse

Fulham and Ireland defender says troll started poll to have him lynched after Denmark defeat

Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson dodges debates

Channel 4 replaces absent PM with melting ice sculpture for TV debate

Johnson says he would end talks on US trade deal if NHS was put on the table

Tory leader plays down poll pointing to Conservative majority of almost 70 seats, insisting the election remains close

BBC admits ‘mistake’ made editing Boris Johnson clip

Broadcaster cut out audience laughter at Johnson from clip shown during news bulletin

Tory MP candidate said women should ‘keep their knickers on’

Nick Conrad, former BBC presenter, made comments while discussing rape case in 2014

Kremlin-backed RT fined by UK over breaches of impartiality rules

Ofcom’s actions part of ‘an anti-Russian campaign’, says Russian foreign ministry

Jo Brand row: Police investigate battery acid joke

Nigel Farage is among those to condemn comedian’s quip about targeting politicians

ITV faces off with BBC over joint streaming service BritBox

Commercial network ITV said to be committing more fully to the subscription service than the publicly funded BBC

BT weighs possible sale of Irish business as it unwinds global services

Company has struggled to find buyer for Italian unit but is proceeding with sale of profitable Irish arm

UK starts search for “highest calibre” Bank of England governor

Government says Mark Carney will not remain in role beyond February 2020

UK regulator investigates whether BT discriminated against Eir in North

Matter concerns £50m contract that could rise to £400m

Dublin ‘losing the race’ to be post-Brexit broadcasting hub

Regulator sees inquiries rise, but big groups are choosing Germany and Netherlands

Russia spread ‘disinformation’ on Skripal attack

King’s College claims RT and news agency Sputnik distorted nerve agent attack reports

Local radio layoffs continue to loom for real-life Alan Partridges

London Letter: Leave-veering audiences to lose out to capital’s output

UK MPs slam Facebook for data abuse, call for social media regulator

Tech group should be investigated for ‘intentionally’ violating privacy laws, say British lawmakers

BBC in talks with Irish and Dutch regulators in no-deal Brexit planning

Broadcaster could ‘face blackout’ in some countries in event of crash-out exit from EU

Brexit prompts its first Irish TV licence application

Regulator in ‘conversations’ with London services amid fears channels will go dark

Telecom giants Virgin Media and EE hit with huge fines in UK

Ofcom’s investigations and enforcement unit said both companies had broken the rules

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ plays a very dangerous game with ‘punch’ row

Reality TV: Roxanne Pallett’s false claims led to the strangest hour of television in history

Can advertising standards keep up with social media's influencers?

Rise of Irish social media influencers raises issues for advertisers

Call for broadband fund for NI to be focused on rural areas

Industry leaders want £150m pot to boost SME activities with ultrafast fibre broadband

‘Love Island’ boosts Irish viewers’ affections for 3e

Summer romance for Virgin-owned channel as audience grows by 223% from last year

Why does Netflix have a problem in telling it like it is in subtitles?

Subtitling by Netflix and others is unsatisfactory, especially for those who depend on it

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