Britney case will come to court
A judge panel has rejected Britney Spears' attorney's bid to delay the trial over a 2007 driving charge, so she will face court later this month.…
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Legal highs come under fire
Drugs charities warn that legal highs sold at festivals are not safe, with Harry Shapiro of Drugscope and John Ramsey of the TICTAC Drugs Database speaking to BBC Radio 4.…
ITV could be allowed to show more ads
Media regulator OfCom is consulting on letting commercial channels including ITV broadcast up to 20 extra minutes of adverts in prime time, worth an estimated £85 million a year.…
Fran Healy loves piracy
Travis frontman Fran Healy has said he does not mind fans downloading the band's new album for free, arguing it spreads word of mouth.…
Oasis vs Cliff
Cliff Richard fans claim Oasis's 'The Turning' sounds similar to Cliff's 'Devil Woman', with the International Cliff Richard Movement speaking to WENN.…
New artists being failed by TV, says MP
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham told In The City that TV is failing new musicians and called for a programme like Top Of The Pops to return.…
Commercial radio discusses DAB
Commercial radio bosses met to discuss DAB's future after GCap pulled out, with little agreed and Channel 4's delayed second national network blamed for slowing talks.…
RapidShare ordered to remove illegal content
Hamburg District Court has ruled that file-sharing site RapidShare must remove infringing files and check content before it goes online for known infringers.…
MDMA reclassification discussions take place in London
Experts met in London to discuss reclassifying MDMA from Class A to Class B, with Professor Val Curran of UCL calling ecstasy-harm studies meaningless.…
Beenie Man cleared of tax-evasion charges
Jamaican dancehall star Beenie Man has been cleared of tax-evasion charges after authorities failed to inform him of his legal rights during an audit.…
Ofcom to consult over Sky's dumped pay-TV service
Ofcom will consult on Sky's proposed Freeview pay-TV service, Picnic, despite Sky having dropped the project, blaming delays in the regulator's review.…
Senate give extension for webcaster royalty negotiations
The US Senate has passed a bill giving net radio firms and SoundExchange until next February to reach a voluntary royalty deal, avoiding a statutory rate that webcasters say would put them out of business.…