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.…
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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.…
Gary Glitter banned from travelling abroad
Gary Glitter has been banned from travelling to Spain via France after a court granted a Foreign Travel Order requested by Kent Police.…
BSkyB lose appeal over ITV shares
BSkyB has lost its appeal against a Competition Commission ruling and must sell more than 10% of its 17.9% stake in ITV.…
House of Reps approve webcaster royalty discussion extension
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation extending the deadline for internet radio companies and SoundExchange to negotiate royalty agreements to 15 February next year.…
Norway push for more iTunes interoperability
Norway's Consumer Ombudsman plans to take Apple to the Market Council over DRM-protected iTunes tracks that only work on iPods.…
DMX in court
DMX appeared briefly in a Phoenix court after missing an earlier hearing, and was ordered back on 7 October; Sheriff Joe Arpaio criticised his repeated releases.…