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OfCom dismisses Channel 4 concerns over National Grid Wireless digital radio bid

OfCom has rejected Channel 4's concerns about National Grid Wireless's bid for the second national digital radio multiplex, saying channel providers need not be named in applications.…

CMU Editorial • 29 Mar 2007

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Murder charge dropped against Mest's Tony Lovato after fatal stabbing

Mest singer Tony Lovato has had a murder charge dropped after police deemed the fatal stabbing of Wayne Hughes to be self-defence in a Studio City parking garage.…

CMU Editorial • 28 Mar 2007

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Busta Rhymes to face trial over assault charges after plea deal withdrawn

Busta Rhymes will face trial in May on assault charges after a New York judge withdrew a more lenient plea deal following his latest run-in with the law.…

CMU Editorial • 28 Mar 2007

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Glastonbury secures four-year licence and capacity increase to 177,500

Glastonbury has been granted a four-year licence and approval to raise capacity from 150,000 to 177,500, with Damien Rice and Shirley Bassey added to the line-up.…

CMU Editorial • 28 Mar 2007

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Bertelsmann reportedly close to Napster settlement with Warner Music

HitsDailyDouble reports Bertelsmann is close to a settlement with Warner Music over its financial support of the original Napster, following its EMI settlement.…

CMU Editorial • 28 Mar 2007

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Eminem and Kim Mathers agree not to publicly criticise each other

Eminem and ex-wife Kim Mathers have formally agreed not to criticise each other publicly, for the sake of their eleven-year-old daughter Hailie.…

CMU Editorial • 27 Mar 2007

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Kim Mathers accused of breaking court agreement not to attack Eminem

Scott Weiland's wife Mary has been arrested in Burbank over an alleged arson, after she reportedly burned $10,000 of her husband's clothes following an earlier hotel incident.…

CMU Editorial • 27 Mar 2007

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EMI settles Napster litigation with Bertelsmann

EMI has settled its long-running Napster lawsuit with Bertelsmann, without admission of liability, while legal action from music publishers against Bertelsmann continues.…

CMU Editorial • 27 Mar 2007

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European Commission puts Sony BMG merger review on hold pending data

The European Commission has stopped the clock on its Sony BMG merger investigation after the parties failed to provide requested information, delaying the ruling by up to two weeks.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Mar 2007

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Paul Kantner sued by Grace Slick over Starship name

Grace Slick and Bill Thompson, through Jefferson Starship Inc, are suing Paul Kantner for $750,000, claiming his Microsoft-sponsored Starship dates breach a 1985 trademark agreement.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Mar 2007

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Abba's Ulvaeus and Andersson win Kristina From Duvemala dispute

Former Abba members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have won a Swedish court case brought by Carl-Johan Seth over credit for their musical Kristina From Duvemala, though Seth plans to appeal.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Mar 2007

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Tony Yayo arrested after altercation with Czar Entertainment boss's son

Rapper Tony Yayo has been arrested on misdemeanour assault charges after allegedly confronting a 14-year-old son of Czar Entertainment CEO Jimmy Rosemond, who denies the charge.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Mar 2007