Government adviser recommends Sky be split up
Government media adviser Barry Cox has argued that Sky should separate its platform operator business from its channels, as its channel and programme-making power grows.…
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Ms Dynamite calls for end to gun crime
Ms Dynamite and Beverley Knight called for an end to gun crime at a concert remembering two teenagers shot dead in Birmingham, with Knight criticising the government.…
Albarn and 3-D plan more anti-war ads
Damon Albarn and 3-D of Massive Attack plan more direct anti-war adverts in the NME ahead of the 15 February London march.…
Elton John replaces Blair as launch interview on LBC
An expected interview with Tony Blair on LBC's new breakfast show was replaced by Elton John, who was best man at Jane Moore's wedding to Gary Farrow.…
US media giant calls for opening up of TV ownership in the US
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone has urged the US to relax media ownership laws so British firms can buy into American TV, after backing UK proposals to open ITV and Channel 5.…
Paul Weller writes anti-war song 'A Bullet for Everyone'
Paul Weller has written 'A Bullet for Everyone' on his new album, criticising Tony Blair and George Bush over Afghanistan and Iraq.…
George responds to media backlash
George Michael has blamed the Murdoch press for the reaction to 'Shoot The Dog', his single criticising Tony Blair's support for American military action, which is released in Europe this week.…
Radiohead make noise for Friends of the Earth
Thom Yorke backs a Friends of the Earth audio campaign where people submit noises describing corporate harm, for an installation outside the Earth Summit.…
The media mogul chart is in
Media Guardian's Top 100 media chart places Rupert Murdoch first, ahead of BBC director general Greg Dyke, with Simon Fuller at 54.…
George Michael courts controversy again
George Michael's 'Shoot The Dog' satirises UK government Middle East policy, and he says he will not release the song or video in the US after September 11.…