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A Sex and the City guide to media
From Financial Times. Posted May 14 2008, 7.01pm
The world is larger than America; the small screen is larger than the big screen; paid-for entertainment is larger than free; and adults are larger than teenagers. The television series Sex and the City says a lot about the future of film and TV, says John Gapper (more)

Kelly Brook joins Living as judge on Dirty Dancing-inspired reality show
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 3.24pm
Former Big Breakfast presenter Kelly Brook has been signed up by digital channel Living to become a judge on its Dirty Dancing inspired reality series. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Heineken ad urges British drinkers to 'man hug' Europeans
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 2.43pm
Heineken's follow-up to its TV advertisement featuring a woman cavorting in a bath with a lobster shows a reserved British businessman learning how to 'man hug' Europeans. By Mark Sweney (more)

'Skins' "orgy" poster deemed indecent
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 2.36pm
Advertising regulators say a Skins poster featuring Michelle in her underwear was "indecent". (more)

Lost episode of Crossroads unearthed
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 2.33pm
See stills from the earliest surviving episode of classic ITV soap Crossroads, a 1965 programme uncovered in the ATV archive (more)

Little, Vegas team for music label comedy
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 2.26pm
Ralf Little and Johnny Vegas will star in a BBC Three comedy about a Manchester record label. (more)

Andy Duncan 'fed up' by Channel 4 funding 'squabble'
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 2.09pm
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has said he is fed up with rival broadcasters 'squabbling' over the issue of his organisation's funding. By Mark Sweney (more)

Tony Burman named al-Jazeera English MD
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 12.51pm
Al-Jazeera has appointed senior Canadian broadcasting executive Tony Burman managing director of its English-language channel. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Channel 4 to show Leonardo DiCaprio environment documentary
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 12.01pm
Channel 4 is to broadcast The 11th Hour, the polemical documentary about the environment fronted by Leonardo DiCaprio. By Ben Dowell (more)

Technosummits announces Broadband Connect Summit 2008
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 14 2008, 11.29am
London, United Kingdom, 14 May 2008 ? An industry summit in London will provide a unique forum to discuss some of the critical issues facing media companies and network operators as a result of new online and mobile broadband services. The focus of the second annual Broadband Connect Summit is ?Enabling fixed and wireless networks for broadband media services?. The conference will include senior speakers and representatives from global brands including BT, BBC Worldwide, Virgin... (more)

Corden wants Hoffman for US 'Gavin'
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 10.12am
James Corden says he wants Philip Seymour Hoffman to play his character in the US Gavin & Stacey. (more)

TV ratings - May 13: Ramsay's F Word off to healthy start
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 10.06am
The fourth series of Gordon Ramsay's F Word launched with 2.5 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 13: Gordon Ramsay's F Word cooks up 2.5m viewers
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 10.06am
The fourth series of Gordon Ramsay's F Word launched with 2.5 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Davies, Kring to speak at Edinburgh
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 9.00am
Big names at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival will include Russell T. Davies and Heroes creator Tim Kring. (more)

'Heroes', 'Who' bosses for Edinburgh
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 9.00am
Big names at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival will include Russell T. Davies and Heroes creator Tim Kring. (more)