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BlackBerry and 7digital strike deal to launch new music service

Digital music firm announces deal thought to be worth £1m-plus after its share price halved weeks after AIM stockmarket launch. By Mark Sweney

Brightcove apologises over STV live stream of Scottish independence debate

Many viewers complained they were unable to watch debate after STV service collapsed due to ‘a manual configuration error’. By Mark Sweney

BSkyB to launch weekly tariff package

Premier League football to be available under new deal as broadcaster extends daily pay-as-you-go day strategy . By Mark Sweney

Beware a deal that dims Searchlight

Peter Preston: The media merger of the century might – alas – push creative Fox Searchlight into the sticky clutches of Warner Bros

Mail Online’s ad revenues soar by nearly 50%

Online growth offsets decline at Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, making £15m in revenues in three months to end of June. By Mark Sweney

Gannett’s profits increase 84% as Newsquest’s circulation revenue rises

Newspapers are for sale, says chief executive

Fox, Time Warner, and Rupert Murdoch’s last game of thrones

The old mogul's bid is a bold one. But with such a prize in play, might the new media giants – the tech companies – step in?

Rupert Murdoch’s Time Warner bid: media giants bulk up for digital battle

Mark Sweney: $80bn offer could spark fresh consolidation, as traditional media face competition from Netflix, Google, Amazon and Apple

News Corp calls for piracy crackdown in Australia

Rupert Murdoch company requests toughening of laws to force internet service providers to act on copyright theft. By Mark Sweney

Smartphone journalism is a revolution too far for the BBC

Peter Preston: The BBC says the rise of mobile news will transform the way it operates. But rivals are bound to bristle about over-reach again

Google admits to errors over Guardian ‘right to be forgotten’ link deletions

David Drummond, chief legal officer of internet search firm, says adjusting to EU rule on removing content is 'work in progress'

Rightster buys digital video business Base79 in £50m deal

Multichannel network acquires rival run by Ashley MacKenzie, as YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley joins advisory committee. By Mark Sweney

Carla Buzasi to leave Huffington Post

Stephen Hull steps up as site’s UK founding editor joins fashion data and insight firm WGSN as global chief content officer. By Mark Sweney

King’s Speech backer Harvey Weinstein plans TV production expansion

Stock market listing or sale could transform production arm into a half a billion dollar business. By Mark Sweney

Twitter struggles to match growth hopes as mobile powers Facebook surge

Microblogging service’s UK revenue forecast to double to nearly £100m, but social network’s income expected to near £570m. By Mark Sweney

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  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
  • From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • David Gamble obituary
  • After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI
  • They Will Kill You to Aftersun: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones

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