Media Brief
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| 11:03 UK time, Wednesday, 24 March 2010
I'm the 91Èȱ¬'s media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
The announcement of the sale of the Independent to Alexander Lebedev is expected "very shortly", says Independent News & Media in its results announcement. that its pre-tax profits fell by 39%.
The Daily Telegraph scooped six of the British Press Awards last night for its expose on MPs expenses, including Newspaper, Journalist, Campaign, Scoop and Political Reporter of the Year the .
The chief executive of Guardian Media Group Carolyn McCall is leaving to become chief executive of EasyJet .
A TV commercial in which Lenny Henry parodies the horror film The Shining has been banned from children's programming. The Advertising Standards Authority said it was likely to frighten young viewers .
The Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced libel reform proposals aimed at tackling the "chilling effect" of Britain's strict laws, and stopping "libel tourism" .
Legislation to allow product placement on commercial television will be introduced to Parliament before the election .
Speculation about the Budget occupies the newspapers as .
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