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I'm the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The a second wave of planned NUJ strikes could be called off, after the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ told a union representative it was prepared to hold fresh talks on pension proposals if the threat of industrial action were lifted. It quotes a senior executive:

"The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is not prepared to reopen negotiations. However, we are happy to meet the unions to clarify some elements of the new arrangements. We will not do this with the spectre of strikes which will effect the public hanging over us".

The Jay Hunt, former controller of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, told an industrial tribunal that claims that she 'hated women' were 'profoundly distressing, hateful', and 'categorically untrue'. They were reportedly made by axed Countryfile star Miriam O'Reilly, who accuses the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ of age and sex discrimination.

The [subscription required] Jay Hunt, former controller of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, told an industrial tribunal that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ would not change the way it picked presenters for its primetime shows even if it were to lose an age and sex discrimination claim.

Plans to crack down on illegal file sharing and internet piracy have been thrown into doubt after the High Court agreed yesterday to review the Digital Economy Act. The BT and Talk Talk, two of the largest internet providers, argued that the legislation was rushed through Parliament and contravenes European law.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Newspaper review points out violence at the students' demonstration is on all the front pages with a picture of a demonstrator kicking in a window at Millbank Tower widely used.

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