Bye, bye Brian, hello Emma Willis as Big Brother host

TV presenter Emma Willis is replacing Brian Dowling as the host of Big Brother.

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Hagman's death means new Dallas end for J R

The second series of the revived oil-tycoon soap Dallas will continue shooting despite the death of one of its stars, Larry Hagman, 81, on Friday.

Brian Cosgrove: Heck, Penfold! The creator of DangerMouse is back at 79

But Cosgrove warns work may go to China if a promised tax break is delayed

Chris Tarrant bemoans 'cautious' broadcasting culture

Motormouth presenter Chris Tarrant has bemoaned the compliance culture of broadcasting, calling it a "nightmare".

'There will be much greater police accountability,' says the Policing minister, Damian Green

A thin blue line at the voting booths

The minister is upbeat, but low turnouts could derail the first police commissioner elections

Hagman says: 'I did bring a lot to the role of JR. I'm from Texas in real life, see, and I have that state of mind. It’s a type of arrogance. You Brits used to have it; the arrogance of imperialism'

Larry Hagman: 'I was drinking five bottles of champagne on set, but I was never drunk'

My accountant was very happy when they told me They were bringing 'Dallas' back and wanted JR to return I said yes. Why? I wasn't doing anything else, Linda [Gray, who plays Sue Ellen] and Patrick [Duffy – Bobby Ewing] told me they were interested, so how couldn't I be?

Grace Dent: I foolishly thought I could just watch ten minutes of Big Brother – now I’m back in the habit

Like most recovering addicts I’m pious but easily swayed. I quit watching Big Brother some years ago, cold turkey, just after the C4 Big Brother “Funeral”.

Luke Anderson, 31, was crowned winner of the current Channel 5 series.

Lowest ratings recorded for BB final

Big Brother drew its lowest-ever viewing figures for a final last night with less than two million watching.

Agenda: Nike; Bart Layton; Scala Beyond; George Michael; The Gourmand

Fashion: Mighty swoosh - Nike meets APC

Richard Desmond, who owns the Express Newspaper Group

Mogul grounded: Richard Desmond gives up his jet deal

Media tycoon's company pays £1m to cancel his order for a £36m private jet after drop in profits

Ian Burrell: These texts raise real doubts about Jeremy Hunt's even-handedness

For those who had already made up their mind that Jeremy Hunt had to go, the newly-released texts from the Culture Secretary were mere confirmation of his role as a cheerleader for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

Channel 5 recovers with £26m profit despite advertising slowdown

Northern & Shell, owner of Channel 5 and a stable of national newspapers, saw its revenues increase by 40 per cent during 2011, despite difficult trading conditions.

Ofcom raises prospect of auctioning off ITV and Channel 5 public service licences

Communications watchdog Ofcom has raised the prospect of auctioning off the public service licences currently held by ITV and Channel 5.

BBC, ITN, BSkyB and Channel 5 win Dale Farm ruling

The police were blocked from seizing television footage yesterday, in a landmark High Court ruling to protect "the neutrality of the press".

Stan Collymore works for Channel 5

Robin Scott-Elliot: Collymore excels with Ajax while England are taken to the cleaners

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