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The BBC’s schedules are becoming increasingly dominated by so-called “ratings chasers”, say viewers.

US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.

BBC Radio 1 is standing by its decision to cut the Pogues’ hit Fairytale of New York - despite criticism from fans.

US talk show host Jay Leno plans to resume recording his show next month, despite the writers strike.

Pamela Anderson files for divorce from Rick Salomon, ex-boyfriend of heiress Paris Hilton, after two months.

Former politician Michael Portillo is to chair next year’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction judging panel.

Key live music venues in London which face being shut could be replaced under new plans laid out by the government.

Complaints by fans of X Factor runner-up Rhydian they could not vote by phone are examined by Ofcom.

Little Britain star David Walliams is to become a children’s author after signing a two-book deal.

BBC One’s medical drama Casualty is rapped for showing graphic scenes of bomb blast victims.

Broadcaster Michael Parkinson’s final ITV1 chat show draws an audience of 8.3 million.

American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies, three years after being diagnosed with prostrate cancer.

Robbie Williams may quit struggling EMI after completing his final studio album for the company, his manager suggests.

Rock icon Neil Young will perform in the UK next March for the first time in five years.

Hollywood’s studio moguls issue a statement of unity as the US writers’ strike continues.

Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis is to star in the movie remake of TinTin, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Sci-fi thriller I Am Legend, starring Will Smith, scores a record opening at the US and Canada box office.

The Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men appears in a list of top 10 movies compiled by the American Film Institute.

Blue Peter’s Gethin Jones is voted off Strictly Come Dancing, leaving Matt and Alesha to fight for the title.

Katie Melua’s duet with the late Eva Cassidy displaces Leona Lewis at the top of the charts after seven weeks.