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Media Monkey

Global gets on a mission

15 Mar 2010:
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Kenton gets wet and wild

15 Mar 2010:
Media Monkey: Producer falls into pond in Hyde Park
Market Forces blog

Retailer Liberty agrees to sell flagship store for £41.5m

15 Mar 2010:
Liberty, the department store group, has agreed a sale and leaseback deal on its Tudor-style building in London's West End, a move which could clear the way for a takeover
Film blog

Tim Burton's Alice still in US box-office wonderland

15 Mar 2010:
Jeremy Kay: Disney's 3D extravaganza is the first 2010 release to cross $200m in North America, as latest MPAA figures show that 20 3D movies accounted for 11% of US box office last year
Media Monkey

Buxton battles 6 Music ch-ch-changes

15 Mar 2010:
Media Monkey: Presenter records David Bowie cover in support of threatened station
Market Forces blog

French Connection sells Nicole Farhi brand as losses rise to £24.9m

15 Mar 2010:
French Connection, the fashion retailer behind the waning FCUK brand, is selling its loss-making Nicole Farhi business to private equity and closing most of its US stores
Gordon Brown on Woman's Hour – live

15 Mar 2010:
Live coverage as the prime minister gives an extended interview to the Radio 4 programme
Word of Mouth blog

What's the best mashed potato method?

15 Mar 2010:
There must be a million ways of splaying the tuber. What are your secrets to mouthwatering mash – do you like it rich and decadent or plain and fluffy?
PDA

ABC News plans paywall by June

15 Mar 2010:
paidContent: Paul Slavin reveals plans in interview, as US TV follows newspapers in putting content behind a paywall. By David Kaplan
Market Forces blog

FTSE falters as mining shares suffer from demand worries

15 Mar 2010:
Leading shares have made a uncertain start to the week, with mining groups sliding along with a dip in base metal prices
Media Monkey

The not-so-Now Show

15 Mar 2010:
Media Monkey: Radio 4 broadcasts last week's episode of topical satire programme
Joe Public blog

Civil society is leading the way on societal reform. Let it

15 Mar 2010: During the recent financial, political and environmental crises social enterprises and civil society organisations have come up trumps time and time again
Sportblog

Today in Sport - live!

15 Mar 2010:
News blog: Discuss all of today's big stories in sport and send us your favourite links
Politics blog

What did Sir Trevor McDonald discover about David Cameron?

15 Mar 2010:
Michael White: Sir Trevor McDonald's encounter with Cameron did not ask any difficult questions but the programme did show us how at ease the Tory leader is with himself
Games blog

Weekend gaming?

15 Mar 2010:
The insane games rush of 2010 shows no sign of slowing down just yet. Final Fantasy XIII was out last week and God of War III is out soon too. I've been playing the latter over the weekend and very very pretty it is too. The action is fairly similar to the first two God of War games - ie plenty of gore - but GOWIII looks absolutely beautiful. Like Uncharted 2 it makes you wish the PS3 had a few more titles that really showed the graphical potential of the console. A review and more impressions of GOWIII are likely later this week. Once finished I'll get round to FFXIII. Again, too many games, too little time...