This week

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Bectu and the National Union of Journalists decided to hold a strike ballot over the cutting of about 1,700 jobs at the BBC. Virgin Media confirmed plans to launch a 50mbps broadband service by the end of 2008.The company also said it would cut the installation price of its V+ personal video recorder from ￡150 to ￡75 as part of its Christmas campaign. BSkyB secured the rights to live rugby Super League matches until the end of 2011.The exclusive rights to the 2009 rugby Challenge Cup went to the BBC. Information provided by retailers about HD-ready television sets is accurate most of the time, according to a survey by Ofcom. Broadcasting hours for men's interest channel NutsTV are to increase from four hours to 12 hours a day. Turner Broadcasting System Europe said. UK consumers prefer advertising-funded online content to content that they have to pay for, a study by law firm Olswang found.