This week

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Communications regulator Ofcom rejected a proposal by the European Union for greater EU intervention in the public-service broadcasting regimes of member states. The BBC agreed a deal with Nintendo to offer its iPlayer catch-up TV service on the Wii games console. Ashley Highfield will become CEO of Kangaroo, the joint venture VOD service of the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Peter lacono, president and managing director of ITV Worldwide, said that the company was looking to set up a global channels business and could launch an IPTV platform. The Premier League launched a bid with the High Court to stop UK viewers from accessing premium football content through foreign broadcasters. The share price of commercial broadcaster ITV hit a new low, temporarily sinking to below 60p.