THIS WEEK

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The BBC suspended all phone-In competitions in response to recent editorial errors. Broadcasters should be directly accountable for their premium rate telecommunications services, an inquiry by communications regulator Ofcom concluded. The BBC will rebrand children's channel CBBC at the end of the summer, supported by a multi-platform campaign. The BBC Trust will meet lobbyists Open Source amid concerns over the proprietary nature of the Corporation's on-demand video service, the iPlayer. BSkyB's advertising spend soared to around ￡70 million for the first half of 2007 compared to around ￡50 million for the same period last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Cable operator Virgin Media is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority over claims that an advert is misleading consumers. Chelsea FC struck a four-year partnership deal with Walt Disney to become the official professional football club of Disney's Wide World of Sports and the presenting sponsor of the Disney Soccer Showcase series.