Cardiff were told that Matthews was leaving when when Celtic "directly contacted" them on a pre-contract agreement.

BBC: Cardiff full-back Matthews signs pre-contract at Celtic

In recent weeks, Ofcom has directly contacted News Group Newspapers, News Corp.

WSJ: Ofcom's Review of BSkyB License, News Corp.'s Stake, Will Be Lengthy

Everyone who was affected has been contacted directly by the hospital.

BBC: King's Mill Hospital 'prioritised money over care'

For the song "Seagulls (For CJ from Karen), " Karen contacted Dargel directly.

NPR: Corey Dargel: 13 Love Songs For 13 Couples

Dissatisfied with Callan's information, Shipione contacted Lincoln directly.

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The American, son of co-owner Tom Hicks, became embroiled in controversy when it emerged he had responded abusively when one supporter contacted him directly about the state of the Premier League club and their finances.

CNN: Hicks Jr resigns as Liverpool director

In some cases, we contacted the companies directly.

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Around 200 schools contacted BBC Radio Bristol directly to say they were shut.

BBC: School snow closures reach 5,000

The buyer contacted the Essex art gallery directly and returned the artwork.

BBC: Banksy art recovered in fraud probe

Described by a PR rep we contacted as a "new user experience" the company is testing, the assistant talks to users directly and asks them to rate a few movies on the spot before providing new suggestions.

ENGADGET: Netflix testing 'Max' assistant on some PS3 users to improve movie recommendations