So Sir Richard Branson may finally be about to get his hands on Northern Rock. It has been a long time coming. The bearded entrepreneur - or at least the people he has running his financial services arm - has had to wait four years to get this close again... more
Average UK broadband speed remains less than half that advertised, with regulator Ofcom pushing for new rules to ensure consumers are not misled
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BBC director general Mark Thompson has alarmed staff by warning that fresh cuts to budgets will increase to 20%, rather than the 16% first signalled... more
Groundbreaking new internet TV service could mean an end to missing any show on television, and will allow millions to access Facebook and Twitter via their TV... more
Martin Weale is seen by the City as something of a dove. No wonder then that George Osborne appointed him to the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee... more
In The Air: While the Lib-Cons’ squeeze on ads has left the industry feeling low, it’s not all bad news - apart from at ITV, which scored an own goal in the Champions League final... more
Tory leader David Cameron's plans to cap
public sector pay came under fire after doubts were raised over how many senior managers in London would have their salary cut... more
Ah the joy and pain of email. Dominic Morris, former bag-carrier to ex-broadcasting minister Lord Carter, has sent exciting emails out to announce he has become the new director of public policy at Lloyds Banking Group... more
Media analysis: What a great wheeze it must have seemed to the Government to solve the problems of commercial TV companies and advertisers by suggesting the ban on product placement could be lifted... more
It is difficult to be sure of the springboard for David Cameron's sudden assault on Ofcom, the media regulator, though I am prepared to make a guess. Before I speculate, however, let's first consider his substantive arguments... more
Latest in a series looking at key issues in the Digital Britain Report. The argument simmering over in the media is, how should public-service broadcasting be funded - particularly news in the regions?
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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a major drive to push superfast broadband that runs at 10 times current speeds across the country by telling BT it will be freed from price controls... more
Analysis: There was no doubting the importance that the Government attached to Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report, unveiled over breakfast and fruit smoothies... more
Media: The future of Channel 4 as an independent commercial broadcaster looks to be over after media regulator Ofcom called for the creation of a new larger public-service broadcaster as an alternative to the BBC... more
London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents.
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The Serious Fraud Office is considering an investigation into a string of phone-vote scandals at ITV, including the rigging of an award for Ant and Dec. The possibility emerged on the day Ofcom warned of "systemic and widespread" problems affecting all broadcasters... more
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