The Independent is set to double its ad rates by bundling space in its new spin-off i, promising a combined circulation of 340,000, according to the Guardian.

BBC One’s Silent Witness continued with more than seven million peak viewers during last night’s all-important 9pm to 10pm slot.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said that he intends to refer News Corporation’s BSkyB takeover bid to the Competition Commission. However, he plans to delay his referral until he has considered undertakings from the Rupert Murdoch-owned company.

eMarketer expects Twitter to make $150 million in ad revenue this year, the vast majority of which will come from the US.

ITV1’s Sunday night line-up secured the all-important peak ratings once again, with Dancing on Ice attracting a high of more than 8.6 million viewers.

BSkyB is set to buy the UK public WiFi network The Cloud, according to reports in The Sunday Times.

ITV1’s three-part Kidnap and Ransom series was forced to share the peak-hour ratings with BBC One’s Come Fly with Me last night.

New year, new start, with big changes announced at Google, Apple, Channel 5 and Downing Street this week.

Push will beat pull in the battle for television viewers; DVRs will proliferate; the 30-second spot will not die; TV’s ‘super media’ status will strengthen; and gaming will go online, according to Deloitte’s tenth anniversary predictions for 2011.

News Corp has told the government that it might be prepared to sell Sky News to in a bid to gain full control of BSkyB.