Apple’s iPad is set to go on sale on April 3 in the US but no date has been announced for its international release.

Metro has retained its contract to distribute newspapers on the London Underground.

The digital economy bill is expected to be pushed through before the general election in May, according to senior media figures.

BBC One’s new five-part mystery drama series secured the highest peak-hour ratings last night, despite losing out to the ITV1’s football coverage on Wednesday evening.

ITV1’s coverage of the Live International Football scored a high of more than 9.5 million viewers during prime time last night.

BBC Worldwide has acquired the extra 40% share of its joint DVD operation 2entertain for £17 million.

RTL Group’s CEO Gerhard Zeiler took to the stage at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference yesterday to discuss the impact of the recession, consolidation of TV channels, VoD opportunities, Apple’s iPad, the BBC’s strategic review, and what he thinks of current TV landscape.

Are localised solutions going to be the key to success for mobile advertising? Or is there no such thing as the much-talked about ‘year of mobile’?

Social media and catch-up TV services offer “exciting” new advertising opportunities but marketers need to get up to speed to make the most of them, according to the ‘Future of Online’ panel at yesterday’s FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference 2010.

Ofcom CEO Ed Richards was quick to support the BBC’s new strategic review at this morning’s FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference.