BSkyB is set to half the number of issues it publishes of Sky Sports and Sky Movies magazine in March.

Johnston Press, Mentorn and Newsquest have launched a consortium in a bid to run the regional news pilot in Scotland.

BBC One’s Christmas television schedule stole the show this year with several seasonal specials, film premieres and big storylines.

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The latest TV viewing figures, for November 2009, show that Channel 4 recorded a 0.8 percentage point fall on November 2008.

BBC Two’s Mock the Week stole the show during the first part of the peak-hour last night with a high of more than 3.4 million viewers.

Orange has predicted a record period for mobile phone use this Christmas, with over a million picture messages expected to be sent on Christmas day alone.

ITV has announced that the former Procter & Gamble and HM Revenue & Customs chief Mike Clasper will replace Sir James Crosby as a non-executive senior independent director.

Online spending continues to soar in the rush before Christmas, according to comScore.

Thinkbox is set to launch a four-week ad campaign to promote the effectiveness of TV advertising.