FHM is cutting the cover price of its November issue by £1.40 to £2.50 in a bid to reclaim its title as the biggest selling men’s consumer paid-for magazine.

The BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has published an open letter to BBC licence fee payers, which says viewers would rather see a reduction in the licence fee cost than see revenue shared among commercial broadcasters.

ITV has missed out on re-entering the FTSE 100 despite its shares performing strongly in recent weeks.

BBC One secured the highest ratings from 7.30pm onwards yesterday evening with a peak run of Eastenders, Holby City and the new Lost Land of the Volcano.

The British Medical Association’s call for a complete ban on alcohol advertising would have a “devastating” impact on TV, newspaper and magazine advertising, according to industry forecasts.

Orange and T-Mobile are in talks about merging their UK mobile phone networks, which would create the biggest provider in the country.

The Economist plans to start charging readers for access to its online news content in a bid to keep pace with News Corporation, which is to introduce a paid-for model for access to The Sun and The Times’ websites.

Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire is just one of the films released this year that has helped boost cinema admissions to the highest they’ve been in over seven years.

The British Medical Association has called for a total ban on alcohol advertising, including sports events and music festival sponsorship.

BBC One’s Waking the Dead series secured the highest ratings during the all-important prime-time slot last night with 6.3 million peak viewers.