Prime minister Gordon Brown has added his voice to the argument against paywalls, saying that consumers are now used to getting content for free.

The big ratings winner in last night’s 9pm slot was Joanna Lumley’s Nile, with a peak of 4.9 million viewers – a 20.5% share of viewers.

The BBC is looking for a business partner to run the magazine division at its commercial arm BBC Worldwide.

Magna has upgraded its 2010 growth forecast for UK media supplier ad revenues to 3%, up from its previous forecast of 1%.

Google has acquired UK mobile visual search startup Plink for an undisclosed sum.

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt believes newspapers will find new business models that allow them to make money online.

It was a big weekend of sporting action, kicking off with the Grand National on Saturday. The race, on BBC One at 4.15, had impressive viewing figures, peaking at around 7.6 million (a 57.2% viewing share) during its climax.

RAJAR CEO Sally de la Bedoyere has resigned from her role at the radio audience measurement company.

Just under 6 billion mobile apps will be downloaded in 2010, up from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2009, according to new research.

Roger Alton is stepping down as editor of the Independent to be replaced by managing director Simon Kelner with immediate effect.