ITV1 is getting its own +1 timeshifted channel in October after being given the go ahead by regulator Ofcom.

ESPN has acquired the rights to show the new Uefa Europa League – which replaces the Uefa Cup – previously held by Setanta.

Marketing services group Havas has reported a 15% fall in like-for-like revenue at its UK operation in the second quarter.

ITV is understood to be on the verge of appointing former head of BSkyB Tony Ball as its new chief executive.

The X Factor second live audition show on Saturday evening pulled in a peak of 10.6 million viewers in its 7pm timeslot, making it easily the most watched terrestrial programme on Saturday.

Independent News & Media has suffered a big drop in ad revenues for the six months to the end of June and warned that its profits for the whole year will be at the lower end of forecasts.

New research has found that almost 160 million US internet users watched online video during July, the largest audience ever recorded.

Former Endemol chairman Peter Bazalgette believes that the sort of online content provided by the Sun and Times will be unlikely to make money for News Corporation once pay walls are erected around it.

James Murdoch, News Corporation’s chairman and chief executive in Europe and Asia, has attacked the BBC and industry regulation in a speech at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

The end of Big Brother has given Channel 4 the most significant creative opportunity in its history, according to channel head Julian Bellamy.