Gerhard Zeiler, head of Channel Five’s parent company RTL, has approached Channel 4 about a possible tie-up between the two broadcasters.
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ITV1’s long-running police drama, The Bill, secured the highest ratings during the all-important peak-hour last night.
News International has unveiled its paid-for model for access to The Times and The Sunday Times’ online content.
Total US newspaper advertising revenue – including print and online – fell 27% in 2009 to $27.6 billion, according to new figures from the Newspaper Association of America.
Evening Standard-owner Alexander Lebedev has bought the Independent and Independent on Sunday for £1 from Irish publishers Independent News & Media.
Five radio stations in the south west have been closed following months of uncertainty over their ownership.
ITV1’s Live FA Cup Football coverage secured the majority of the prime time ratings last night, ahead of BBC One’s new one-off Panorama special, Chocolate: The Bitter Truth.
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has announced the winners of the contracts for the three regional news pilots in Scotland, Wales and the Tyne Tees/Border region.
Mobile data traffic overtook voice calls during December 2009, according to network equipment vendor Ericsson.
Simultaneous use of the internet while watching TV hit three and a half hours a month in the US in the last quarter of 2009, according to the latest Nielsen Company Three Screen Report.
