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Mark Thompson, the BBC director general, used the central stage at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival’s MacTaggart lecture to make his own attempt to set the media agenda, as James Murdoch did in the same spot this time last year.

“Will ITV survive the next 10 years?” was a question asked in the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival’s special edition of ‘Question Time’.

If you can only have one thing, go for Google TV, said Project Canvas’ marketing director Tim Hunt to a room full of surprised delegates at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

Mark Thompson’s MacTaggart lecture at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival ensured that the BBC dominated the weekend agenda… even the culture secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted to being a “huge fan”.

Independent News & Media (INM) has reported pre-tax profits of €63 million (£51.6 million) for the first half of the year.

According to a new study from Which?, two thirds of the British respondents had received at least one cold call over the past three months – and the average number of cold calls received was six per month.

Johnston Press, owner of The Scotsman and The Yorkshire Evening Post, has reported its first year-on-year operating profit increase since 2006.

Channel Five has confirmed that it is rejoining Project Canvas, the internet video-on-demand venture.

WPP’s interim results for the first half of 2010 showed pre-tax profits of £243.9 million – up 36%.

According to the new Ofcom Communications Market Report, media multi-tasking – for example, when a phone call is made while using the internet – accounts for 35% of all media consumption throughout the day.