BBC News: Newsreader Ford retiring from BBC BBC News: Kaplinsky fronts BBC evening news Following on from the departure of Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons, another long time legend of the news announces her departure - Anna Ford is leaving...

I must admit to finding myself slightly bemused, bothered and bewildered at the appearance of the two Tory party leadership contenders at the National Television Awards earlier this week. Coming on stage to present the Most Popular Drama Award to...

Well, there are no real surprises in the big headline stories from these figures, publically available from the RAJAR website. BBC Radio 2 continues to hold the status of Most Popular National Radio Station, with over 12.8 million listeners. BBC...

BBC News: BSkyB swoops on internet provider It wasn't exactly a well kept secret, but Sky have pounced on internet service provider, Easynet. It's a move which will make it easier for the company to provide video-on-demand services, seen as...

Media Guardian: 'I'm a poacher and a gamekeeper' It's always good to get in the mind of TV critic, producer and TV anorak extraordinaire Victor Lewis-Smith, one of the people behind Associated Rediffusion. And if you take this article with...

Chefs urge safeguards for ads on children's TV The Guardian today carries a story about television chefs who have signed a letter to Tony Blair urging the banning of junk food advertisements during children's television. I was pleasantly surprised to...

Thompson brands New Statesman claims 'nonsense' (Media Guardian) I read that BBC Director General Mark Thompson has sent news staff an email denying today's New Statesman report that chairman Michael Grade tried to sack Radio 4's Today presenter John Humphrys...

ITV50 Album Well, this is a conundrum and no mistake. Whether it's a genuine mistake by the record company or the worst example yet of dumbing down for profit, I cannot say. I bought the ITV 50 Album this afternoon...

BBC News: Comedy legend Ronnie Barker dies For the very last time, it's goodnight from him....

Media Guardian: BBC 'needs more independently-produced news' So how long before Sky News are pitching to produce the BBC's News at Ten then?...

Media Guardian: Product placement is no panacea, says Channel 4 sales chief When it comes to product placement, I always think of two moments. The first is the James Bond film, Goldeneye, where Perrier logoed lorries are crashed into, and...

In the update this month we have an interesting discussion on the importance of public service broadcasting and a piece on how to reverse ITV's decline. We also feature an article on Ulster Television – with an alternative view to...