ITV proposes merger with Channel 4 and Five to create broadcasting giant In a way you can kind of see the business logic in this idea, namely one large commercial broadcaster that's fit to take on BSkyB and the BBC...

MPs' report expected to question BBC and Channel 4 linkup Over recent months, around 90% of the media-related ministerial report 'leaks' have been 'surprisingly' accurate, so we can assume that any doubts in relation to a Channel 4-BBC Worldwide tie-up...

Much of broadcasting is a rather boring sounding but essential business. Take SDN for example. It runs a multiplex on Freeview, meaning it provides the infrastructure that runs a sixth of the digital terrestrial television spectrum.

Commercial radio could launch new digital stations if regulation is eased So what has the RadioCentre got up its sleeve to save DAB from the jaws of possible obsolescence/apathy caused by expensive transmission charges and rampant short-term thinking within the...

The distribution of Premier League football rights is a seemingly never ending occurrence, however the latest round now has the potential to have some serious consequences.

BSkyB wins Premier League TV rights package back from Setanta All things considered, this makes a total mockery of the recent Competition Commission decision to disallow Project Kangaroo on the basis of creating a (perhaps highly theoretical and ultimately irrelevant)...

Jeremy Clarkson apologises for calling Gordon Brown 'a one-eyed idiot' I said yesterday that: "Will BBC employees end up being too afraid to say anything remotely controversial just incase the remark(s) might be construed by someone somewhere as being offensive...

Carol Thatcher race row: thousands complain to BBC BBC defends dropping Carol Thatcher over 'golliwog' jibe It seems that the BBC can do nothing right in recent months, with a string of incidents ranging from the trivial to the justifiably...

Project Kangaroo: 50 jobs to go as broadcasters rule out appeal Project Kangaroo blocked by Competition Commission So it seems that the 'olive branch' created by Project Kangaroo, namely a removal of the joint rights selling operation from the project,...

Merger of Channels 4 and Five still possible, says Dawn Airey The ever-hopeful and clearly optimistic Dawn Airey is still making noises about a merger between Channel 4 and Five despite current indications strongly hinting otherwise, although this scenario could...