Government urges BBC to consider Worldwide sell-off HM Government: Operational Efficiency Programme: Asset Portfolio (PDF file) So what on earth is BBC Worldwide doing in a document with unlikely bedfellows such as the Dartford Crossing, the Met Office, Ordnance Survey,...

Well if this is not a sad sight for ITV I don't know what is. For the good news is that Primeval will return (good if you like Primeval anyway!) in a deal with UKTV which will see the programme air on Watch afterwards, and BBC Worldwide become the largest co-production partner.

Media companies back MPs on BBC Worldwide curbs Well of course other commercial media companies would back calls for BBC Worldwide's commercial activities to be reined in, since to claim anything else would be akin to turkeys voting for Christmas....

Channel Five boss claims government sees logic of merger with Channel 4 It seems that Dawn Airey and RTL have spotted a gap in the broadcasting wilderness and are desperately trying to head for it. But what are the realistic...

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...

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,...

BBC and Channel 4 in talks to buy Virgin Media's UKTV stake If the BBC and Channel 4 can join forces to purchase Virgin Media's UKTV stake, then this not only solves some of the "keeping Channel 4 alive" problem...

Channel 4's targeting of BBC Worldwide assets is bold and, potentially, brilliant The assertion that Channel 4 is attempting to do something that "is bold and, potentially, brilliant" may be true to an extent, but this move is also potentially...