- Denis O'Brien, the Irish billionaire stalking Independent owner Independent News & Media (INM), is looking to buy the firm and sell the paper within months. O'Brien has been building his shares in the group recently and now owns 22.15% of INM. However, his move has prompted the group's Irish owner Tony O'Reilly to spend around £15m on shares to take his holding to 27.94%. - The Observer, 30 March
- The Tories plan to ensure more competition in public service broadcasting by allocating £250m of the BBC's licence fee funds to other broadcasters, should they come to power. David Cameron's blueprint for public service broadcasting has been criticised by BBC executives as the beginning of the end of the Corporation. - The Mail on Sunday, 30 March
- The BBC has secured the rights to Wimbledon until 2014, which provides a combination of high-rating peaks and a large volume of coverage that can be exploited on digital services. The new five-year deal will allow the BBC to show matches on demand up to seven days after they have been played. - The Guardian 27 March
- The US is seeing a slowdown in advertising spending, according to TNS research, with cutbacks from carmakers and media groups. Spending was up just 0.2% at $149bn for 2007, compared to expectations of 2.6% growth. - Financial Times, 26 March
- Chinese authorities have lifted a block on the BBC's English-language website, after years of restricting access. Beijing has never acknowledged blocking access to the site. The move is a boost to the BBC, which has started carrying advertising on the international version of its site, BBC.com. - The Guardian, 26 March
- Virgin Media is set to become the first British ISP to crack down on consumers who download music illegally. Music trade body the BPI is working with the company on a pilot scheme whereby customers who engage in the practice are sent warning letters. - The Sunday Telegraph, 30 March
- Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace will be required to remove material unsuitable for children within 24 hours of receiving a complaint, under proposed new rules. The Government review on e-safety also recommends search engines offer a prominent "safe search" facility. - The Times, 28 March
- Motorola is spinning-off its loss-making mobile phone division in a move to appease fractious shareholders. The move, which is not expected to take place until 2009, will create two standalone companies - one comprised of its network operations and the other a mobile devices unit. - The Independent, 27 March.
