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Hunt lobbied Cameron on News Corp's behalf

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:00 GMT

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt made private representations to prime minister David Cameron on behalf of News Corporation's bid for BSkyB in the weeks before being handed responsibility for the merger, it has emerged.

RAB celebrates 20 years of championing commercial radio

Arif Durrani and Ben Hall — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The success of commercial radio is a testament to the industry's drive and innovation, propelled in no small part by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), which celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

Trinity Mirror rolls out call to action online ads

Nick Batten — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Trinity Mirror has added Respond's contextual call to action ads to its national portfolio of digital sites, following a successful trial on the Manchester Evening News.

Local TV 'beauty parade' kicks off

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:12:00 GMT

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's plans for local TV drew a step closer today (10 May) after Ofcom opened the application process for companies and organisations wanting to operate local TV stations in 21 towns and cities across the country.

PPA Conference: Lord Hunt does not think advertisers should take a key role in press regulation

Arif Durrani — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Lord Hunt, chairman of the embattled Press Complaints Commission, does not believe advertisers should be required to play a lead role in ensuring all major newspaper and magazine publishers agree to be governed by the industry body in the future.

PPA Conference: Digital piracy is 'knocking firmly on the door of publishers'

John Reynolds — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:10:00 GMT

Kevin Hand, PPA chairman, warned the audience at the PPA Conference that digital piracy is "knocking firmly on the door of publishers", at today's launch of the association's anti-piracy initiative.

Vince Cable: 'I certainly do feel vindicated'

Arif Durrani — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:02:00 GMT

Vince Cable, the business secretary stripped of handling News Corporation's bid to buy BSkyB amid doubts about his impartiality, has admitted to feeling "vindicated" as successor Jeremy Hunt faces public ridicule for his perceived handling of the process.

Rupert Murdoch's message to News International staff after MPs report

Arif Durrani — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Following a damning report by MPs on a Select committee yesterday, and continued negative media coverage from many quarters, Rupert Murdoch, the 81-year-old media mogul, took the time to write to all News International staff. His full leaked memo follows...

BSkyB insists it is a 'fit' and 'proper licence holder' as profits lift 27%

John Reynolds — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:13:00 GMT

BSkyB has reported a 27% surge in pre-tax profits to £899m in the nine months to March 2012, fuelled by a rise in customer numbers to 10.55 million, while underscoring that it remains a "fit" and "proper licence holder".

Rupert Murdoch is 'not fit' to run News Corporation, claim MPs

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to have "stewardship of a major international company", while his son James showed "wilful ignorance" over phone hacking, according to a Select Committee report published today.