Television industry
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Chancellor accused by former Labour culture ministers of trying to scare the BBC before the 2015 election
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Sharon White recommended to the culture secretary, Sajid Javid, as the media regulator’s new chief executive
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Trust receives details of proposals for making youth-focused channel online only ahead of public consultation in January
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BBC presenter and Richard Hammond confirm controversial Argentinian footage will be shown in Christmas special
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Media Monkey: The Ukip leader will be joining the actor and comedian, along with MP Mary Creagh on the BBC programme
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Media Monkey: London’s most phallic building was the obvious choice to screen its new drama series by Russell T Davies
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As a trustee of Media Trust, the Channel 4 News presenter calls on execs to help charities develop communications strategies
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George Osborne tells John Humphrys on Radio 4’s Today that BBC reports are rewind of 2010 cutbacks coverage that wrongly predicted return to ‘George Orwell’ world
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With the keynote out of the way, there was much talk of Miranda Hart’s reinvention of The Generation Game
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Unions representing ITV staff argue that offer of 2% is unacceptable given the broadcaster is performing strongly
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Media Monkey: As the charter renewal battle approaches, is it already time to don tin hats?
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Media Monkey: Peter Salmon has appeared on the corporation’s website looking a tad glum
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ITV makes decision as part of efficiency drive as executives seek to boost rating figures, which averaged 592,000 in November
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Daily Mirror leads the Fleet Street field in its traditional annual festive funk over the Christmas TV schedules
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News: The actors take roles in Codes of Conduct, about a black man rising through high society New York, which Oscar winner will co-write and produce
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Ukip leader suffers a spillage while enjoying a drink or two with Steph and Dom for Channel 4 show
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Chancellor George Osborne makes announcement of credit, from April 2015, to help companies looking to make programmes in the UK
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Premier League rights auction in 2015 may cost broadcasters 50% more than current £3bn three-year deal if new bidders enter market
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Comedian called Channel 4 reporter ‘a snide’ when asked how much his rent costs during New Era protest at Downing Street
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Gaming and children’s entertainment are both big on YouTube, so new channel aims to combine the two
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Footballer and favourite’s exit following his rant at Jake Quickenden is ‘one of the biggest shocks in show’s history, bookmaker says
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Richard Hammond’s tornado-chasing documentary watched by an average of 2.8 million, with 8.8 million tuning in to ITV’s I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here
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Presenter who appears as regular co-host tipped to joint Ten show as permanent replacement for Charlie Pickering
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Peter Salmon, BBC England director, says programmes such as Last Tango in Halifax have helped raise corporation’s profile in the region
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Site is aimed at 7-14 year-old digital makers: ‘The only requirements are access to the web, a willingness to experiment and an idea’
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Complainants allege that BBC management did not seem to take Top Gear presenter’s offences seriously and there had been no ‘meaningful apologies’
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TV presenter says ‘cocktail party’ dresses first thing in the morning is not helping women avoid being judged on their looks rather than talent
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More than 50% of £15.7bn advertiser spend will go on digital and online media in 2015 beating print, cinema, buses, billboards, TV and radio combined
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Audience of 7.7m per episode and critical acclaim mean BBC and writers Jack and Harry Williams keen to do follow-up series
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Executives are mute about where the next cuts will come with James Purnell having no answer on the future of BBC4
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Kim Shillinglaw backs the sexist Vienna Philharmonic and the London Evening Standard asks staff to spy on distributors
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The authors of the hit BBC drama series on dead bodies, being scared – and turning their backs on comedy writing
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Party, which gains 1,000 members a week, argues debates should be used to help voters hear broader range of views
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The City is alive with speculation that BT’s attempts to buy its way back into the mobile phone market could spark a series of takeovers in a sector where converging technology is changing the rules of the game. By Juliette Garside
BBC strikes back in battle over ‘bias’