Media Monkey: Former Labour minister's history in politics may prove a stumbling block for corporation top job
March 2012
Peter Preston on press and broadcasting
Who'll become BBC director general? Think outside the box
Peter Preston
Peter Preston: The time has come for the BBC to have a woman boss. But the field of candidates, both male and female, could do with being expanded before Mark Thompson departs
October 2010
Ofcom needs sharper teeth
Damian Tambini
The industry regulator has stuck to a very narrow remit since the general election. By Damian Tambini
April 2010
Media Monkey
Digital economy gets its Act together
Media Monkey: Digital economy bill finally receives royal assent
March 2010
MediaGuardian
Media Talk: BBC plans to axe 6 Music
Lord Carter joins telecoms supplier
January 2010
Richard Hooper to chair selection panel for ITV regional news pilot schemes
Former deputy chairman of Ofcom and government Mr Fixit to lead search for first independently funded news consortiums. By Maggie Brown
December 2009
2000 to 2009: reviews of the decade
The decade that reality bit
The Noughties began with Big Brother – and ended with Saturday-night showdowns between ITV and the BBC. And when we weren't voting by text, we were using social networks, reading papers online, and wondering how we coped without Google
All phone lines to be taxed at £6 a year to pay for fast broadband
Computer games industry chiefs attack lack of tax break for their industry
Internet companies urge Mandelson to delete clause from digital economy bill
Google, Facebook, Yahoo and eBay call on business secretary not to grant wide-ranging powers to ministers to alter copyright law
