Rupert Murdoch’s Sky bid to be investigated by UK regulator Ofcom to assess whether deal gives mogul too much control of UK media and whether his family are ‘fit and proper’ owners
TV company behind Question Time could sell for up to £300m Welsh-based international media firm Tinopolis is considered the UK’s last remaining truly independent television producer
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham to stand down Broadcaster accidentally reveals boss’s resignation after seven years in tweet
Forget the fuss – bumper paydays go on for UK’s best-paid boss Sorrell The WPP chief has banked the final payout from his controversial bonus scheme, but his new deal shows little sign of restraint
Sir Martin Sorrell’s £42m payout takes earnings to £210m in five years WPP boss’s controversial incentive scheme has made him the highest-paid chief executive in the FTSE 100
BBC focus too middle aged and middle class, says Ofcom chief Sharon White tells media audience that corporation needs to do more to address diversity and does not rule out quotas
Maggie Lunn obituary Leading casting director who helped to launch actors such as David Oyelowo and Benedict Cumberbatch
John Lewis broke advertising rules by pulling Apple Watch deal Gadget featured in Black Friday promotion but marked as out of stock online until next day, when it appeared at full price
BT denies squeezing customers after paying £1.2bn for Champions League Telecom firm retains exclusive rights by paying three times the sum Sky and ITV were paying to broadcast the football competition until 2014-15 season
BT’s £1.2bn Champions League splurge is price of staying in Sky game The telecoms group needed to win at all costs after a rocky year – though it may face a tougher battle over the Premier League
BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater: ‘There’s a transformation in women’s coverage’ Broadcaster’s first female head of sport is upbeat, saying women’s coverage is up, sexism down and the future bright
UK culture secretary ‘minded to’ refer Sky takeover to Ofcom Karen Bradley to decide whether watchdog examines deal over media plurality and whether Rupert Murdoch’s Fox is ‘fit and proper owner’ owner
ITV shouldn’t get away with blaming Brexit for falling revenues The commercial broadcaster grumbles about ‘political and economic uncertainty’ – but consumer confidence is still high
Sorrell: companies that offend good governance tend to perform better WPP chief praises Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, Facebook and Snap as he forecasts tougher market in 2017
BT chief attacks rampant price rises for TV sports rights Telecoms giant says price rises are becoming unsustainable as it battles Sky for £1bn-plus rights to air Champions League