Sales of Blu-ray players in Europe are set to reach a new record high in 2010. Around 4.6 million units will be sold in EU …

Set-top box manufacturer Pace has announced first half 2010 pre-tax profits of £45.4m and plans to buy broadband TV software provider 2Wire for £308m. … …

Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, OK! and Portland TV, is on the brink of a deal to buy Five after offering its …

Luther looks set for a recommission, with discussions currently under way with lead actor Idris Elba’s agent in the US. … Hier geht’s zum ganzen …

Fru Hazlitt is to chair a new strategic ITV management group designed to wring every last penny out of the broadcaster’s content. … Hier geht’s …

Channel 4 has promoted head of online products Richard Davidson-Houston to a new role that will encompass all web activity including commissioning. … Hier geht’s …

Social media outlets key to production, marketing… … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

Global super-indie Endemol is believed to be moving towards breaching its financial covenants in August or September. … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

UKTV has backed Five’s call for a full review of the TV advertising market as speculation grows that Ofcom is warming to the idea. … …

The BBC Trust has kicked off its second review of the BBC’s Window of Creative Competition, two years after it was last put under scrutiny. …

Five has withdrawn its support from the broadcaster-led joint-venture IPTV service Project Canvas following a review of its spending. … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

The BBC’s annual report has revealed the significant cost of moving 2,300 staff to the corporation’s new northern headquarters in Salford. … Hier geht’s zum …

Ofcom has cleared Sky presenters Adam Boulton and Kay Burley over charges of political bias during the satellite broadcaster’s election coverage after rejecting almost 2,800 …

The BBC has revealed that network production outside of London has grown from 34% to 37.7%. … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

After the cancellation of The Bill and the shock departure of chief executive Lorraine Heggessey, super-indie Talkback Thames is planning to shed around 30 jobs …

Comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen will reunite for the first time since their 2005 movie for a Radio 4 documentary. … Hier geht’s zum …

Urge FTC to include ITV, online gaming in revision of… … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

Comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen will reunite for the first time since their 2005 movie for a Radio 4 documentary. … Hier geht’s zum …

Nine sites targeted in launch of anti-IP piracy… … Hier geht’s zum ganzen Artikel

Century Films, Minnow Films and Lambent Productions have each won two commissions for Channel 4’s emerging-directors’ docs strand First Cut. … Hier geht’s zum ganzen …