Media Brief
I'm the 91Èȱ¬'s media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
The the story that many of the 91Èȱ¬'s news presenters and political reporters, including Jeremy Paxman and Nick Robinson, have told unions to call off a 'partisan' strike intended to black out David Cameron's speech to the Tory conference.
91Èȱ¬ News presenters and political journalists, including Huw Edwards, Jeremy Paxman, Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson, have sent a letter to the National Union of Journalists expressing "serious concerns" with next week's planned strike during the Conservative party conference. The that they say the timing is counter-productive.
Mark Thompson has told 91Èȱ¬ staff that he and other senior executives will give up their pension top-ups, a move which will reduce his own total remuneration by 20%, .
that Sky is launching its in-home 3D TV channel today, with coverage of the Ryder Cup - and a new dance film on Saturday evening.
3D TV as a "gigantic non-starter".
The 91Èȱ¬ newspaper review highlights The Times' 'Bonfire of the benefits' headline. It's how they describes the government's plans to scrap traditional welfare payments.
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