The Wisden Cricketer has been bought from BSkyB by a group of cricket enthusiasts, including Tory peer Lord Jonathan Marland and former Leicestershire chairman Neil Davidson.
Asda kicks off its advertising for Boxing Day, Morrisons boasts its British credentials and electronics retailers suggest some last-minute gift ideas.
Lad's magazine Loaded is set to have a complete brand re-haul with a larger A4 sized magazine and the creation of a new "pint-sized" edition on sale from 31 December.
The Financial Times has named Apple chief executive Steve Jobs its
"Person of the Year 2010" following the global success of the iPad.
Downing Street's decision to remove business secretary Vince Cable from his part in the Murdoch/BSkyB bid following the secret recording of a conversation with undercover journalists raises "serious issues of journalism ethics" at the Daily Telegraph, according to a leading industry figure.
The UK's most popular daily newspaper, The Sun, is set to publish a Christmas Day edition this year for the first time in its 41-year history.
Electronics retailers reach out to last-minute gift shoppers, while supermarkets focus on holiday roast meat and side dishes.
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will take over Vince Cable's responsibilities for media and telecoms, after the Lib Dem business secretary "declared war" on Rupert Murdoch's plans to take over BSkyB.
Guardian News & Media's website became only the second UK newspaper site to surpass 40 million unique browsers last month, following a double-digit increase in daily visitors.
A merged News Corporation and BSkyB is unlikely to link up its TV and newspaper ad sales due to lack of "market power," according to the European Commission's competition experts.