Media Brief

I'm the BBC's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what you need to know.

According to the Sunday Times, the BBC will save the digital radio station BBC6Music by rebranding it Radio 2 Extra, after protests from listeners and the music industry. The BBC says it is "speculation".

The Scotsman says Alex Salmond believes Sky will give better coverage to the Scottish leaders' TV debates than the BBC, by broadcasting them across the UK.

Jonathan Ross tells the Guardian he can't wait to leave the BBC and the Sachsgate row was "quite fun".

Roger Alton has resigned as editor of the Independent so the new owner, Alexander Lebedev, can appoint his own editor. The Guardian reports that Simon Kelner will be acting editor for the moment.

The British edition of Reader's Digest has been saved from closure by a management buyout the BBC reports. The £13 million deal has been backed by a private equity firm, Better Capital.

The contents of Labour's election manifesto are scattered across most of Monday's front pages as reflected in the BBC's newspaper review.

Links in full

Richard Brooks | Times | Axed radio station BBC 6 Music returns to life
Ian Swanson | Scotsman | Salmond snubs BBC and ITV over televised debate row
Maev Kennedy | Guardian | Jonathan Ross: I can't wait to leave fearful BBC
Anita Singh | Telegraph | Ross: 'I can't wait to leave BBC'
Mark Sweney | Guardian | Roger Alton to step down as Independent editor
BBC | Reader's Digest UK bought out of administration
BBC | Newspaper review

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