Media Brief
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| 09:59 UK time, Monday, 7 June 2010
I'm the BBC's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
The Thick of It dominated the TV BAFTAs with three awards, the BBC reports. Ant and Dec won their first Bafta, Simon Cowell won two.
The Times reports that ITV's advertising revenue for June is 30% up on last year, boosted by the World Cup.
The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will make his first speech on media policy this week. Plans to abolish the BBC Trust are not an immediate priority. Broadband rollout and the reform of local media will be highlighted according to the Telegraph.
Christine Bleakley, presenter of BBC One's The One Show has parted company with her agent John Noel. The Telegraph reports that ITV says reports that it wants her to join former co-host Adrian Chiles on the GMTV sofa are "speculation".
The BBC's newspaper review highlights that government action to tackle the budget deficit is explored in the newspapers.
Links in full
• BBC | The Thick Of It dominates Baftas
• James Ashton | Times | ITV scores at World Cup
• Anita Singh | Telegraph | Christine Bleakley offered record ITV deal
• BBC | Newspaper review: Cameron's cuts speech previewed
