Media Brief

I'm the BBC's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

Will Richard Desmond's takeover of Five turn out OK? Media Guardian says that while he's known for cost-cutting, he's also prepared to dig deep into his own pockets - spending up to £100m establishing OK in the United States.

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on the Andrew Marr Show he wants to meet the BBC Director General Mark Thompson to discuss pay at the Corporation, the BBC reports.

Mark Thompson tells Saturday's Financial Times [registration required] he does not feel under siege at the BBC:

"A few members of the press and others might be standing out there with placards saying, 'You're faced with a vast siege here.' But look at what the public say about the BBC and it's not there."

The new presenter for the One Show, Alex Jones, bears more than a passing resemblance to Christine Bleakley, and not just in looks, the Daily Mail reports.

Mad Men's Joan, played by Christina Hendricks, is a better physical role model for women than stick-thin models, according to the equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone. The Telegraph reports that the minister plans to meet fashion industry representatives, to propose that digitally enhanced images carry a warning.

The Queen has put many of her photographs on Flickr, including many historic ones, the BBC reports.

The BBC's newspaper review says the expected departure of BP chief Tony Hayward is widely reported by the papers.

Links in full

• James Robinson | Guardian | Richard Desmond has big plans for Channel Five
• BBC | Andrew Marr Show
• BBC | Culture Secretary wants BBC to be open about star pay
• Ben Fenton | Financial Times | Lunch with the FT: Mark Thompson
• Simon Cable | Daily Mail | How the BBC swapped Christine for a dead-ringer
• Stephen Adams | Telegraph | Curvy Christina Hendricks is 'fabulous' role model
• BBC | The Queen joins photo website Flickr
• BBC | Newspaper review

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