Media Brief

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

The Guardian reports that Lord Patten of Barnes, the former Conservative cabinet minister and Governor of Hong Kong, has applied to be the next chairman of the BBC Trust. Interviews for Sir Michael Lyons' successor are due to take place next month.

The Daily Mail says this weekend's X Factor final will be the most lucrative British TV show of all time, with ITV expecting to rake in £25m in advertising revenue. The show could earn an astonishing £10,000 per second as 30-second commercial break slots sell for as much as £300,000.

The NUJ has voted to accept the BBC's pensions offer agreed at Acas, but said it would review its position when the actual scale of the pensions deficit is revealed in spring next year, reports the Guardian.

Coronation Street's dramatic tram crash was watched by an average 13 million viewers on Monday night, with a peak audience of 14.6 million reports the BBC.

The BBC's newspaper review says the arrest of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is the lead for several newspapers. The Independent says informal discussions have already been held between American and Swedish officials about the possibility of Mr Assange being delivered into US custody.

Links in full

• Guardian | Lord Patten applies for BBC Trust chairmanship
• Daily Mail | The most lucrative TV show of all time
• Guardian | BBC pensions dispute settled
• BBC | Coronation Street tram crash pulls in 13m viewers
• BBC | Newspaper review

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