Television news from 9 February 2008

Phil Redmond: Man of the people (The Independent)
With his mane of grey hair and non-matching bushy eyebrows, Phil Redmond resembles an ageing blues musician rather than a TV mogul and cultural commissar. There is nothing grand or seigneurial about him. His accent is an unreconstructed Scouse rasp. more

Sinn Féin informer revealed (Financial Times)
A driver who worked for senior members of Sinn Féin has been revealed as an informer for the British security services, according to a report by the BBC. Alex... more

IBB looking for sources of IPTV provision (Media Network Weblog)
The US Government Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Office of Contracts (CON), is conducting a market survey to determine the existence of sources that have the ability to provide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). more