Television news from 9 February 2009

'It's just daily hacking around, isn't it?' (Media Guardian)
Were a foreigner to study Jeremy Paxman's CV, they would probably form an image of a broadcaster of respectable but limited popular appeal. more

ITN could be up for sale as search widens for investors (The Times)
ITN, the company behind News at Ten and Channel 4 News, is seeking new investors to increase its commercial revenues, amid signs that ITV, its leading shareholder, is willing to reduce or sell its stake. more

Baftas ratings boost for BBC (Media Guardian)
The BBC's coverage of the Bafta film awards peaked at 5.1 million viewers last night, Sunday 8 February, as the corporation expanded coverage of the annual event across three channels for the first time. more

Setanta seeks £159m in new funding (Digital Spy)
Setanta hires merchant bank Close Brothers to raise approximately £159m in new funding. more

Virgin Atlantic ad not sexist, rules ASA (Media Guardian)
The advertising watchdog has dismissed complaints that Virgin Atlantic's 25th anniversary TV ad is sexist and insulting to women. more

The photographer who wants to capture the style of this nation (The Independent)
How to portray the Queen? Annie Leibovitz had a notoriously tense shoot with the monarch before the television cameras created a broadcasting industry crisis two years ago. Britain's bad boy photographer Rankin, on the other hand, remembers only a subject with "a beaming smile". more

Business Channel in administration (Digital Spy)
The Business Channel goes into administration a month after pulling the plug on its Sky EPG listing. more

eBay stops sale of illegal knives (The Independent)
The online auction site eBay has admitted it needs to do more to protect its users after allowing the sale of illegal knives. Researchers on the BBC's Watchdog bought five knives, including a stealth knife and a dagger disguised as a pen, on the website. more

£6m Virgin ad prompts sexism row (Media Guardian)
Virgin Atlantic's high-profile 25th anniversary retro TV ad campaign, featuring crowds ogling its glitzy female cabin crew, has prompted complaints to the advertising watchdog that it is sexist and insulting to women. more

Row over Cambridge University's 'insensitve' British Empire ball (Daily Mail)
Row over Cambridge University's 'insensitve' British Empire ball... more