Disney buys Marvel Entertainment
The Walt Disney empire has secured Marvel's superheroes for $4bn
Orange buys digital sales firm Unanimis
Telecoms group boosts online ad sales capability by acquiring firm whose clients include Channel Five, the AA and Gumtree. By Mark Sweney
BSkyB seals sponsorship deal for the O2 Arena
The five-year agreement will give Sky first refusal on TV and online broadcast rights for most gigs and events at the former Millennium Dome. By Mark Sweney
ITV.com revenue ‘set to triple this year’
Screen Digest forecasts online TV service could make as much as £34m from advertising in 2009. By Mark Sweney
Phorm’s shares dip on news of OFT inquiry
Controversial behavioural targeting firm hit by announcement of investigation into online pricing and advertising. By Mark Sweney
News International sells PropertyFinder website to Zoopla.co.uk
Online house-hunting operation snapped up from Murdoch company. By Mark Sweney
Expert views on Rupert Murdoch’s online pay-to-view strategy
Response to the announcement that new standalone Sunday Times website will charge for its content
Stephen Timms confirmed as government’s Digital Britain chief
Treasury minister's responsibilites extended to include broadband and other issues after departure of Lord Carter. By Richard Wray
ITV sells Friends Reunited to DC Thomson firm for £25m
Broadcaster offloads social networking site to subsidiary of Beano and Dandy publisher for more than predicted. By Mark Sweney
Friends Reunited sale talks go down to the wire ahead of ITV results
Last-minute discussions thought to be focusing on profitable Genes Reunited, website's family history arm. By Mark Sweney
Timms takes over Digital Britain brief
Communications minister's main task will be to push through £6 phone tax to pay for universal fast broadband
Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board over ‘conflicts of interest’
Links between Google and Apple boards were subject of antitrust investigation
HMV and Apple bosses tipped to become new chief executive of ITV
Simon Fox, the chief executive of HMV, and Pascal Cagni, the head of Apple's European operation, are said to be on the shortlist to become the next chief executive of ITV. By Mark Sweney
Arqiva understood to have paid about £8m for Project Kangaroo assets
Transmission company has acquired assets including See Saw brand for video-on-demand service. By Mark Sweney
Arqiva to launch video-on-demand service using Kangaroo technology
Broadcast transmission company aims to do content deals after buying technology behind defunct broadband TV venture. By Chris Tryhorn