Media Brief

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

The Guardian says a second wave of planned NUJ strikes could be called off, after the BBC told a union representative it was prepared to hold fresh talks on pension proposals if the threat of industrial action were lifted. It quotes a senior executive:

"The BBC is not prepared to reopen negotiations. However, we are happy to meet the unions to clarify some elements of the new arrangements. We will not do this with the spectre of strikes which will effect the public hanging over us".

The Daily Mail reports Jay Hunt, former controller of BBC One, told an industrial tribunal that claims that she 'hated women' were 'profoundly distressing, hateful', and 'categorically untrue'. They were reportedly made by axed Countryfile star Miriam O'Reilly, who accuses the BBC of age and sex discrimination.

The Times says[subscription required] Jay Hunt, former controller of BBC One, told an industrial tribunal that the BBC would not change the way it picked presenters for its primetime shows even if it were to lose an age and sex discrimination claim.

Plans to crack down on illegal file sharing and internet piracy have been thrown into doubt after the High Court agreed yesterday to review the Digital Economy Act. The Independent reports BT and Talk Talk, two of the largest internet providers, argued that the legislation was rushed through Parliament and contravenes European law.

The BBC's Newspaper review points out violence at the students' demonstration is on all the front pages with a picture of a demonstrator kicking in a window at Millbank Tower widely used.

Links in full

• Guardian | BBC offers unions fresh pension talks for call to end next strike
• Liz Thomas | Daily Mail | 'I don't hate women': Ex-BBC boss Jay Hunt hits back
• Times | BBC does not discriminate against older women, says female TV chief
• Jerome Taylor | Independent | Internet piracy Act put on hold
• BBC | Newspaper review.

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