The BBC'S governing body has stymied expansion plans at BBC Worldwide, blocking the commercial division from any further takeover deals except in "exceptional circumstances". Full Article at The Independent

Calls for the BBC to sell off travel publisher Lonely Planet have been rejected by the corporation's governing body. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

Michael Lyons: Sir Michael Lyons announced yesterday, a series of changes to the future commercial remit for BBC Worldwide following an 18-month review Photo: CHRISTOPHER PLEDGER BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC which markets the... Full Article at The Telegraph

LONDON -- BBC Worldwide must end mergers and acquisitions activities, offload stakes in such international non BBC-branded channels as Animal Planet and exit from any activities not "in keeping" with the BBC brand, the pubcaster's in-house regulator... Full Article at Hollywood Reporter

The BBC was today ordered by it’s internal regulator to drastically rein in the activities of BBC Worldwide, its commercial arm, after fears from competitors that it was using the corporation’s huge financial muscle to gain unfair... Full Article at Times Online

The chairman of the BBC Trust has said he will continue to focus on ensuring that the corporation properly serves all parts of the UK. Full Article at BBC News

Amazing Radio, the national digital station that only plays unsigned artists discovered online, has lodged a complaint to the BBC Trust calling for rival service BBC Introducing to be investigated for allegedly squeezing out commercial players. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

An ex-serviceman is calling on the council to carry out much needed improvements to clean up a war memorial in time for Remembrance Sunday. Full Article at This Is Croydon Today

BATON ROUGE Competitors who epitomized the student-athlete, a coach with an impressive legacy, and an official whose contributions spanned more than 46 years make up the 2009 induction class for the Louisiana High SchoolAthletic Association/Louisiana... Full Article at The Monroe News Star

BBC TRUST chairman Sir Michael Lyons revealed yesterday that the corporation is to cull more than 100 management posts in a cost-cutting drive aimed at saving £20million. Full Article at Press and Journal

The BBC is to cut the jobs of nearly one in five of its senior managers and freeze the pay of its executive board. Full Article at Times Online

LONDON -- The BBC is swinging the axe again with plans to slash more than 100 of its senior management positions over the coming three-and-a-half years. Full Article at Hollywood Reporter

Senior management to be reduced by 18% and executive board pay frozen for another three years BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons: announced measures to save £20m on the BBC's executive pay bill. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Eleventh-hour attempts to block the appearance on the BBC’s flagship political programme of Nick Griffin, leader of the far-right British National Party, are expected to collapse today. Full Article at Times Online

The BBC’s governing body is to review the Director-General’s decision to allow Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, to appear on Question Time on Thursday. Full Article at Times Online

I stood like Moses on Pisgah this week, gazing in wonder at the Promised Land of BBC North. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

THE BBC has been handed the keys to the first of its three new buildings at Salford’s giant MediaCityUK development. Full Article at Manchester Evening News

Sir Michael Lyons is chairman of the BBC Trust Photo: PA Sir Michael launched a robust defence of the Trust, the body responsible for regulating the BBC, after the minister called for a tougher regime at the corporation and signalled a cut to the... Full Article at The Telegraph

The BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, hit back at the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, today, saying it was not the trust's job to keep ministers happy and claiming the government had been piqued by the corporation having the "temerity" to go... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited