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I'm the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The Jana Bennett's eight-year reign as head of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s television division, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vision, is expected to come to a close this month with a move to a new role at the commercial arm ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide. It says this would trigger a wide-ranging search for a replacement, with the Corporation looking outside its ranks in both the UK and abroad. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Worldwide declined to comment.

Ofcom has revealed that only a tiny percentage of UK homes have super-fast broadband. In its annual International Communications Market report, it says mobile speeds are slow compared to other nations, according to ´óÏó´«Ã½ News.

But the the Ofcom report shows that Britons are early technology adopters who have embraced smart phones more rapidly than other nations and spend more online than any other European country.

The Virgin Media has unveiled its next generation set-top box, powered by TiVo, which it claims will lead to a revolution in British broadcasting. It aims to put apps, catch-up services and media streaming in one place: on the TV screen.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s newspaper review says the weather dominates the newspaper front pages. "Why can't we cope better?" asks the Sun, while the Daily Telegraph wonders: "Why did we slide into chaos?"