Reports emerge to suggest that BSkyB is giving up its battle to retain its shares in ITV and is planning to sell at least 10% of the shares.

Actor Alex Carter has decided to quit Yorkshire soap Emmerdale after four years; he plays Jamie Hope in the series.

Waking the Dead actor is to star in a new three-part ITV drama entitled Kidnap and Ransom which will be produced by 24’s Patrick Harbinson. It’s the second project for ITV that Eve will appear in this year – he’s also to appear in the broadcasters remake of the controversial Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

Our poll this week is asking which of the soap matriarchs was the best – a hard choice considering there are so many fine candidates. Some of you may not even recognise some names – you may be wondering who Meg Mortimer or Miss Ellie Ewing are. So to help refresh memories, inform the younger ones and help you decide we’ve assembled a small feature which gives you a little more information on each of the candidates.

A round up of ratings from across the weekend as BBC One’s dancing competition So You Think You Can Dance recovered lost ground from last week while Heroes, Being Human and 24 all lost viewers. Meanwhile Heather Mills eviction from Dancing on Ice draws over 7 million viewers for ITV on Sunday evening.

Former General Hospital actor Stuart Damon, who won a daytime Emmy award for his role of Alan Quartermaine on the ABC medical drama, is to join the cast of NBC soap Days of our Lives.

Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim is to star in the CBS remake of Hawaii Five-0, the classic 1970s cop-drama series.