The News of the World phone-hacking scandal is causing a headache for just about everyone affected, not least the Metropolitan Police and David Cameron's trusty communications director Andy Coulson, all of whom have some tough questions to answer in the coming weeks.
There is some happy news though – well, if you're one of the top chiefs at Sky, that is. Both executive directors were given more than healthy pay packets to see them through the year, yet more evidence of Sky's dominance in the TV market.