Talking of Warners, more speculation regarding the future career of the major label's former boss Roger Ames - though this time talk is centred on Ames' options outside the major label.
Ames has been in limbo ever since Warner Music was bought by Edgar Bronfmann Jnr last year. After former Universal exec Lyor Cohen took over the major's US affairs there was talk of Ames taking on an International or European top job, but neither have materialised. Most now expect Ames, who is currently working for Warner on a 'consultancy' basis, to announce a new project outside Bronfmann's empire.
And reports in the media press this morning say he is a favourite to take over the top job of at Channel 4, which became available last week, of course, when current chief exec Mark Thompson was offered the Director General post at the BBC. Although up against a number of key players from the UK television industry, some say Ames is a popular choice for the TV network because he is a "good lobbyist and someone who can bend the right ears in government" - the network hopes to change its legal status from a 'publicly owned company' to a 'trust' in the near future, which will need government support.
Other people being touted for the Channel 4 top job include (as we reported yesterday) Sky Networks MD Dawn Airey, Endemol supremo Peter Bazalgette and former Lambeth Council chief exec and current Channel 4 education boss Heather Rabbatts.