The Business - 18/01/2009

Presented by Jamie McIvor. As the communications watchdog Ofcom gets set to deliver its verdict on the future of public service broadcasting in the next few days, former BBC and ITV executive Roger Laughton outlines the options for commercial television operators stv and Channel 4. The BBC has learned that the Treasury is to announce an insurance scheme for banks next week to try to revive confidence in the industry. Our business reporter Joe Lynam gives us the details. Raymond O' Hare, director of Microsoft Scotland, tells Glenn Campbell how the software giant expects to keep growing during a recession by helping other businesses work more productively. Laura Maciver reports on how pubs, restaurants and hotels are coping with the impact of the credit crunch. And how do people learn to deal with life after work? Cary Cooper, professor of occupational psychology at Lancaster University, reveals how.