News UK TV: Murdoch-owned channel will be streamed live and on-demand rather...
News UK has revealed it will launch a nightly entertainment show this spring after months of speculation about its plans to expand into TV. The media company, which owns the Sun and Times newspapers...
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Andrew Neil sets out anti 'woke' vision for GB News as channel faces campaign...
Andrew Neil set out his anti “woke” vision for GB News on the same day that the channel faced an attempted advertising boycott prompted by campaign group Stop Funding Hate. Hundreds of tweets have been...
View ArticleFrom tea boy to top dog: CNBC International president John Casey on Covid-19,...
John Casey may have had 26 years of experience climbing from the “lowest rank” to the very top of business and financial news broadcaster CNBC International. But, after being appointed president and...
View ArticleChina bans BBC World News TV channel in response to Ofcom ban on China Global TV
Ofcom has revoked the UK broadcasting licence of Chinese state-backed channel China Global Television Network (known as CGTN). The move, announced on 4 February, prompted China to retaliate yesterday...
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Journalist John Ware wins first stage of £50,000 libel fight over Press Gang...
A High Court judge has ruled an article dubbing investigative reporter John Ware’s Panorama programme into anti-Semitism in the Labour party “rogue journalism” was “clearly defamatory”. Ware (pictured)...
View ArticleOfcom says no further action required over Emily Maitlis Cummings monologue
Ofcom has said “no further regulatory action” is required over Emily Maitlis’ controversial Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham. But the broadcast regulator has reminded...
View ArticleOfcom fines Chinese state broadcaster CGTN £225,000 for biased Hong Kong...
Ofcom has fined Chinese state broadcaster CGTN a total of £225,000 for breaching fairness, privacy and due impartiality requirements in its news broadcasting. It imposed a £125,000 financial penalty...
View Article'Freedom of speech is a hill I'm prepared to die on', says Piers Morgan, as...
Piers Morgan has left Good Morning Britain (GMB) but insisted it was an “amicable” exit and that he and ITV had “agreed to disagree”. The broadcaster said in a statement on Tuesday: “Following...
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The highs and lows of Piers Morgan's career in journalism
Piers Morgan has been no stranger to controversy throughout his career as a journalist and broadcaster, with his departure from GMB over comments about Meghan Markle the latest in a long line of ups...
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Dow Jones boss says Google deal 'historic shift' but ITN CEO says ad hoc...
The chief executive of Dow Jones has described the News Corp deal with Google as a “historic shift” and “just the beginning with much, much more to come”. Almar Latour told Deloitte’s Media and...
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Clive Myrie on GB News and impartiality: Andrew Neil is a good journalist...
BBC News presenter Clive Myrie will tonight blame the storming of the US Capitol in part on the country’s “toxic media environment with no rules” and warn of the risks of the UK following suit. In a...
View ArticleMeghan interview: CBS accused of 'deliberate distortion and doctoring' by...
Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers has demanded that CBS remove a “misleading montage” of newspaper headlines from its ‘Oprah with Meghan and Harry’ broadcast. Associated Newspapers alleges...
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Jeremy Paxman interview: Why he's not woke, won't 'shitbag' colleagues and...
“Look,” says Jeremy Paxman sternly. “I am not going to get into the business of shitbagging my former colleagues if that’s what you want. As I say, I don’t see it. So I can’t give you a comment.”...
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Platform profile: How Acast is helping publishers make money from podcasts...
It is notoriously difficult to make money from podcasts. Around 80m Americans listen to podcasts on a weekly basis, an Edison Research study found this month. But, according to Emarketer, the US...
View ArticleSome 550 BBC jobs closed or moved as news shifts away from London
First published: 18/3/2021 The BBC has revealed plans to shift its journalistic centre outside London over the next six years to better represent “different voices and perspectives” from across the UK....
View ArticleOfcom says uncensored use of N-word in BBC news report was 'unjustified'
Ofcom has ruled the controversial use of the N-word in a BBC news report last summer was “unjustified”. But the regulator decided not to take any action over the incident, saying that even though the...
View ArticleBBC will beat GB News and Murdoch TV by 'doubling down' on trust, says Tim Davie
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said its values of impartiality will help it withstand competition from Andrew Neil’s upcoming GB News channel and streaming shows being launched by Rupert Murdoch’s...
View ArticleITN fears 'news desert' without fresh legislation promoting public service...
Broadcast news producer ITN has warned of a “news desert” in which disinformation and misinformation could be allowed to thrive without updated regulation. ITN, which produces ITV News, Channel 4 News...
View ArticleUK Government ditches plans for greater openness with daily TV press briefings
The UK government has ditched plans for greater openness with televised daily press briefings. The move comes despite recruiting former BBC and ITV broadcaster Allegra Stratton (pictured) to front the...
View ArticleOldham Chronicle to relaunch in print as post-Covid recovery makes it...
Update: 21 April 2021 The Oldham Evening Chronicle is to be relaunched from Friday 25 June for its first regular print editions since 2017. The free paper will at first publish monthly with the aim to...
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