Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - CNBC: New CNN chief Chris Licht gives Discovery a chance to build a bridge from Jeff Zucker to a new era

Story from CNBC: 

Discovery hasn’t closed its deal for WarnerMedia yet, but there are already signs cable news station CNN may be in line for a makeover.

Evening Standard: Boris Johnson criticises RT and calls for Ofcom review

Story from Evening Standard: 

Boris Johnson has criticised news channel RT for “peddling” material that is “doing a lot of damage to the truth” and called for Ofcom to look at if it is “infringing the rules of this country”.

Deadline: Discovery UK & Nordics Boss James Gibbons Teases Approach To BT Sport JV, Talks Originals, WarnerMedia Merger & Ad Lite

Story from Deadline: 

Discovery UK & Nordics Boss James Gibbons has talked up the potential BT Sport JV as being an effective marketing tool for the media company’s deep content catalog, allowing subs to “come for the sport, stay for the rest.”

CONFIRM: Last hour deal done to keep Create & Craft on Virgin Media UK

Hochanda Global Limited did reveal LIVE on air at around 9pm tonight that Virgin Media UK viewers can carry on watching Create & Craft when it relaunch tomorrow on Virgin UK Channel 748.

Broadband TV News: Ofcom says “unacceptable” for any licensees to broadcast one-sided propaganda

Story from Broadband TV News: 

The chief executive of Ofcom has told the culture secretary the regulator recognises the serious nature of the situation in Ukraine.

Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - Deadline: Discovery CEO Tells Wall Street Goal Of WarnerMedia Merger ‘Is To Compete, Not Win Spending War’

Story from Deadline: 

Discovery execs, attuning commentary around recent investor sentiment on streaming, reassured investors this morning that they will not overspend on content as the company merges with WarnerMedia early in the second quarter.

Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - Variety: AT&T, Discovery Prepare for Mid-April Close of WarnerMedia Deal

Story from Variety: 

AT&T and Discovery are expecting to close Discovery’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia to create new company Warner Bros. Discovery as early as mid-April, Variety has learned.

Channel 4 Takeover - TVB Europe: Tory MPs call on government to “leave Channel 4 alone”

Story from TVB Europe: 

Senior Conservative MPs have called on the government to abandon its plans to privatise Channel 4 in a “strongly worded letter” to Boris Johnson, according to The Guardian. 

EXCLUSIVE: "Talks ongoing" to keep Create & Craft on Virgin Media after relaunch

Hochanda Global Limited has just reveal to Media Boy UK that they are still in talks with Virgin Media UK over Create & Craft staying on Virgin after Thursday. 

Media Boy UK HQ has also told "We hope to be able to update all of our customers soon." 

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Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - Deadline: Peter Bart: The Deal Gets Real At WarnerMedia As David Zaslav Ponders Its Power Structure

Story from Deadline: 

David Zaslav, who is famously gregarious and high-energy, has been oddly quiet lately with an absence of media interviews or social events on his schedule. Even his regular booth at the Polo Lounge has been somnolent.

Advanced Television: ViacomCBS to become Paramount

Story from Advanced Television: 

Media and entertainment company ViacomCBS is to become Paramount Global (referred to as Paramount), effective February 16th, bringing together its portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a new parent company name.

SIX BBC channels goes HD on Virgin Media UK

The following BBC SD Channels has been axe today on Virgin Media UK: 

• 861. BBC One London

Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - Digital TV Europe: Discovery shareholders to vote on Warner merger on March 11

Story from Digital TV Europe: 

Discovery has scheduled a special shareholders meeting on March 11 to ratify its US$43 billion acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia.

WarnerMedia-Discovery merger - C21 Media: WarnerMedia-Discovery merger clears final US antitrust hurdle as deal nears finish line

Story from C21 Media: 

The WarnerMedia-Discovery merger has cleared its final antitrust hurdle in the US, paving the way for the US$43bn deal to officially close.

Digital Spy Forum: Virgin Media UK to launch SIX more BBC HD Channels

Information from "epsilon" on Digital Spy Forum: 

The HD Version of BBC Red Button One now has been added to the SDT and now has an official service label / name. HD versions of BBC One London HD (SID 1509), BBC One Scotland HD (SID 1610), BBC One NI HD (SID 1810), BBC One Wales HD (SID 2410) and BBC TWO HD (SID 2510) have been added in the background for launch on channels 866 to 869 and 872 respectively.

Source: Digital Spy Forum and Epsilon.

BT Sport Takeover - Mail Online: BT Sport is in talks with Discovery over a deal that could revolutionise the UK TV market - and grab events and audience from Sky Sports - with a joint offering that would include the Olympics, Champions League football and Grand Slam tennis

Story from Mail Online: 

BT are in exclusive talks with Discovery Inc. about a joint 50/50 offering as a major rival to Sky Sports in the UK sports broadcasting market.

Virgin Media UK moves temporary Eurosport Winter Olympics channels

Virgin Media UK has today moved a following channels: 

BT Sport takeover - Broadcast - Analysis: BT Sport and Discovery joint venture could be ‘legitimate threat’ to Sky

Story from Broadcast: 

Analysts from across the broadcast sector have given their views to Broadcast Sport on the proposed joint venture between BT Sport and Discovery, and whether it could be a genuine competitor to Sky Sports.

New HD Channel launches on Virgin Media

Virgin Media UK has launch a following channels today: 

BT Sport Takeover - The Telegraph: Failure to win BT Sport leaves Dazn's float plans up in the air

Story from The Telegraph: 

After courting BT since the middle of last year, Sir Leonard Blavatnik's sports streaming empire had been expecting to seal a deal for the telecoms giant’s sports channel.

Hochanda Global Limited reveal Create & Craft may close later this month

Hochanda Global Limited has today reveal Create & Craft maybe set to close on Virgin UK Channel 748 on February 25th.

BT Sport Takeover - Media Guardian: BT enters exclusive talks with Discovery on BT Sports

Story from Media Guardian: 

BT has entered exclusive talks with the US pay-TV firm Discovery to create a joint venture business that will include BT Sport, which has rights to sports including the Premier League and Champions League.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin start a new BBC HD Test

Digital Bit Rates is today showing that The BBC are testing an new HD Channel. 

BT Sport Takeover - Media Guardian: BT enters final stage of talks to offload Premier League rights

Story from Media Guardian: 

BT is in talks with the Premier League as it enters the final stage of offloading its sports TV business, with possible deals from streaming service Dazn and US pay-TV giant Discovery under discussion at the telecoms giant’s monthly board meeting on Wednesday.

BT Sport Takeover - The Telegraph: Premier League in talks to approve imminent BT Sport takeover

Story from The Telegraph: 

The Premier League is in talks to approve the sale of BT Sport midway through the broadcaster's latest term as one of the top tier's main rights-holders.

Discovery Inc-WarnerMedia merger - Advanced Television: AT&T spins off WarnerMedia to shareholders

Story from Advanced Television: 

US multiplay telco AT&T has confirmed that its board of directors has determined to spin off AT&T’s interest in WarnerMedia in connection with the previously-announced transaction with Discovery.

BBC THREE relaunches on Virgin plus Virgin moves BBC Four in some areas

The following changes has happen today on Virgin Media UK: