Broadband TV News: Sky Sports and ITV agree ‘deal in principle’ to broadcast EFL Cup and EFL Championship fixtures

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Sky Sports and ITV have reached an agreement in principle to broadcast select fixtures from the EFL (Carabo) Cup free-to-air.

The Sun: BBC axes beloved property show and spin-off series with celebrity host in latest telly cull

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The BBC has axed a beloved property and its spin-off series in the broadcaster's latest telly cull.

BBC Sport: BBC signs new four-year audio deal for ICC events

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The BBC has signed a new four-year audio deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to broadcast all major global tournaments.

Broadcast Sport: S4C to air Wales men’s & women’s rugby

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Men’s Summer Series and women’s WXV playoff will be shown on Welsh language broadcaster.

Media Guardian: Gary Lineker says he regrets his tweet led to row with BBC instead of Mail

Story from Media Guardian:

Gary Lineker has said he regrets that a tweet he posted led to a fallout with the BBC, when it should have been a row between the broadcaster and the Daily Mail.

Advanced Television: BBC News at One readies Salford move

Story from Advanced Television:

The BBC’s News at One will be live from its new home in Salford for the first time on June 3rd, making it the first daily network TV news bulletin outside London.

Advanced Television: Narrative Entertainment unveils 2 new FAST channels

Story from Advanced Television:

Narrative Entertainment UK has announced two new FAST channel launches and the expansion of the GREAT! brand into the US market as it marks its third anniversary.

Broadcast Sport: ITV in talks over £15m Championship and Carabao Cup deal

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Public broadcaster discussing sub-licencing deal with Sky Sports for at least 19 matches-a-season.

Channel 4 set to close KISS TV next month

Just a day after Magic TV revealing that it will close on June 30th.

Sister channel KISS TV has now reveal onair that their will also close on June 30th on all networks.

The Sun: Cancelled Channel 5 axes beloved eighties reboot before series has even finished after ratings flop

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The Channel 5 reboot of the hit series Challenge Anneka has been pulled off air after just three episodes after ratings flop.

Deadline: BBC News Presenter Apologizes To Nigel Farage On Air For “Inflammatory Language” Accusation

Story from Deadline:

BBC News boss Deborah Turness’ proclamation late last week that “we will make mistakes” during the election period appears to already be coming true, with a leading news presenter being forced to apologize to Nigel Farage this afternoon.

Channel 4 set to close Magic TV next month

Magic TV has reveal onair that their will close on June 30th on all networks.

Deadline: Sky Swoops For Max’s ‘The Penguin’ TV Series

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Sky has swooped for The Penguin.

Deadline; UK General Election: BBC Details July 4 Coverage As News Teams Battle To Lock Down TV Debates With Haste

Story from Deadline:

The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible.

Advanced Television: Media committee Chair outlines achievements

Story from Advanced Television:

Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has outlined some key achievements of the Committee and work that could be taken forward in the new Parliament, ahead of its dissolution, following the announcement of a General Election.

Deadline: BBC News Presenter Returns To Screen After A Year Off-Air, As Legal Battle Continues

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BBC news presenter Martine Croxall has returned to screen after being off-air for more than a year, while her legal battle with her employer still plays out.

The Sun: Sky customers told to upgrade their box or miss out on major TV boost coming this summer

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Millions of Sky customers have been told to upgrade their boxes, or they'll miss out on a major TV boost arriving this summer.

Deadline: Channel 4 To Air Episodes Of Hit Podcast ‘The Rest Is Politics’ In General Election Run-Up

Story from Deadline:

Channel 4 and The Rest is Politics have struck a first-of-its-kind deal that will see episodes of the smash hit podcast air on the network in the run up to the general election.

Advanced Television: MGM rolls out rebranded MGM+ in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

The MGM streaming service has rebranded as MGM+ and launched in the UK today (May 20th). The service is priced at £4.49 per month.

Digital TV Europe: ITV outlines Euro 2024 broadcasting plans

Story from Digital TV Europe:

UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV has outlined its broadcasting plans for its UEFA men’s Euro 2024 championship including a dedicated Euros 24/7 Channel on AVOD service ITVX.

Digital TV Europe: Euros channel to launch on BBC iPlayer

Story from Digital TV Europe:

UK public broadcaster BBC is launching a dedicated Euro channel on free streaming service BBC iPlayer as part of its coverage of the upcoming 2024 UEFA European football tournament.

TV Zone: UKTV's Freeview channels set to be rebrand on July 16th

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TV Zone is reporting that UKTV's Freeview channels will be rebrand from July 16th:

Deadline: British Broadcasting Bosses Band Together To Urge Passing Of Media Bill Before Parliament Is Dissolved For General Election

Story from Deadline:

The head honchos of all major British broadcasters have urged politicians to pass the Media Bill before a change of government.

Deadline: BBC Comedy Boss Tells Producers To Stop Pitching Dramedies & Locate Their “Funny Bones”

Story from Deadline:

Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning.

Deadline: ‘Outnumbered’ Returning To BBC After Eight Years

Story from Deadline:

Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years.

Deadline: Former Warner Bros. Discovery Europe Boss Priya Dogra Lands At Sky

Story from Deadline:

Former Warner Bros. Discovery Europe boss Priya Dogra is heading to Sky in a newly-created role.

Deadline: UK Culture Secretary Says She Lobbied BBC To Change Policy On Calling Hamas “Terrorists” During Private Board Meeting

Story from Deadline:

The UK Culture Secretary has said she lobbied the BBC during a private board meeting to refer to Hamas as “terrorists” in its news coverage.

Advanced Television: Accedo brings ITVX to PlayStations

Story from Advanced Television:

Video solutions provider, Accedo, has worked with ITV to bring its streaming service, ITVX, to PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles in the UK, broadening its reach and making its content available to more viewers.

Deadline: ITV Set To Make Dozens Of Layoffs

Story from Deadline:

ITV is set to lay off dozens of staff as it ramps up cost-cutting measures worth £50M per year.

Advanced Television: Channel 4, YouTube team to cover 2024 Paralympics

Story from Advanced Television:

Channel 4 Sport’s YouTube channel will broadcast every single televised moment of live sport from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Advanced Television: GB News faces Ofcom sanction

Story from Advanced Television:

An Ofcom investigation has concluded that People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News broke broadcasting due impartiality rules.

Daily Mail: BBC announces Motherland spin-off Amandaland

Story from Daily Mail:

Motherland fans can rejoice as the BBC has revealed that a spin-off focused on the pretentious - and newly-divorced - Amanda will hit screens later this year.

Daily Mail: BBC Rebus reboot portrays Ian Rankin's popular detective as a 'thug'

Story from Daily Mail:

He's the maverick cop beloved by millions. But John Rebus may lose fans in a BBC reboot that portrays him as an 'unhinged thug'.

Broadcast Sport: Womens sports viewing at all-time high

Story from Broadcast Sport:

The first four months of 2024 brought record TV viewing for women’s sport in the UK, according to a new report by the Women’s Sport Trust.

Media Guardian: Diana chauffeur and BBC agree payout over claim Martin Bashir slandered him

Story from Media Guardian:

The BBC has agreed to pay “substantial” compensation to Diana, Princess of Wales’s chauffeur to settle a claim he was slandered by the disgraced broadcaster Martin Bashir.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery International Chief Hints At Changes To Output Deal With Sky As Max Expands

Story from Deadline:

Gerhard Zeiler, president of Warner Bros. Discovery international, said an HBO output deal with Sky overseas will likely not look the same if it’s renewed.

Advanced Television: UEFA finals free on discovery+

Story from Advanced Television:

The 2024 men’s UEFA finals, exclusively live on TNT Sports, will be available for anyone to watch for free on discovery+.

Daily Mail: Tributes flood in for actress Gudrun Ure who died age 98

Story from Daily Mail:

Super Gran star Gudrun Ure has died at the age of 98, with tributes pouring in for the beloved children's actress.

BBC Sport: BBC Sport signs new free-to-air FA Cup deal

Story from BBC Sport:

BBC Sport will continue to show free-to-air coverage of the FA Cup after securing a four-year deal starting from the 2025-26 season.

BBC News: Warning over 'disastrous' BBC podcast advert plan

Story from BBC News:

Some of Britain’s biggest media companies have written to the government to warn of their "deep concern" about the BBC's plan to introduce advertising in podcasts for some listeners in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy UK sources reveal Sky Sports app via Virgin Media UK

Media Boy UK sources has told us:

Nothing official however it looks like Sky Sports + will be available on TV360, Stream and V6 boxes from August.

Gazette Live: The new Sky Sports-EFL broadcast deal and what it means for Middlesbrough next season

Story from Gazette Live:

Middlesbrough will be shown live on Sky Sports at least 24 times next season, including on the opening day, as the new domestic EFL broadcast deal begins.

Advanced Television: The Walking Dead spin-offs find UK home on Sky

Story from Advanced Television:

Sky has announced that all episodes of spin-off series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will be released exclusively on Sky and NOW in the UK from May 31st.

Deadline: ‘The Traitors’ Producer Wants Former Prime Minister Liz Truss For BBC Celebrity Series

Story from Deadline:

An unlikely dream contestant has emerged for The Traitors: Liz Truss.

Cable Forum: Sky Sports + 'set to' launch on Virgin Media UK from August

The following information was from 'nodrogd' on Cable Forum:

Daily Mail: More Premier League clubs want 3pm blackout to be lifted ahead of 2027

Story from Daily Mail:

A growing number of Premier League clubs want the 3pm TV blackout to be lifted ahead of the next domestic rights auction in a move that influential figures within the industry regard as increasingly inevitable.

Advanced Television; Data: Channel 4 streaming audience up 22% in April

Story from Advanced Television:

Channel 4 streaming grew 22 per cent year-on-year in April – with a total of 6.5 billion viewer minutes – according to BARB data.

Advanced Television: S4C appoints Angell as Head of Entertainment and Factual

Story from Advanced Television:

S4C has appointed Beth Angell as the new Head of Entertainment and Factual Entertainment. She will start her new role with the Welsh language broadcaster in June.

Daily Mail: From This Morning to axing of BBC's Doctors is it over for daytime TV?

Story from Daily Mail:

Experts fear the end of daytime TV could be on the horizon after a slew of popular shows have been axed amid a battle for viewers and falling revenues.

Daily Mail; Sky Sports+ Explained: Everything you need to know about new channel

Story from Daily Mail:

Sky Sports are set to shake up the streaming world this year with the introduction of Sky Sports+.

Advanced Television: ITV Q1 impacted by Hollywood strikes

Story from Advanced Television:

ITV has reported that Q1 revenue to March 31st was down 7 per cent YoY at £887 million, with growth in total advertising revenue (TAR) offset by the decline in ITV Studios revenue.

Radio Times: EFL teams to be shown more than 20 times live on Sky Sports in 2024/25

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Sky Sports has announced all 72 English Football League teams will be shown live on TV more than 20 times per season as part of its new rights deal, with Championship teams to be shown on at least 24 occasions in 2024/25.

Media Guardian: Sky to screen 3pm Saturday kick-offs among 1,000 EFL live games in 2024-25

Story from Media Guardian:

Sky Sports plans to broadcast football during the 3pm Saturday slot as it gets set to increase its live sports coverage by 50% from next season.

Media Leader: There's still time for Lucy Frazer to secure her legacy

Story from Media Leader:

With the election now likely to be in November, some important pending legislations that could benefit the media industry still stand a chance.

Broadband TV News: Sky Sports launches new streaming channel

Story from Broadband TV News:

Twice the amount of live sport will be available to Sky Sports subscribers with the launch of a new channel integrated into Sky TV, NOW, and a revamped Sky Sports mobile app.

Broadcast Sport: Sky introduces Sky Sports+

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Sky has launched Sky Sports+, which will be integrated into a “revamped” Sky Sports mobile app, NOW sports package and will also be a dedicated new linear TV channel.

Deadline: Channel 4 Presses Pause On ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown’

Story from Deadline:

Popular Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown appears to be the latest to have been hit by the network’s slowdown.

BBC Sport: Doncaster expects new TV and sponsorship deals for SPFL

Story from BBC Sport:

SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster expects a further 20 Scottish Premiership games to be purchased by a broadcaster other than Sky Sports.

Deadline; BBC Legal Fight With Female Presenters: Gender Pay Discrimination Claim Thrown Out By Court

Story from Deadline:

Four female BBC presenters cannot pursue complaints over gender pay discrimination as part of their lawsuit against the British broadcaster, a court has ruled.

Deadline: BBC Returning To ‘The Split’ With Barcelona-Set Special

Story from Deadline:

The final season may have concluded in 2022 but the BBC isn’t letting go of legal drama The Split just yet, with a Barcelona-set special greenlit three months after a Manchester spin off.

Deadline: ‘Gavin & Stacey’ Christmas Ep Confirmed; James Corden & Ruth Jones Say Special Will Be Final Ever Episode

Story from Deadline:

It’s been confirmed. Deadline’s scoop from earlier this year that another Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was in the works has been rubberstamped and it will be the smash comedy’s final ever.

Digital TV Europe: TrillerTV adds Strike Fight Xtreme to MMA offering in UK

Story from Digital TV Europe:

The new MMA championship Strike Fight Xtreme (SFX) will show on combat sport streamer TrillerTV+ in the UK.

Digital TV Europe: Giro d’Italia to show on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Eurosport, Max, discovery+

Story from Digital TV Europe:

Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast Italian cycling championship Giro d’Italia on linear channel Eurosport, as well as streaming services Max and discovery+.

Digital TV Europe: DAZN scores rights to Northern Ireland women’s premiership

Story from Digital TV Europe:

DAZN has further bolstered its Women Football offering, securing the free-to-air rights to the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL).

Broadband TV News: Liberty Global “on track’ despite subscriber losses

Story from Broadband TV News:

Liberty Global first quarter results are all about investment and value for shareholders.

Deadline: ‘All Creatures Great And Small’ Scribe To Pen ITV Drama About Repeal Of Double Jeopardy Law Starring Sheridan Smith

Story from Deadline:

All Creatures Great and Small scribe Jamie Crichton is taking on ITV‘s latest campaigning drama, a series about the fight to repeal the notorious double jeopardy law starring Sheridan Smith.

RTE News: BBC raises alleged surveillance of journalist by police

Story from RTE News:

The BBC in Northern Ireland has begun a legal process to establish whether a senior journalist was subjected to alleged police surveillance.

Deadline: BBC News Presenters Claim They Were Forced Off Air & Harassed After “Sham” Hiring Process

Story from Deadline:

Four female BBC News presenters have commenced legal action against the UK broadcaster, arguing they were forced off air for a year and harassed as a result of a “rigged” recruitment process.

BBC News: STV journalists strike for second time

Story from BBC News:

Journalists at STV are taking strike action for a second time after the latest pay offer put forward by the broadcaster was rejected by staff.

Broadband TV News: Virgin Media TV adds 11 new FAST channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

Virgin Media O2 is adding a selection of 11 new FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels to its TV service.

List of today's Virgin Media UK changes in full

Today's Virgin Media UK changes in full:

FAST Channel launches:

Deadline; Brian McCardie Dies: ‘Line Of Duty’ And ‘Time’ Actor Was 59

Story from Deadline:

Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor best known as Line of Duty crime boss Tommy Hunter, has died aged 59.

Deadline: New All3Media Owner RedBird IMI Pulls Out Of Deal To Buy Daily Telegraph Following Press Freedom Concerns

Story from Deadline:

Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird IMI, the new Abu Dhabi-backed owner of All3Media, has pulled out of its deal to buy the UK’s Daily Telegraph following press freedom concerns.

Daily Mail: Mark Lawrenson says the BBC is 'top of the Woke League'

Story from Daily Mail:

Mark Lawrenson has branded the BBC as being 'top of the woke league' after again claiming he was dropped as a Match of the Day pundit due to being '65 and white'.