Daily Mail: Martin Frizell steps down as editor of This Morning after 10 years

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Martin Frizell is stepping down as editor of ITV's This Morning after ten years in charge, it emerged today.

F1 drivers will go on strike from December 13th to play some Darts

My V6 box has confirmed that Sky Sports Darts HD will appear on Sky Sports F1 HD from December 13th at 6am.

Advanced Television: ITV, Formula E sign new broadcast deal

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Formula E and ITV have announced a new free-to-air broadcast deal for the UK and Ireland, with all 16 E-Prix and Qualifying sessions for Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to be shown live on ITV4 and ITVX.

Variety: BBC Licence Fee Confirmed Until at Least 2027 as U.K. Culture Minister Considers Funding Options for Broadcaster

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U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy has committed to continuing the BBC‘s licence fee model until at least 2027.

Advanced Television: SAP, AWS move BBC’s IT systems to cloud

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The BBC has continued its relationship with SAP to transform its IT systems, including finance, HR and procurement.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Committed To Channel 5 Amid Skydance Sale Process, Says UK Chief Sarah Rose

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Channel 5 remains part of the Paramount “ecosystem” as the Skydance sale progresses and the network’s American owners are even “envious” of its model, according to UK chief Sarah Rose.

Sky Sports + app launches on Virgin Media's V6 Boxes

The Sky Sports + app has now launch on Virgin Media's V6 Boxes via the Red Button on the Sky Sports + Channels. Information was first reported by UK Cable TV Changes.

Advanced Television: STV “in line” despite ad slump

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STV Group, in a trading update, has reported that performance remains “in line with market expectations, despite ongoing weakness in the linear TV advertising and commissioning markets”.

Advanced Television: The Smurfs returning to S4C

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International children’s television favourite, The Smurfs, are set to return to S4C – under their Welsh name, Y Smyrffs – for the first time in 40 years.

Has Virgin Media UK signed an new deal with Sky UK?

UK Cable TV Changes is tonight reporting that Virgin Media UK has updated their list of FAST Channels that is maybe coming soon to Virgin:

Advanced Television: RSC Chair to lead Creative Industries Council

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Baroness Shriti Vadera has been appointed by the Culture Secretary as the new co-chair of the Creative Industries Council – a key forum that brings together government and the businesses and public bodies of the UK’s creative industries.

Radio Today: NUJ urges reversal of BBC digital radio station plans

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The National Union of Journalists has reiterated its concern over the BBC’s proposals to launch two new digital radio stations including an extension to BBC Radio 2.

Advanced Television: Dagnell named ITV’s Director of News

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ITV has announced that Editor of ITV Network News, Andrew Dagnell, has been promoted to lead news and current affairs content across the whole of ITV, reporting to Kevin Lygo.

Broadband TV News: Renewal for Sky’s Day of the Jackal

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An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.

Sky News: ITV back in spotlight as suitors screen potential bids

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Potential suitors have again begun circling ITV, Britain’s biggest terrestrial commercial broadcaster, after a prolonged period of share price weakness and renewed questions about its long-term strategic destiny.

Advanced Television: WWE Network shutting in UK ahead of Netflix move

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From January 6th 2025, WWE’s flagship weekly programming – Raw, SmackDown and NXT – will stream on Netflix alongside all previous and future Premium Live Events.

Advanced Television: TNT Sports acquires UK rights to SailGP

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SailGP has announced that TNT Sports will be the new, exclusive broadcaster of the global racing championship in the UK and Ireland for the upcoming 2025 Season – which starts on November 23rd in Dubai.

Variety; ‘Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking’ Lands on Prime Video in the U.K.

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“Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” has been acquired by Prime Video for the U.K and Ireland.

BBC News: Gary Lineker steps down as Sports Personality host

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Gary Lineker has stepped down as co-presenter of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, following the news that he will leave Match of the Day, the corporation has confirmed.

Advanced Television: S4C, Media Cymru announce digital future project

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Welsh-language public service broadcaster S4C and Welsh media consortium Media Cymru have announced that they have called “the most ambitious research and development project in S4C’s history”.

Advanced Television: TNT Sports extends MotoGP deal

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TNT Sports will continue to be the home of MotoGP after agreeing a new multi-year deal to broadcast the championship in the UK and Ireland.

Advanced Television; Report: Blue Lights boosted Northern Ireland economy by £20m

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The BBC Economic Impact Report for Northern Ireland shows the drama series Blue Lights has had a positive impact on the economy across its first two seasons, alongside other network productions made in Northern Ireland.

BBC News; Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day

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Gary Lineker has said it is "the right time" for another presenter to take on hosting Match of the Day, as the BBC looks to do the football programme "slightly differently" in the future.

Advanced Television: The Day of the Jackal sets Sky viewing record

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The Day of the Jackal has become the biggest launch on Sky in over two years, drawing a record audience of 3 million in its first week making it the biggest Sky Original ever.

That's TV 2 launches on Virgin Media UK

Virgin Media UK has make some changes today:

Variety: Amazon Is Shutting Down Freevee, Its Ad-Supported Video Streamer

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RIP, Freevee.

Deadline: BBC Confirms Gary Lineker Will Leave ‘Match Of The Day’ Next Year

Story from Deadline:

The BBC has confirmed reports on Monday night that Gary Lineker is leaving Match of the Day at the end of the current Premier League season.

Broadband TV News: “Natural leader” Geraint Evans named as new S4C boss

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Welsh language channel S4C has announced Geraint Evans as its new chief executive.

Broadcast Sport: Premier Sports on its European rugby & 24/7 rugby channel plans

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Lawrence Dallaglio, Natasha ‘Mo’ Hunt, Andy Goode, Chris Robshaw, Topsy Ojo & Martin Bayfield are among the 32 pundits, presenters and commentators announced for Premier Sports’ coverage of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup.

Advanced Television; Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking coming to Prime Video UK

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Prime Video has announced that the newest addition to the Wizarding World franchise, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, will debut on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland this December.

Broadband TV News: National League goes live on DAZN

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DAZN has become the global home of the Vanarama National League with both domestic UK and global rights.

SportsPro: Premier Sports adamant European rugby and dedicated channel will drive subscriptions

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Premier Sports say it is confident in the power of club rugby union to attract subscribers to its pay-TV service in the UK and Ireland ahead of a launch of a channel dedicated to the sport in early 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK set to move That's Christmas to new EPG number soon

Virgin Media UK ARE SET to move That's Christmas (aka That's TV 3) soon to a new channel number.

Deadline: UK Government Launches Forum To Consider Future Of Linear TV Amid Streaming Revolution

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The UK government plans to examine ways of sustainably preserving linear television for older and underprivileged audiences amid the streaming revolution.

Advanced Television: UKTV completes rollout of U Masterbrand

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UKTV has completed the rollout of its U Masterbrand with the commercial broadcaster’s pay channels, Gold & Alibi, transitioning to U&Gold and U&alibi across paid linear and on demand platforms.

Hollywood Reporter: Channel 4 Kicks Ex-U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Out of Election Panel for Plugging Book

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Former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson was “fired” from Channel 4‘s overnight election coverage after going on and on about his book, according to the program’s co-host.

Broadband TV News: New ITV cost savings after revenues drop

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ITV has announced a further £20 million in cost savings in 2024.

Advanced Television: UK media merger laws to be modernised

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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced plans to broaden the scope of the UK’s media mergers regime, updating it for the digital age to reflect modern news consumption habits and better protect media freedom and plurality.

Deadline: Emily Maitlis Told Off For Swearing During Channel 4’s Sometimes Chaotic U.S. Election Night Live

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Emily Maitlis was reprimanded for swearing by her co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy during Channel 4‘s lively coverage of the U.S. election in the UK.

Hollywood Reporter; BBC Is a “Very British Success Story,” New Chair Says But Warns: “The Fight Is on”

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The BBC “is a very British success story”, new chair Samir Shah said in Leeds, England on Tuesday in his first public speech, in which he outlined his vision for the future of U.K. public service broadcasting and his priorities for the BBC.

Advanced Television: DAZN, Queensberry Promotions multi-year rights deal

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Queensberry Promotions, the boxing promotion company founded by Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren, has entered into a multi-year media rights agreement with DAZN, the sport streaming platform.

That's TV 2 set to launch on Virgin Media UK

UK Cable TV Changes are today reporting That's TV 2 are testing in Virgin Media O2 HQ ahead of launching on Virgin UK Channel 151.

Deadline: BBC Chair Samir Shah Calls For Action To Future-Proof Public Service Broadcasting In First Major Speech: “The Fight Is On”

Story from Deadline:

BBC Chairman Samir Shah will launch a staunch defense of the UK’s public broadcasting system in his first major speech.

Variety: Freddie Flintoff Sets Disney+ Documentary Charting Recovery From ‘Top Gear’ Crash and Return to Cricket

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Freddie Flintoff has teamed up with Disney+ for an original documentary film about his cricket career and recovery from his near-fatal “Top Gear” crash in 2022.

Media Guardian: Sky faces bill for hundreds of millions after advertising blunder

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Sky is facing a bill for hundreds of millions of pounds after a blunder that meant it accidentally underpaid its advertising partners, it has emerged.

The Sun: BBC reveal future of hit comedy panel show after 19 series on air

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Fans of The Blame Game will no longer be playing a guessing game as the BBC has confirmed the hit show will be returning for its 20th series.

The Sun: Sky Sports slammed as ‘complete joke’ as technical error leaves fans unable to watch bumper night of cup football

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Football fans were left furious after Sky Sports Plus appeared to crash during Manchester United's Carabao Cup clash with Leicester City.

Advanced Television: Government responds to creator remuneration report

Story from Advanced Television:

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has published the Government response to the report on creator remuneration from the committee in the last Parliament.

Advanced Television: UK creative industries funding confirmed

Story from Advanced Television:

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has welcomed confirmation in the Budget of the government’s commitment to support the creative industries – as part of the Industrial Strategy – recognising the key role it can play in economic growth.

The Sun: Major TV change as England’s Autumn International rugby fixtures move to new channel

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England will be shown by a new broadcaster in this year's Autumn International fixtures.