Advanced Television: Ofcom consults on satellite filings

Story from Advanced Television:

UK comms regulator Ofcom is consulting on proposed updates to its satellite filings procedures, which are the processes for obtaining internationally recognised orbits and frequency assignments for satellites.

Advanced Television: BBC vows “continued transformation” in Annual Plan

Story from Advanced Television:

The BBC has published its Annual Plan for 2025/26, laying out how it plans to provide value for audiences, support democracy and drive growth in the creative economy.

Deadline: BBC Says “Unprecedented Funding Challenge” Lies Ahead As Content Spend Set To Fall By $200M

Story from Deadline:

The BBC faces an “unprecedented content funding challenge” in the year to come, the corporation’s Annual Plan setting out priorities for the next 12 months has said.

Broadcast Sport: Whisper in talks over sale

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Whisper is reportedly in talks over the sale of a minority or majority stake in its business.

Daily Express: Labour civil war erupts as Lisa Nandy set to be ousted for 'not working hard enough'

Story from Daily Express:

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy faces being axed from Sir Keir Starmer’s top team amid claims “she doesn’t work hard enough".

Daily Mirror: Sky History +1 closes next month

Story from Daily Mirror:

Sky has just confirmed to Mirror Online that a pair of popular channel have been removed from the telly planner, meaning users will now longer be able to tune and watch content shown on the services.

Paramount Network UK to relaunch Club MTV next month

Base on TV listing Media Boy UK HQ has seen.

Paramount Networks UK & Australia will close MTV Hits UK on April 14th.

But Paramount Networks UK & Australia is relaunch Club MTV using MTV Hits UK broadcasting slots.

BBC News: BBC backtracks on having adverts in some UK podcasts

Story from BBC News:

The BBC has "decided to rule out" placing adverts on some of its podcasts for UK listeners on sites such as Apple and Spotify.

Broadband TV News: Sky announces its first-ever Digital Shorts for YouTube

Story from Broadband TV News:

Sky has announced it will run four new series of Sky Original digital shorts on YouTube this April.

Variety: ITV Studios Exec Ruth Berry Says There’s Been a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Challenges Facing TV Drama, but Business Is Still in ‘Rude Health’

Story from Variety:

Many of the on-stage discussions in Series Mania have reflected a TV industry facing numerous stresses and strains and in the midst of a painful transition — especially from the execs based in the U.K.

BBC News: Blue Peter will lose live 'magic', ex-host says

Story from BBC News:

Former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis has said the show will lose some of its live "magic", after the BBC confirmed it will move to a fully pre-recorded format having filmed its last live episodes after 67 years.

Broadband TV News: BBC audiences asked to help shape future

Story from Broadband TV News:

The BBC is to ask audiences to have their say about the future of the organisation through what it is calling the biggest public engagement exercise the Corporation has ever undertaken.

Broadcast: Paramount execs eye UK growth after ‘very bleak’ period

Story from Broadcast:

Paramount execs Lisa Kramer and Lindsey Martin have talked up the increasing demand from UK buyers, a year on from what they termed as a “very bleak” period for the country’s scripted sector.

The Media Leader: Paramount to handle sponsorship on 5 as it offers brand partnerships exclusively

Story from The Media Leader:

Paramount International Advertising Sales has announced it will exclusively offer all creative brand partnership opportunities, including sponsorship, across its entire linear and streaming portfolio in the UK.

Deadline: Sky Scripted Boss Says End Of HBO Output Deal In UK Will “Not Leave Holes” In The Schedules

Story from Deadline:

The end of Sky’s much-discussed HBO output deal will “not leave holes” in the pay-TV giant’s UK schedules, according to its scripted boss.

BBC News: BBC Scotland head of news Gary Smith to step down

Story from BBC News:

BBC Scotland head of news Gary Smith has announced he is stepping down and leaving the corporation after almost 40 years.

Broadcast Sport: Virgin Media TV launches 24/7 rugby channel, Premier Sports Rugby

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Virgin Media TV has launched Premier Sports Rugby, the UK’s first dedicated 24/7 rugby channel.

Media Boy UK updates broadcasting areas where you can watch LOCAL TV on Virgin Media O2

LOCAL TV on Virgin Media UK update.

Channel > Broadcasting area:

Deadline: Equity & BBC Ink New Agreement Increasing Pay For Actors & Introducing Regulations On Minors And Royalties Payments

Story from Deadline:

Performers working on in-house BBC TV productions are set to receive higher pay rates as the corporation has inked a new agreement with UK actors union Equity.

Deadline: ‘Wolf Hall’ Director Says Almost All Outdoor Scenes In Acclaimed Drama Were Cut Due To Gap In Funding

Story from Deadline:

Historical TV drama Wolf Hall may have won critical acclaim when its second series debuted on the BBC last year, but its director has shared that many editorial decisions had to be made due to lack of funds.

The Sun: Virgin Media customers warned of another channel closure in latest shake-up affecting millions of TV boxes

Story from The Sun:

Virgin Media customers are set to lose another channel in the latest overhaul to TV boxes.

Broadcast: Tastemade gobbled up by Wonder in £69.5m deal

Story from Broadcast:

Food delivery outfit Wonder has forked out around £69.5m to acquire culinary-focused FAST channel operator and production firm Tastemade.

Daily Mail: BBC cuts off expats from tuning into radio stations and podcasts

Story from Daily Mail:

Brits living abroad will be cut off from scores of the BBC's radio stations and Sounds content as the broadcaster tries to slim down its international output.

Broadcast Sport; CMA: Sky, BBC, ITV, BT & IMG pay sharing behaviour wasn’t “isolated”

Story from Broadcast Sport:

The Competition and Markets Authority believes that sharing sensitive information about freelancer pay rates wasn’t an isolated issue, after fining the BBC, ITV, BT and IMG for doing so.

Broadcast Sport: Prime Video unveils pay-per-view UEFA Nations League matches

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Prime Video is showing selected UEFA Nations League Final matches and other international games on pay-per-view, for £2.49 per match.

Broadcast Sport: BT, IMG, ITV & BBC fined £4m after colluding on freelancer rates

Story from Broadcast Sport:

An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found some of the largest sports broadcast and production companies in the UK shared sensitive information about fees for freelance workers.

X: Premier Sports Rugby has reveal where their will broadcast on Linear TV and Streaming ''shortly''

Premier Sports UK has reveal on X that Premier Sports Rugby will launch shortly on:

Deadline; ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne: UK Government Must Help Avert “Devastating” Crisis In TV Drama

Story from Deadline:

Jack Thorne may be riding high on a British drama success story, but he has warned that shows like Adolescence could die out unless the industry solves a “devastating” funding crisis.

Broadcast Sport; Comment: How sport broadcasters have had to evolve

Story from Broadcast Sport:

• This post is the views of Daniel Apostolos who is a senior account director at The PHA Group,

The way people consume sports content has changed dramatically over the last ten years.

Virgin Media UK to lose it Taste with FAST Channel Tastemade at end of March

Media Boy UK HQ's V6 Box has reveal that FAST Entertainment Channel Tastemade is set to close at Midnight (BST time) on Virgin UK Channel 232 on March 31st.

Broadcast Sport: Just under 8m watch Newcastle win Carabao Cup

Story from Broadcast Sport:

A peak audience of just under eight million tuned into watch Newcastle United defeat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday 16 March.

Deadline: BBC Axing One Of Its Longest-Running Shows But Ploughing More Money Into Scottish Drama

Story from Deadline:

One of the BBC’s longest-running shows is being axed in Scotland but nearly £100M will be spent on drama in the nation over the next three years, an increase of around 25%. 

Broadband TV News: Virgin Media O2 & UKTV renew distribution agreement

Story from Broadband TV News:

Virgin Media O2 and UKTV have renewed their long-standing partnership with a multi-year deal securing carriage for UKTV’s highly popular pay channels, U&GOLD and U&alibi, streaming service U, and UKTV’s free-to-air channels.

Media Guardian: Ofcom rushes to close loophole that lets politicians act as newsreaders

Story from Media Guardian:

Britain’s media regulator is scrambling to close a legal loophole that allows politicians on GB News and other broadcasters to in effect act as newsreaders.

Media Guardian: UK TV industry hit by ‘perfect storm’, says Elisabeth Murdoch

Story from Media Guardian:

The UK’s television industry is being hit by a “perfect storm” that risks leading to British stories disappearing from the small screen, Elisabeth Murdoch has said.

BBC News: Ofcom drops investigations after GB News ruling

Story from BBC News:

Ofcom has dropped all of its remaining impartiality investigations into politicians' TV and radio programmes, following a High Court decision to overturn the media regulator's past rulings against Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg's GB News show.

Broadcast Sport: Warner Bros. Discovery unveils plans for Grand Slam Track coverage

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Warner Bros. Discovery has secured a multi-year agreement with Grand Slam Track to broadcast the competition.

Deadline: Former Paramount Strategy Boss Heading To BBC

Story from Deadline:

Former Paramount corporate boss John Curbishley is returning to the BBC in a beefed-up strategy and transformation role.

BBC News: BBC presenters settle sex and age discrimination dispute

Story from BBC News:

Four female news presenters have agreed a settlement in a dispute with the BBC over claims including sex and age discrimination.

BBC Sport: BBC & ITV agree new four-year Six Nations rights deal

Story from BBC Sport:

The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men's Six Nations to remain on free-to-air TV until 2029.

RXTV: BBC culls TV sports news bulletins

Story from RXTV:

Two years after the merger of the BBC’s two news channels, the BBC is axing much of its UK-specific sports news provision.

Broadcast Sport: How Sky is getting behind the Netball Super League

Story from Broadcast Sport:

The Netball Super League gets underway today, 14 March, with every game being shown by broadcasters for the first time.

The Sun: BBC boss hints at huge change to hated licence fee – how will you be affected?

Story from The Sun:

Plans to change the way Brits are charged their BBC TV Licence fee are being discussed - and it could look very different to the existing set up.

CityAM: Premier League ‘would need 12m UK subscribers to justify Premflix’

Story from CityAM:

The Premier League has been told it would need more than 12m UK subscribers paying £20 a month to justify launching its own streaming service, dubbed “Premflix”.

Broadband TV News: Channel 5 brings linear and on demand together as 5

Story from Broadband TV News:

Channel 5 and My5 have today relaunched as 5, uniting the broadcaster’s linear and streaming platforms under a single brand.

RXTV: NOW Music adds channels on Samsung TV Plus

Story from RXTV:

Fans of music from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s can get their fix on Samsung’s in-built streaming channel platform as NOW Music expands its channel selection on TV Plus.

Advanced Television: Great! Mystery launching on Samsung TV Plus

Story from Advanced Television:

The Great! Mystery channel, the home of whodunnits, is set to go live on Samsung TV Plus. The FAST channel from Narrative Entertainment is already available on Freeview (61), LG, Rakuten, Plex andā Netgem.

Media Guardian: BBC News presenter Anna Foster to join Radio 4 Today team

Story from Media Guardian:

As Iran was firing scores of ballistic missiles into Israel and Israel was launching a ground invasion into southern Lebanon last autumn, BBC News presenter Anna Foster was calmly anchoring the tense and complicated events for the 10 o’clock news from Beirut without an Autocue.

Broadband TV News: The ITVX streaming war room

Story from Broadband TV News:

ITVX continues to grow as a platform and with owner ITV holding key broadcast rights, it’s vital for everything to run smoothly.

Broadband TV News: Virgin Media sets out pay-TV transition

Story from Broadband TV News:

Virgin Media O2’s Chief TV & Entertainment Officer has explained how the pay-TV platform is handling the flatlining within the sector.

UK Cable TV Changes: Virgin Media UK set to launch more FAST Channels

Story from UK Cable TV Changes:

Virgin Media UK has started new tests for more FAST Channels to launch soon:

Broadband TV News: Sky News to continue commercial radio agreement

Story from Broadband TV News:

Sky News has agreed a deal with IRN (Independent Radio News) to continue providing national and international news, sport, business and showbusiness content to commercial radio stations across the UK.

City AM: MPs slam TNT Sports cycling subscription fee hike

Story from City AM:

MPs have slammed TNT Sports over its plan to move the Tour de France behind a paywall that is more than four times the former subscription fee.

City AM: Critics slam Warner Bros cutting Eurosport for TNT Sports in UK

Story from City AM:

In January Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it would be winding down its UK-based Eurosport operation with the live sport content migrating to TNT Sports from the end of last month.

Deadline: BBC News Presenters Hold Settlement Talks As Legal Battle Looms Over “Sham” Hiring Process

Story from Deadline:

A group of four female BBC News presenters are preparing to do battle with their bosses next week over what they describe as a “rigged” recruitment process — but there remains a chance that the women could settle.

Broadband TV News: Sky Sports announces a major golf partnership

Story from Broadband TV News:

Callaway Golf will become the official sponsor of key events across both the men’s and women’s golfing calendar on Sky Sports Golf.

Manchester Evening News: Manchester's lost TV station where the fresh faced stars of BBC Breakfast started out

Story from Manchester Evening News:

For over a decade, hundreds of thousands of viewers across Greater Manchester tuned in to their dedicated TV channel to keep up with local news, sports, and entertainment.

Broadcast Sport: Sky Sports’ directors chief on the industry & her career

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Sky Sports head of directors and directors’ assistants Sara Chenery has spent over 30 years with the broadcaster.

C21 Media: UK producer World Media Rights set to close following death of founder

Story from C21 Media:

World Media Rights (WMR), the UK factual outfit behind Netflix’s The Lost Pirate Kingdom that counted Germany’s ZDF Studios among its investors, is set to close following the death of its founder Alan Griffiths.

Advanced Television: Channel 4 extends Crufts rights

Story from Advanced Television:

Channel 4 has announced that it will continue to broadcast Crufts until 2029.

Sky Sports UK; Baller League: Sky Sports and NOW becomes the TV home of inaugural UK season

Story from Sky Sports UK:

Sky and Baller League have announced a one-year broadcast partnership which will see Sky Sports and NOW become the TV home of the new indoor six-a-side competition in the UK, in an exciting new era of football.

Media Guardian: BBC News to create AI department to offer more personalised content

Story from Media Guardian:

BBC News is to create a new department that will use AI to give the public more personalised content, as its leader said the corporation had been “defying gravity” in reaching audiences amid seismic changes in the way news is consumed.

Virgin Media O2: Virgin Media TV customers can enjoy brand-new FAST channels at no extra cost

Story from Virgin Media O2:

Virgin Media O2 has launched two brand-new FAST channels, offering customers the opportunity to immerse themselves in round-the-clock episodes of popular TV shows, at no extra cost.

Media Boy UK views: Are Virgin Media set to move more Sports Channels to new home?

This post is only the views of Media Boy UK HQ:

Last year Media Boy UK did think Virgin Media UK may move TNT Sports Channels to old Eurosport UK Channel numbers & Media Boy UK HQ was right on the ball.

BBC Sport: BBC to show Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland matches live

Story from BBC Sport:

The BBC will show all World Cup qualifiers for the men's teams of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland live.

Today's Virgin Media UK Changes in full (Easy to understand):

Today's Virgin Media UK Changes in full:

Here some news for UK users of Google TV Streamer

Here some news for UK users of Google TV Streamer:

Advanced Television: Guild Esports and Gaming acquires Encore

Story from Advanced Television:

Guild Esports and Gaming, the gaming-focused media platform, has completed the acquisition of Encore, a Los Angeles-based fan engagement, analytics protocol utilised by some of the largest leagues, teams, and brands in the world to capture zero-party and first-party data.

''Premier Sports Rugby HD'' now testing on Virgin Media UK

Virgin Media UK has today started to test ''Premier Sports Rugby HD'' ahead of it launch.

Broadband TV News: ITV to recoup ITVX investment early

Story from Broadband TV News:

ITV has said it is on course to recoup the investment made in streaming service ITVX by the end of 2025.

Deadline: Netflix Gets Back In The Boxing Ring With Katie Taylor & Amanda Serrano Rematch

Story from Deadline:

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will square off against each other for a third time.

Hollywood Reporter; ITV CEO Won’t Address Studios Deal “Speculation”: “We Will Continue to Build the Business”

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

U.K. TV giant ITV continues to focus on growing a successful production business, CEO Carolyn McCall said during an earnings call with reporters on Thursday after posting record full-year earnings for its ITV Studios production unit as she declined to comment on market chatter about a possible merger for the division.

Hollywood Reporter: ITV Reports Full-Year Studios Profit Record, Ad Revenue Rises 2 Percent

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

U.K. TV giant ITV on Thursday reported record earnings for its ITV Studios production unit and a 2 percent advertising revenue increase for the full year 2024, compared with 2023.

Deadline: ‘BBC Breakfast’ Editor Was Rewarded With More Power After Facing Bullying & Misconduct Claims

Story from Deadline:

The boss of the BBC’s flagship breakfast news show had his powers beefed up after facing allegations of bullying, favoritism, and shaking a female colleague, Deadline can reveal.

Variety: All Elite Wrestling and Prime Video Ink New Pay-Per-View Distribution Agreement

Story from Variety:

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Prime Video have announced a multi-year agreement to offer AEW pay-per-view events for purchase to fans in the United Kingdom.

Deadline: Long-Serving BBC Comms Boss John Shield To Exit After A Decade

Story from Deadline:

John Shield, the BBC’s long-serving comms boss who has been with the corporation for over a decade, is exiting, while ex-BBC COO Caroline Thomson is joining the board in place of Nicholas Serota.

CityAM: TNT Sports leads UK TV deal race for Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track

Story from CityAM:

TNT Sports is set to bid for UK TV rights for Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track league, which begins in Kingston, Jamaica next month.

Broadcast Sport: LaLiga launches UK & Ireland rights tender

Story from Broadcast Sport:

LaLiga has launched its UK & Ireland rights tender, alongside the processes for Belgium and DACH.

Broadband TV News: Ofcom to review Broadcasting Code after GB News wins Judicial Review

Story from Broadband TV News:

Ofcom is to consult on changes to its Broadcasting Code around the use of politicians as news presenters or reporters after a High Court judgment said the regulator had acted unlawfully in its decisions on two editions of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State of the Nation on GB News.

Deadline: Prime Video UK Director Chris Bird Stepping Down From Streamer After 14 Years

Story from Deadline:

Chris Bird is leaving his role as Director of Prime Video UK after 14 years.

Media Boy UK Views: With TCM UK and Eurosport UK Channels closing are Warner Bros Discovery set to close more channels in the UK?

This post is just the views of Media Boy UK HQ:

Since Warner Media and Discovery merge - Eurosport UK and TCM UK channels in the UK has close.