Deadline: Channel 4 Makes History By Taking First Ever Majority Stake In A Production Company

Story from Deadline:

Channel 4 has taken one of the biggest steps in its 40-year history by acquiring a majority stake in a production company for the first time.

Advanced Television: MPs to quiz BBC on licence fee

Story from Advanced Television:

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons is to hold an Evidence Session with senior BBC representatives, including its Director General Tim Davie.

Deadline: Channel 4 Marking Donald Trump’s Visit To UK With “Longest Uninterrupted Reel Of Untruths Ever Broadcast On Television”

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Channel 4 is planning a slightly different take on Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Media Boy UK Views: What will Paramount Skydance own in the UK - IF they took over Warner Bros Discovery

If Paramount Skydance do buy Warner Bros Discovery what will they own in the UK on Virgin Media O2 or Sky?

Broadband TV News: BMC TV and VIDI partner to manage UK horseracing broadcast network

Story from Broadband TV News:

UK broadcast delivery provider BMC TV has partnered with German technology company VIDI to manage and control its nationwide video contribution and broadcast network using the VIDI Network Management System (NMS).

Advanced Television: BBC confirms West Midlands expansion

Story from Advanced Television:

The BBC has signed a second memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Create Central, as part of its Across the UK strategy.

Advanced Television: Prime Video UK announces 20 additional primetime NBA games

Story from Advanced Television:

Prime Video has announced an additional 20 regular-season games for the 2025-26 NBA on Prime schedule, tipping-off at primetime for viewers in the UK & Ireland.

Advanced Television; Barb: 20.6m UK SVoD homes in Q2 2025

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Barb, the audience measurement and television ratings organisation, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7%) had access to a SVoD service in Q2 2025.

Advanced Television: Sky calls for tax relief on production of women’s sport

Story from Advanced Television:

Girls in the UK are missing out on 280 million hours of sport every year – a gap that, if closed, could unlock £6.5 billion in economic and health benefits by 2035, according to a report from Public First, commissioned by Sky.

Deadline: UK Culture Secretary Criticizes Streamers & ‘MasterChef’ Producer Banijay For Refusing To Fund Bullying & Harassment Complaints Body

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Lisa Nandy has voiced her disapproval at major TV players declining to pay annual fees to the UK industry’s new independent bullying and harassment complaints body.

Is Africa Cup of Nations set to be shown on Premier Sports?

Reports say Africa Cup of Nations UK rights are set to be pick up by Premier Sports.

Deadline: Streamer Spend On British TV Topped £850M For First Time Last Year, Pact Research Finds, As John McVay Accuses Channel 4 Of “Snarkiness” Over ‘Adolescence’ Row

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Streamer spend on British TV shows comfortably topped $1B last year, according to Pact’s latest census, with chief John McVay rowing in behind the American giants to accuse Channel 4 of “snarkiness” over the Adolescence row that rocked the Edinburgh TV Festival.

Deadline: MasterChef’s Fired Presenter Gregg Wallace Takes Legal Action Against The BBC

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Gregg Wallace has filed a High Court lawsuit against the BBC after being fired as the presenter of MasterChef in a misconduct scandal.

Deadline: John Cleese Eviscerates BBC For Being “Cowardly” About Offending “The Extremely Woke”

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John Cleese, the British comedy legend not known for his diplomacy, has taken aim at the “cowardly” BBC over its reluctance to offend people.

Deadline: Nigel Farage Hosting Show On GB News While Running A Political Party Is “Completely Unsatisfactory,” Lisa Nandy Says

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The UK Culture Secretary has said politicians from all parties have raised concerns with her over Nigel Farage presenting TV shows on GB News.

Deadline: Channel 4 Chair Revealed, Ending Months Of Leadership Limbo At UK Network

Story from Deadline:

Geoff Cooper, the chair of British electrical retailer AO World, will head the board of Channel 4, ending months of leadership limbo at the network.

Media Guardian: BBC announces all-female MasterChef presenting team after sacking of Wallace and Torode

Story from Media Guardian:

The BBC has announced an all-female presenting team to host MasterChef after the previous judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked.

Media Guardian: Tennis is new front in TV sport wars as Sky and TNT target female viewers

Story from Media Guardian:

Alongside the multibillion-pound battle for Premier League TV rights, tennis has emerged as another key offering in the broadcasters’ scrap for subscribers for one simple reason: unlike every other sporting audience in the UK, the majority of those watching are women.

Broadband TV News: BBC iPlayer beta low latency trial enters new phase

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The BBC has announced an expansion of its low latency streaming trial on BBC iPlayer beta.

Deadline; ‘BBC Breakfast’ Bullying Row: Editor Richard Frediani Tells Colleagues He’s Been Cleared Of Wrongdoing

Story from Deadline:

The troubles behind BBC Breakfast‘s famous red sofa have been a source of fascination for the British media for months, but now, internal BBC work aimed at resolving the crisis appears to be coming to a head.

Advanced Television: TNT Sports to air Asia Cup cricket in UK & Ireland

Story from Advanced Television:

Every match of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 broadcast live and exclusively on TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK and Ireland this September.

BBC News: 'No one is irreplaceable', says BBC chief after scandals

Story from BBC News:

BBC director general Tim Davie has said "no-one is irreplaceable", following a series of high-profile scandals at the corporation over the summer.

Broadband TV News: ITV implements Unified Streaming’s virtual channel solution for FAST channels

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ITV has announced its adoption of Unified Streaming’s Unified Virtual Channel to manage nearly a dozen FAST (free ad-supported television) channels.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount UK Boss Sarah Rose Exiting

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Paramount UK chief Sarah Rose is leaving at the end of this year.

Deadline; BBC Predicts More Power Abuse Scandals: “You Will Never Eliminate Human Misbehavior”

Story from Deadline:

The BBC has admitted that it may never be able to stamp out workplace power abuse issues following misconduct scandals on shows including MasterChef.

Advanced Television: BBC scraps premium-rate phone voting

Story from Advanced Television:

The BBC has called time on letting its viewers vote via premium-rate phone numbers when interacting with shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and BBC Sports Personality of the Year – with voting instead moving exclusively online.

Advanced Television: Channel 4 Sales expands advertising emissions measurement tool

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Channel 4 Sales has announced the launch of a new tool that allows advertisers to measure the emissions of their campaigns running on linear TV, building upon its existing emissions measurement offering.

Deadline: Fans Take Aim At Channel 5’s New NFL Coverage: “Partridge Levels Of Cringe”; Ratings Revealed

Story from Deadline:

Paramount’s Channel 5 scored a coup with a deal to show NFL free-to-air in the UK on Sunday evenings this season, however the first reactions from fans on social media hasn’t been kind.

BBC News; Matt Tebbutt to replace Gregg Wallace on MasterChef: The Professionals

Story from BBC News:

Chef and television presenter Matt Tebbutt will replace Gregg Wallace as a judge on the next series of MasterChef: The Professionals, the BBC has confirmed.

BBC News: New faces join Channel 4's Gogglebox line-up

Story from BBC News:

Gogglebox will welcome a raft of new faces when it returns with an expanded cast of couch-based TV critics on Friday.

Variety: Piers Morgan Returns to TV for ‘Uncensored’ Highlights Show on Paramount U.K.’s Channel 5

Story from Variety:

Piers Morgan is bringing his “Uncensored” YouTube show to Paramount U.K.’s Channel 5 starting next week, the controversial TV personality announced on his X account on Friday.

Advanced Television; Forecast: UK SVoD revenues to overtake pay-TV by 2029

Story from Advanced Television:

The UK video entertainment market is holding its course, with total consumer spend expected to rise 2% in 2025 to £11.4 billion according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights UK report, which highlights SVoD as the powerhouse of growth, alongside a stronger year for box office and signs of stabilisation in transactional video.

Deadline: BBC Content Boss Lands National Film Television School Role

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BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has joined the board of governors of the National Film and Television School (NFTS).

GREAT! movies become a mystery on Virgin Media O2

The following changes has happen today on Virgin Media O2 (and other network):

• GREAT! romance has been rename as GREAT! christmas on Channel 424.
• GREAT! movies has been rename as GREAT! mystery on Channel 425.

Sky Sports now streaming live sports on their website

Sky Sports has added a live sports streaming section on their website.

Sky Media: Movies 24 channels will become Christmas 24 + in early October

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In Q4, Movies 24 is re-branded to the extremely popular, original channel dedicated to all things festive; ‘Christmas 24’ which shows back to back Christmas films until early January!

The Scottish Sun: Shereen Nanjiani to be replaced by rising BBC star on long-running show after 17 years

Story from The Scottish Sun:

Amy Irons will replace Shereen Nanjiani after it was revealed a new BBC Radio Scotland show will air later this month.

Radio Today: talkSPORT secures three-year deal for expanded NFL coverage

Story from Radio Today:

talkSPORT has agreed a new three-year deal with the NFL to give more coverage of the sport than before.

Advanced Television: Sky Sports kicks off WSL 2025/26 with Multiview, Sunday show

Story from Advanced Television:

Sky Sports’ coverage of the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) will feature a range of enhanced viewing experiences and new studio content when the 2025/26 season kicks off on September 5th with champions Chelsea Women taking on Manchester City Women.

Advanced Television: The Hundred hits record breaking engagement on BBC

Story from Advanced Television:

The Hundred 2025 cricket tournament has attracted significant audiences across the UK, driving record-breaking engagement on BBC Sport’s social media channels and strong growth across digital and broadcast platforms.

Deadline: BBC Hires Nick Lee As Head Of Acquisitions

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The BBC has hired Nick Lee as Head of Acquisitions.

Deadline: Farhana Bhula Takes Permanent Charge Of Film4 Following Ollie Madden Exit

Story from Deadline:

Farhana Bhula, who had taken interim charge of Film4 upon Ollie Madden’s exit, has landed the job permanently.

Virgin Media axe CSI New York

FAST Channel update on Virgin Media's TV360 and Stream boxes:

Advanced Television: Roku launching FAST channel offering in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

Roku is launching its first FAST channels on the Roku platform in the UK. Rolling out in October.

Sky News: BBC and Channel 4 should 'merge' to survive, Sir Phil Redmond says

Story from Sky News - Sky News did post this story on August 20th 2025 but was only found by Media Boy UK HQ on September 1st:

One of Britain's most legendary TV dramatists, Sir Phil Redmond, is no stranger to tackling difficult issues on screen.