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

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

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

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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.

Global Radio rebrand GOLD

Virgin Media has rebranded Global Radio's ''Gold'' as ''Gold Radio.'' on Virgin UK Channel 923.

Variety: U.K. Entertainment and Media Market to Hit $155 Billion by 2028, PwC Forecasts

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Streaming services and cinema are set to play pivotal roles in the U.K.‘s entertainment and media (E&M) market, which is on track to become Europe’s largest by 2025, overtaking Germany, according to PwC‘s latest Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024-2028.

Media Guardian: Radio 2 ‘golden oldies’ spin-off station on hold amid rivals’ complaints

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The BBC’s plans to launch a Radio 2 “golden oldies” spin-off station have hit the buffers after commercial rivals complained to the media regulator.

Deadline: Ofcom Warns UK Broadcasters Over General Election Programing Following GB News Breaches

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Any British broadcaster who breaches general election programing rules will be hit with an Ofcom sanction, the regulator has said, a warning likely informed by a number of GB News breaches over the past year.

Deadline: Departing STV Boss Simon Pitts To Become Global CEO

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STV boss Simon Pitts has unveiled his new gig just a day after announcing he was leaving the Scottish broadcaster-producer.

Media Guardian: Carol Vorderman vows to ‘cause a commotion’ with LBC radio show

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Carol Vorderman has vowed to “cause a commotion” after joining LBC two months after quitting her weekly BBC Radio Wales show because of the corporation’s new social media guidelines.

Media Guardian: Kirsty Wark to step down from BBC Newsnight after 30 years

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Kirsty Wark will step down as lead presenter of Newsnight after the next election, the BBC has announced.

Daily Mail: Roman Kemp set to quit to Capital Breakfast after seven years

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Roman Kemp, is reportedly set to quit Capital FM radio, after seven years in favour of a full-time television career.

Media Guardian; ‘No one expects him back’: what now for the BBC’s Huw Edwards?

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Last September, Huw Edwards sprinted out of a barbershop near his south London home after being summoned to the BBC’s headquarters so he could announce Queen Elizabeth’s death to the nation.

Media Leader: Government push for Channel 4 privatisation meant radio was ‘left out in cold’

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Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s desire to push forward with privatising Channel 4 led to the UK’s radio sector being “left out in the cold” during last year’s consultation about the future of broadcasting.

Broadband TV News: PSBs to retain prominence in on demand age

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The UK government has published its much-anticipated Media Bill, bringing mainstream video-on-demand (VOD) services such as Netflix and Disney+ under a new Ofcom content code and ensuring viewers can easily find and discover public service broadcast services such as BBC iPlayer and ITVX on smart TVs, set-top boxes and streaming sticks.

Media Guardian: BBC chairman criticises Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight comments on Dominic Cummings

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The BBC’s chairman has said he believes Emily Maitlis was “wrong” in her Newsnight coverage of Dominic Cummings’ visit to Barnard Castle in 2020, as he set out his blueprint for improving the broadcaster.

Media Guardian: BBC local radio is a lifeline for millions of listeners – we can’t afford to cut it Nick Coffer

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I came into work at BBC Three Counties Radio one day to a message from the daughter of one of my regular listeners.

Media Guardian: BBC local radio stations face big cuts to content made for their area

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BBC local radio stations could be left with just a handful of programmes specific to their area under proposals set to be announced this week.

Media Leader: The BBC shouldn’t trade truthful reporting for impartiality

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In today’s climate, the BBC can’t afford to sacrifice contextual, in-depth reporting in the name of ‘balance’.

Media Guardian: LBC draws level with 5 Live as BBC loses ground to commercial rivals

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LBC has drawn level with 5 Live in the battle for radio audiences, as commercial stations continue to challenge their BBC equivalents.

Media Leader: Is LBC the new BBC?

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LBC seems to be profiting from a confluence of trends, as well as the BBC’s misfortune.

Metro: Channel 4 confirms Krishnan Guru-Murthy won’t be reinstated this week despite backlash to punishment and Tory leadership chaos

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It’s been a chaotic week in the world of UK politics.