Digital Spy Forum: Sky UK to make ''Sky'' branded channels changes 'Soon'

Last updated on September 13th 2025 (THIS POST WILL STAY AT TOP OF BLOG):

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

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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

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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.

Advanced Television: BBC confirms West Midlands expansion

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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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.