Media Boy UK Blogs updates

When Media Boy UK do some label some changes information appearing on this post:

Deadline: Channel 5 To Broadcast Two Live NFL Games Per Week Under New Paramount-NFL Pact

Story from Deadline:

Two live NFL games will be broadcast on Channel 5 every week during the upcoming football season under a new pact between Paramount UK, the NFL and CBS Sports.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Tom Cruise Is “Probably Biggest Investor In UK Economy Over Past Decade,” Jokes Culture Minister Chris Bryant

Story from Deadline:

“Tom Cruise is probably one of the biggest investors in the UK economy over the past decade,” joked UK Culture Minister Chris Bryant this morning, as he urged the creation of more British IP.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount UK Chief Ben Frow Says Channel 5 Won’t Be Sold After Skydance Merger

Story from Deadline:

Ben Frow has pledged that UK network Channel 5 will be backed in a new era for Paramount.

Paramount Global for sale latest - TVB Europe: New Paramount Global owner says he doesn’t view linear channels, including UK’s 5, as ‘declining’

Story from TVB Europe:

David Ellison, chairman and CEO, of the new Paramount Skydance Corporation, has said the company is not looking to “spin off” its linear TV channels.

Are Virgin Media set to launch a new FAST Channel?

New FAST channel CSI on PlutoTV has started to do broadcast tests inside Virgin Media O2 ahead of it plan launch.

If channel do launch it will be on channel number 247 but NOT on V6 Boxes.

Media Guardian: Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’

Story from Media Guardian:

It was one of the most influential British television series of the last century, renowned for exploring thorny societal issues and bringing the work of emerging talent, such as Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, Helen Mirren and Dennis Potter, to mass audiences.

The Sun: Iconic TV channel axes UK music production after almost three decades as it becomes latest casualty of streaming

Story from The Sun:

I used to love going to my best mate’s house to watch MTV when I was a kid in the Nineties because my parents were too tight to pay for extra TV channels.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline; “There’s Nervousness Because There’s Change”: How The Paramount-Skydance Merger Could Impact The UK’s Small But Mighty Channel 5

Story from Deadline:

The question of what will happen to Paramount Global’s quite considerable international footprint has been a live one throughout the media giant’s protracted Skydance merger journey.

Advanced Television; Ofcom: YouTube viewing overtakes ITV in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

YouTube is leading the charge in the streaming takeover of TV sets, with the service now the first place younger viewers go as soon as they switch on, according to Ofcom’s annual report on the nation’s media habits.

Paramount Global can't close 5 due to it being an PSB Channel

Paramount Global can't close 5 due to it being an PSB Channel.

Advanced Television; Data: UK SVoD nears 20m subs

Story from Advanced Television:

Worldpanel by Numerator has found that paid-for ad supported streaming services are on track to surpass ad free services in UK households by Q2 2026.

Deadline: UK Government Should Change Law To Make Broadcaster Content Easy To Find On YouTube, Regulator Urges

Story from Deadline:

The UK government should intervene to make public broadcaster (PSB) content easier to find on YouTube, the regulator has urged, as it gravely posits that “time is running out” to save the sector.

Advanced Television: POP Channels on Pluto TV in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

Narrative Entertainment is expanding the reach of its children’s channels with the launch of POP, Tiny Pop and POP Up on FAST platform Pluto TV.

Advanced Television: 2.4m watch Chelsea win FIFA Club World Cup on 5

Story from Advanced Television:

5’s live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup Final on July 13th, in which Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, was watched by a peak of 2.4 million viewers on the linear channel.

Advanced Television: 5’s Milkshake grows live action slate

Story from Advanced Television:

5’s Milkshake has commissioned new preschool series, Move It, Milkshakers! from Doc Hearts, alongside two additional seasons of the factual entertainment format, Animal Care Club from Daisybeck Studios.

Advanced Television: MPs to probe kids TV content provision

Story from Advanced Television:

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to explore the provision of children’s TV and video content in the UK and what can be done to ensure future generations continue to have access to high-quality British-made programming.

Advanced Television: 5 to broadcast snooker ranking events

Story from Advanced Television:

Two key events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season.

Broadband TV News: Ofcom revises procedures for investigating broadcast and on demand licence breaches

Story from Broadband TV News:

Ofcom has unveiled a revision of its General Procedures for investigating breaches of broadcast licences.

Advanced Television: World Darts Champion of Champions on Pluto TV

Story from Advanced Television:

The World Seniors Darts Bet Goodwin Champion of Champions will be shown live and free on Pluto TV.