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: Prime Video UK announces 20 additional primetime NBA games

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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

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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.

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: 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.

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.