Deadline: ITV Profits Tumble By 32% But Green Shoots In Production Division As Broadcaster Kicks Off “Strategic Restructuring & Efficiency Programme”

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ITV profits tumbled by 32% following a tricky 2023 but there were green shoots in a solid performance from the Studios production arm, as the broadcaster reveals it is in the early stages of a “strategic restructuring and efficiency programme.”

Deadline: BBC Buys Viaplay’s ‘Rebus’ Reboot Ahead Of Scandi Streamer’s UK Exit

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The BBC has bought Viaplay‘s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK.

Daily Mail: BBC strike new FA Cup TV deal with TNT Sports after fending off competition from ITV - in major boost to their sport coverage

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The BBC will continue to show live FA Cup matches for four years from the 2025/26 season after agreeing a deal with main rights holder TNT Sports.

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.

BBC News: GB News posts £42m loss but grows online audience

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GB News saw its losses jump nearly 40% over the last year but says it has grown its online audience fivefold.

Media Guardian: Dan Wootton leaves GB News to set up own ‘independent platform’

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The television presenter Dan Wootton has announced he is leaving GB News to set up an independent platform, and in a parting shot accused the media regulator Ofcom of censorship.

Daily Mail: TNT Sports swoop for rugby's autumn internationals

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TNT Sports are close to securing a two-year contract to broadcast the Autumn Internationals in the last standalone deal before a mega auction for TV rights for the new Nations Championship and the Six Nations from 2026.

Deadline: Rupert Murdoch’s TalkTV To Go Online-Only Weeks After Piers Morgan Quit Daily Linear Show

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Rupert Murdoch‘s TalkTV is going online-only two years after launching with fanfare and following the suit of its star presenter Piers Morgan.

Media Guardian: TalkTV to close down television channel and go online only

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The rightwing news channel TalkTV, launched in 2022 by Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, is to stop broadcasting on television after struggling to match its main rival GB News for ratings.

Deadline: New BBC Chair Samir Shah Kicks Off His Tenure By Telling Staff Of “Tough Choices & Hard Decisions” To Come

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“Tough choices and hard decisions” are to come at the BBC.

Deadline: Ofcom Finds GB News In Breach Over Laurence Fox Misogynistic Rant & Says It Has “Significant Concerns” About The Network’s Live Output

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Ofcom has said it has “significant concerns about GB News’ editorial control of its live output” after rapping the network for Laurence Fox‘s highly misogynistic rant on Dan Wootton‘s show.

Media Guardian: Hit shows such as Mr Bates could bring a dramatic improvement in ITV’s fortunes

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When Alan Bates took his campaign for justice to Westminster again last week, it would not just have been the hundreds of post office operators he represents who would have been pleased by his persistence.

UK Cable TV Changes: Hobby Maker HD set to launch Virgin Media UK

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UK Cable TV Changes has reveal that Hobby Maker HD is set to launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 754.

Deadline: BBC Determines Presenter “Broke Impartiality Rules” During Discussion On Transwomen Chess Players

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One of the BBC’s highest profile news presenters broke rules on impartiality by referring to transgender women as “males” live on air, the corporation has determined.

BBC News: Screenwriter slams Doctors axing as filming ends

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A screenwriter has slammed what he called the "disastrous" decision to cut much-loved BBC series Doctors.

Variety: Tubi set to launch in UK by 2025

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Tubi’s updated brand identity comes as the streamer plans to expand in the U.K. this summer.

Deadline: Writers On BBC Shows To Get 10% Pay Rise & Improved Residuals

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Writers on BBC shows have landed themselves a 10% pay increase and improved residuals following updates to the agreement between the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and UK’s biggest public broadcaster.

Deadline: Harry Enfield Steps Down As Director Of His Production Outfit After 12 Years

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Iconic British comedian Harry Enfield has stepped down as director of his production company after 12 years.

Media Guardian: ITV sells stake in Britbox International to BBC Studios for £255m

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ITV has sold its 50% stake in BritBox International, the streaming service that offers programmes such as Line of Duty outside the UK, to BBC Studios for £255m in cash.

DAZN Women Football launches on Virgin Media UK

DAZN Women Football FAST Channel has today launch on Virgin UK Channel 554.