Deadline; UK General Election: BBC Details July 4 Coverage As News Teams Battle To Lock Down TV Debates With Haste

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The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible.

Advanced Television: Media committee Chair outlines achievements

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Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has outlined some key achievements of the Committee and work that could be taken forward in the new Parliament, ahead of its dissolution, following the announcement of a General Election.

Deadline: BBC News Presenter Returns To Screen After A Year Off-Air, As Legal Battle Continues

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BBC news presenter Martine Croxall has returned to screen after being off-air for more than a year, while her legal battle with her employer still plays out.

The Sun: Sky customers told to upgrade their box or miss out on major TV boost coming this summer

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Millions of Sky customers have been told to upgrade their boxes, or they'll miss out on a major TV boost arriving this summer.

Deadline: Channel 4 To Air Episodes Of Hit Podcast ‘The Rest Is Politics’ In General Election Run-Up

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Channel 4 and The Rest is Politics have struck a first-of-its-kind deal that will see episodes of the smash hit podcast air on the network in the run up to the general election.

Advanced Television: MGM rolls out rebranded MGM+ in UK

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The MGM streaming service has rebranded as MGM+ and launched in the UK today (May 20th). The service is priced at £4.49 per month.

Digital TV Europe: ITV outlines Euro 2024 broadcasting plans

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UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV has outlined its broadcasting plans for its UEFA men’s Euro 2024 championship including a dedicated Euros 24/7 Channel on AVOD service ITVX.

Digital TV Europe: Euros channel to launch on BBC iPlayer

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UK public broadcaster BBC is launching a dedicated Euro channel on free streaming service BBC iPlayer as part of its coverage of the upcoming 2024 UEFA European football tournament.

TV Zone: UKTV's Freeview channels set to be rebrand on July 16th

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TV Zone is reporting that UKTV's Freeview channels will be rebrand from July 16th:

Deadline: British Broadcasting Bosses Band Together To Urge Passing Of Media Bill Before Parliament Is Dissolved For General Election

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The head honchos of all major British broadcasters have urged politicians to pass the Media Bill before a change of government.

Deadline: BBC Comedy Boss Tells Producers To Stop Pitching Dramedies & Locate Their “Funny Bones”

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Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning.

Deadline: ‘Outnumbered’ Returning To BBC After Eight Years

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Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years.

Deadline: Former Warner Bros. Discovery Europe Boss Priya Dogra Lands At Sky

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Former Warner Bros. Discovery Europe boss Priya Dogra is heading to Sky in a newly-created role.

Deadline: UK Culture Secretary Says She Lobbied BBC To Change Policy On Calling Hamas “Terrorists” During Private Board Meeting

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The UK Culture Secretary has said she lobbied the BBC during a private board meeting to refer to Hamas as “terrorists” in its news coverage.

Advanced Television: Accedo brings ITVX to PlayStations

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Video solutions provider, Accedo, has worked with ITV to bring its streaming service, ITVX, to PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles in the UK, broadening its reach and making its content available to more viewers.

Deadline: ITV Set To Make Dozens Of Layoffs

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ITV is set to lay off dozens of staff as it ramps up cost-cutting measures worth £50M per year.

Advanced Television: Channel 4, YouTube team to cover 2024 Paralympics

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Channel 4 Sport’s YouTube channel will broadcast every single televised moment of live sport from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Advanced Television: GB News faces Ofcom sanction

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An Ofcom investigation has concluded that People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News broke broadcasting due impartiality rules.

Daily Mail: BBC announces Motherland spin-off Amandaland

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Motherland fans can rejoice as the BBC has revealed that a spin-off focused on the pretentious - and newly-divorced - Amanda will hit screens later this year.

Daily Mail: BBC Rebus reboot portrays Ian Rankin's popular detective as a 'thug'

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He's the maverick cop beloved by millions. But John Rebus may lose fans in a BBC reboot that portrays him as an 'unhinged thug'.