Deadline: ITV & YouTube Strike Deal For Shows Including ‘Love Island’, ‘Masked Singer’ & ‘I’m A Celebrity’

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Hundreds of hours of ITV shows are about to hit YouTube while the UK commercial net has hired a Channel 4 exec to run a dedicated YouTube sales team.

Advanced Television: Ofcom consults on Media Act implementation

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UK media regulator Ofcom is publishing two consultations as it begins to implement new laws under the Media Act 2024.

Advanced Television: Red Bee, Fabric x Xytech EPG partnership

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Red Bee Media, the media services provider, and the newly combined entity of Fabric x Xytech, have announced a strategic partnership designed to enrich Fabric x Xytech’s product suite by integrating Red Bee Media’s metadata content and imagery for the US, Canada, UK and Ireland markets.

UK Cable TV Changes: Cruise 1st .tv testing on Virgin Media ahead of launch

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UK Cable TV Changes are reporting that Holiday Shopping Channel Cruise 1st .tv is testing on Virgin Media ahead of launch.

Deadline: UK Culture Secretary “Prepared To Take Further Action” If TV Industry Fails To Get Grip On Bad Behavior Following Gregg Wallace Allegations

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Lisa Nandy is not mincing her words over the Gregg Wallace allegations and the TV industry’s response.

Deadline: Channel 4 Chair To Step Down Next Year After One Term

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Channel 4 Chair Ian Cheshire is to step down at the end of his three-year term next year.

Hollywood Reporter: Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery Settle Lawsuit Over Refusal to Partner on Harry Potter Series

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Comcast‘s Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery have settled a lawsuit over alleged breaches to a 2019 deal for exclusive rights to shows.

Media Guardian: GB News broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, analysis shows

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GB News accounted for half of all news broadcast coverage of Muslims over a two-year period, much of it negative, according to new analysis.

Media Guardian: British TV industry must diversify to survive, Lisa Nandy says

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Britain’s TV industry will not survive unless it diversifies as viewers will switch to streaming services if shows do not connect with them, Lisa Nandy has warned.

Deadline: Paramount’s Channel 5 Increases Operating Profit In 2023 But Takes Hit On Huge £159.5M Payment To Viacom Interactive Subsidiary

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Paramount UK network Channel 5 saw turnover and operating profit rise last year but made an overall loss of £159.5M due to a one-off payment to a Paramount Global subsidiary.

Media Guardian: ITV faces a hard sell to tempt suitors despite Carolyn McCall’s best efforts

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As Carolyn McCall enters her eighth year as boss of ITV she might be forgiven for wondering if maybe she shouldn’t have turned down a chance to run Marks & Spencer instead.

Cord Busters UK: Apple TV+ Becomes An Amazon UK Prime Video Channel

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Starting today, Apple TV+ is joining Amazon’s Prime Video Channels in the UK, marking a big shift for Apple as it steps outside its usual walled garden.

Advanced Television: Channel 4 commissions new digital-first titles

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Channel 4 Digital, headed by Sacha Khari, has commissioned its first original drama as well as three new investigative documentaries.

BizAsia: BBC Asian Network to request a “reduction in news & current affairs”

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Ofcom has today published its annual report on the BBC, which assesses the Corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners over the period April 2023 to March 2024.

City AM: Premier Sports boss on Champions Cup, 24/7 rugby channel and rights

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Ahead of the Investec Champions Cup, City AM sat down with Richard Sweeney of Premier Sports as the broadcaster takes on European rugby’s rights.

Advanced Television: StackAdapt collaborates with Channel 4

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StackAdapt, a multi-channel programmatic advertising platform, has announced a collaboration with Channel 4 to open up broadcast advertising inventory for StackAdapt clients in the UK for the first time, making it one of the few programmatic partners to offer access to Channel 4’s programmatic TV inventory.

Broadband TV News: ITVX celebrates second birthday as fastest growing major streaming platform

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ITVX will celebrate its second anniversary on December 2 with a 35% in viewing hours over the two years since it replaced ITV Hub.

Deadline: Amazon Could Distribute Max In UK, Germany And Italy After Sky’s HBO Output Deals Expire, Warner Bros. Discovery’s JB Perrette Says

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With a big question looming over HBO distribution in the UK, Germany and Italy as Warner Bros. Discovery rolls out Max globally, Warner Bros. Discovery’s JB Perrette floated a potential new partner in the territories: Amazon.

Daily Mail: British football's 3pm TV blackout 'set to be scrapped'

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The 3pm blackout could be scrapped before the end of the decade – thanks largely to a slowing in precious TV revenues.

Advanced Television: England Hockey internationals on Channel 4

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England Hockey has confirmed a new partnership with Channel 4, unveiling the broadcaster as the Official Broadcast Partner for the FIH Hockey Pro League.