Broadband TV News: Sky & Channel 4 strike deal to make England’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final FTA

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Channel 4 will show Sky Sports’ coverage of cricket’s T20 World Cup Final between England and Pakistan.

ITV to rebrand back to ITV1 on November 15th

ITV PLC has today confirm that ITV will become ITV1 from next Tuesday - November 15th:

Deadline: Black Beauty Roster, Warner Bros. Discovery Set 12 For New Hair And Makeup Department Head Training Program

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Black Beauty Roster and Warner Bros. Discovery have today announced their partnership on a new, one-of-a-kind program that will afford hairstylists and makeup artists from historically marginalized communities the chance to position themselves for a department head position in entertainment.

Deadline: The CW To Shed Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Content In 2023-24 Season; Former Owners “Not Precluded From Selling Us Programming” If It’s “A Deal We Like,” Says Nexstar CEO

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Nexstar CEO Perry Sook and execs of the nation’s biggest broadcaster said its imprimatur will be evident on The CW schedule for the 2023-2024 season with lower cost, broader appeal, and more unscripted fare and minimal content from former co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global.

Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Price Closes at Lowest Level Since Merger

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Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery closed at less than $10 on Wednesday, the lowest level since the merger was finalized in April.

Variety: How HBO Max Head of Originals Sarah Aubrey Is Using Her New ‘Marching Orders’ to Dive Deeper Into Fan-Favorite Warner Bros. Discovery IP

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Sarah Aubrey definitely did not sign up for this.

Media Leader: NUJ members sign motion of no confidence in BBC

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Members of The National Union of Journalists have signed a motion of no confidence in the senior management of BBC England and the Director of Nations over local radio cost-cutting plans.

Virgin Media UK moves some channels

Virgin Media UK has moved the following channels today: 

Media Guardian: Ofcom criticises BBC reporting of antisemitic attack on party bus

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The BBC committed “significant editorial failings” in its TV and online reporting of an antisemitic attack on Jewish students travelling on a bus in London, according to an investigation by Ofcom.

Hollywood Reporter: ITV Sets December Launch Date for Ad-Supported Streamer ITVX

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U.K. TV giant ITV will launch its new free, advertising-supported streaming service ITVX on Dec. 8, the company unveiled on Monday. It also detailed the debut dates for the streamer’s first original series.

Digital TV Europe: World Cup ‘will fail to offset’ declining ad demand for ITV

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Cutting its 2022 advertising estimates for the broadcaster following conversations with media buyers, Berenberg said that demand seems to be dropping “quite sharply” for the final quarter.

Media Leader: UK Broadcasters are afraid to challenge the post-Brexit orthodoxy

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Despite the blindingly obvious failure of the entire Brexit project, the BBC, ITV, and Sky aren’t yet emboldened to challenge the new orthodoxy.

Channel 4 Takeover - Media Guardian: Rishi Sunak expected to shelve privatisation of Channel 4

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Rishi Sunak is expected to shelve the proposed privatisation of Channel 4 after a backlash against the move from within his own cabinet.

Deadline; Henry Cavill Says He “Very, Very Gently” Held On To Superman Role During DC Hiatus: “There Are Things Out Of Your Control”

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Henry Cavill said it’s always been “very important” to maintain his ties to Superman, with the actor just recently being able to announce his return as the Kryptonian Kal-El.

Deadline; Warner Bros Discovery Chief David Zaslav On Conglom’s Content Strategy: “Real Focus On Franchises” Like ‘Superman’ & ‘Harry Potter’

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In the near future, it’s pretty simple what the new Warner Bros Discovery will zero in on: “We’re going to have a real focus on franchises,” President and CEO David Zaslav said on this afternoon’s Q3 earnings call.

Deadline: ‘Westworld’ Canceled After Four Seasons

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It’s sunset for HBO-Bad Robot’s Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy created series Westworld, the pay-cabler announced this afternoon. The show ended its fourth season on Aug. 14.

Express: BBC 'shooting themselves in foot' with TV licence demands as they 'breach public contract'

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Dr Bull invited Defund the BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan on air to discuss the licence fee in the wake of presenter Martine Croxall's return to presenting after 12 days off-air.

Rumour: ITV PLC to rebrand ITV as ITV1 on November 15th

Although the ITV refresh of channel brands has been delayed, we are expecting it to happen later this month. Provisionally, 15th November. That date could change.

Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Falls After Earnings, But Analysts Take Different Views

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Finance experts are divided about Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock, which fell to a new 52-week low on Friday.

Deadline: British PM Rishi Sunak Expected To Scrap Plans To Sell Channel 4 — Reports

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Controversial plans to privatize Channel 4 are set to be dropped as British PM Rishi Sunak reassesses campaign and policy pledges made by his past two predecessors and gears up to set his own legislative agenda, according to new reports.