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Screen Scotland and Fringe Society launch new Edinburgh TV industry event to replace departing TV Festival | Broadcast
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C4 docs chief: we can’t compete on certain access stories | News | Broadcast
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Patrick Holland cemented as UK boss of Banijay Entertainment | News | Broadcast
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Netflix UK revenues hit £2bn, surpassing ITV and all commercial PSBs for the first time | Broadcast
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BBC to recruit first YouTube commissioning head | News | Broadcast
YouTube invests £3m in UK creator economy and NFTS skills training partnership | Broadcast
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Channel 4 director of programmes shortlist: Brindley, Murphy, Shaw, Khan and Brown in final five | Broadcast
BBC bosses double-header: Kate Phillips and Zai Bennett lined up for Mipcom | News | Broadcast
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BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo amid £500m savings drive | Broadcast
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Channel 4 CFO Lucy Thomas to leave broadcaster after two years | Broadcast | Broadcast
Ann Droid BBC1 sitcom launch ratings: 4m viewers beats Amandaland and Can You Keep A Secret? | Broadcast
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Disney layoffs hit Pixar, ESPN, Nat Geo and ABC News in sweeping hundreds-strong cuts | Broadcast
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Seb Cardwell set to leave 5 | News | Broadcast
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Poppy Dixon lands BBC head of docs | News | Broadcast
Prime Video UK seeking senior unscripted exec | News | Broadcast
Netflix Q2 2026 results: revenue up 13.4% to $12.56bn but weak Q3 forecast hits share price | Broadcast
Run Away is Netflix’s top UK-made show in first half of 2026 | News | Broadcast
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Channel 4 restructures commissioning leadership: Compton and Nataraja promoted as director of programmes sought | Broadcast
Proper Content closes: David DeHaney shuts Bafta-winning indie after nearly 10 years amid market pressures | Broadcast
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Starz, 50 Cent develop graphic novel Bone Parish | News | Broadcast
Patience, A Woman of Substance and Dirty Business boost C4 drama viewing | News | Broadcast
Comcast to split from NBC Universal to create two companies | News | Broadcast
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Clarkson’s Farm rides high in early Prime Video rankings | Ratings | Broadcast
Sky agrees terms to buy ITV assets – report | News | Broadcast
Jamie Oliver delivers one-take cooking show for C4 | News | Broadcast
BBC shakes up entertainment under Ed Havard | News | Broadcast
James Purnell to become Andy Burnham chief of staff | Broadcast | Broadcast
UKTV and BBC launch £1m joint comedy entertainment commissioning brief | Broadcast
Disney+ UK hires Ron O'Berst and Laura Klimke for scripted originals team | Broadcast
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5 orders vertical reality wedding series | News | Broadcast
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England World Cup debut nets over 15m at peak | Ratings | Broadcast
Kate Phillips sets out 15% reduction in development spend | News | Broadcast
5 picks up Piers Morgan Uncensored spin-offs | News | Broadcast
BBC to cut £80m spend and 550 jobs from Content, Nations and News | News | Broadcast
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Amazon MGM Studios UK exec Jonathan Lewsley steps down | News | Broadcast
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Priya Dogra offers insight into comprehensive review of C4 | News | Broadcast
Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe to present Strictly Come Dancing | Broadcast
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MAFS UK rape allegations: Panorama investigates Married At First Sight sexual assault claims | Broadcast
Channel 4 pulls MAFS UK episodes amid welfare review following BBC Panorama investigation | Broadcast
Ad-funded programming: How brand partnerships are reshaping UK TV production | Broadcast
Matt Brittin urges BBC to 'experiment more bravely' and reinvent on first day as DG | Broadcast
BBC Panorama investigates Married At First Sight UK sexual assault allegations | Broadcast
ITV Studios in talks to buy Bake Off producer Love Productions in Sky deal | Broadcast
Hot Shots 2026 is open for entries | News | Broadcast
Lee Mack rails against snobbery towards studio sitcoms | News | Broadcast
UKTV and BritBox order Cadbury family drama Chocolate Wars | Broadcast
ITV confirms Sky takeover talks over £1.6bn M&E business sale | Broadcast
Deborah Turness: broadcasters must strike ‘new deal’ with journalists | News | Broadcast
Amazon MGM Studios hires Netflix exec Mandy Schaffer in business affairs restructure | Broadcast
Stephen Graham teases new drama from Adolescence team after Bafta wins | Broadcast
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How TV can work in harmony with creators | Features | Broadcast
Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake gets series 4 and international special | Broadcast
BBC adds Channel 4 commissioner to Storyville team | News | Broadcast
Sir David Attenborough turns 100: Industry tributes to broadcasting legend | Broadcast
Priya Dogra urges government to rule out ad-funded BBC | News | Broadcast
AI Creative Summit 2026 expands with BFI Southbank takeover | News | Broadcast
Alison Hammond to host ITV's Name That Tune revival | Broadcast | Broadcast
A Woman of Substance indie lands BBC legal drama | News | Broadcast
Broadcast Summit: assessing the state of the indie nation | Features | Broadcast
Channel 4 head of sport to exit for Whisper role | News | Broadcast
MPTS 2026 unveils full programme for tenth anniversary edition | News | Broadcast
Martin Lewis: Linear TV more impactful than social media | Broadcast | Broadcast
Paddy Wivell to direct Katie Price: Nothing to Hide for Sky Documentaries | Broadcast
ScreenSkills: leadership and management skills at critical level | News | Broadcast
Broadcast and Aurora Factual to deliver branded content webinar masterclass | News | Broadcast
ITV lands reality series with Jamie and Rebekah Vardy | News | Broadcast
ITVS label Rollercoaster to become independent | News | Broadcast
Syeda Irtizaali sets out Netflix wish-list | News | Broadcast
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Ian Katz: the outsider who faced an uphill task | Comment | Broadcast
Zinc boss sets out £50m-revenue strategy | News | Broadcast
Ian Katz steps down from C4 | News | Broadcast
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AI and entertainment drive Zinc to record revenue | News | Broadcast
BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in £500m savings drive by 2028 | Broadcast
Channel 4 launches £500K unscripted proof-of-concept fund for UK indies | Broadcast
Warp Films plans Threads remake after Adolescence Netflix success | Broadcast
BBC set to announce major round of job cuts | News | Broadcast
Fury fight punches through for Netflix as LOL finishes with a flourish | News | Broadcast
Disney cuts hit Marvel and ESPN | News | Broadcast
Matt Brittin sets out leadership values | News | Broadcast
Netflix launches UK run of Untold doc strand | News | Broadcast
A Place in the Sun indies becomes employee-owned entity | News | Broadcast
BBC launches £1m YouTube docs channel | News | Broadcast
Channel 4 returns to One Born Every Minute after eight-year hiatus | News | Broadcast
Channel 4 axes Scott Mills Bake Off ep | News | Broadcast
BBC kick-starts YouTube push with kids chief | News | Broadcast
How we took Ben Fogle to China | Behind The Scenes | Broadcast
Baby Cow appoints comedy and drama heads | News | Broadcast
Matt Brittin BBC director general: Can the Google executive succeed in television's biggest job? | Broadcast
HBO Max UK launch won't stop co-productions with BBC, Sky says Casey Bloys | Broadcast
BBC warns of fewer commissions as it targets YouTube expansion and regional growth | Broadcast
Matt Brittin becomes 18th BBC director general | News | Broadcast
Optomen produces BBC1 Damilola Taylor documentary with John Boyega | Broadcast | Broadcast
Pop star Duffy to tell story of her kidnap in Disney+ feature doc | News | Broadcast
Richard Cowles: ‘Saturday nights are still sacred’ | Features | Broadcast
Plimsoll Productions hires BBC's Paul Wright as live programming executive producer | Broadcast
C4 calls for ‘fair price’ from YouTube for content hosting | News | Broadcast
SNL UK showrunner promises 'uniquely British perspective' on NBC format for Sky launch | Broadcast
Last One Laughing series 2: How producers cast Bob Mortimer, David Mitchell and Alan Carr | Broadcast
Netflix, ITV and Prime Video execs to discuss entertainment trends at Broadcast Summit | Broadcast
MPTS 2026 reveals 130 speakers from BBC, Sky, ITV for tenth anniversary event | Broadcast
Sam Tewungwa appointed UKTV chief executive | Broadcast
Channel 4 launches 4ideas system for faster indie pitch responses | Broadcast
Zandland launches YouTube membership scheme for documentary content | Broadcast
Tim Davie’s farewell message: what you need to know | News | Broadcast
1-to-1 meetings with commissioners and acquisition execs available at Broadcast Summit | News | Broadcast
Big names offer backing to the BBC | Comment | Broadcast
Louis Theroux Manosphere doc: Mindhouse battles real-time content from influencers | Broadcast
ITV in Sky talks over £1.6bn M&E sale as revenues flat for 2025 | Broadcast
Show of the Week: Veronika | News | Broadcast
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BBC World Service could double global reach as charter consultation begins | Broadcast | Broadcast
Banijay cites English-language scale as key driver for All3Media merger | Broadcast
Clapperboard Studios makes US drama debut with Hallmark romance Paris Is Always a Good Idea | Broadcast
Banijay and All3Media confirm mega-merger | News | Broadcast
Banijay-All3Media merger talks at advanced stage, deal could be confirmed this week | Broadcast
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Show of the Week: The Maya: War of the Kingdoms | News | Broadcast
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Matt Brittin frontrunner for BBC director general role | Broadcast
ITV heads back to The Floor | News | Broadcast
Netflix's Sarandos slams Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery bid as 'bad for creatives' | Broadcast
Priya Dogra's Channel 4 priorities: creative chief, hits and digital reach | Broadcast
Show of the Week: A Woman of Substance | News | Broadcast
Sex Education founders exit Eleven Film after 20 years at Sony-owned indie | Broadcast
Bad Wolf EP Lachlan MacKinnon leaves after eight years on Industry and A Discovery of Witches | Broadcast
​First speakers revealed for Broadcast Summit 2026 | News | Broadcast
Trainspotting star lands major role in Line of Duty | News | Broadcast
Harry Bell to exit Tern after 25 years | News | Broadcast
BBC to celebrate Attenborough’s 100th birthday with special orders | News | Broadcast
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BBC to celebrate Attenborough’s 100th birthday with special orders | News | Broadcast
Mediawan sets tone for 2026 expansion | Features | Broadcast
Netflix to move seven UK productions to US amid WBD takeover scrutiny | Broadcast
BBC iPlayer should open to PSB rivals in charter renewal, campaign group urges | Broadcast
Disney+ creates UK head of development role for scripted originals team | Broadcast
Niall Flanagan appointed Edinburgh TV Festival head of editorial | Broadcast
BBC Alba Gaelic drama An t-Eilean secures international sales | Broadcast
AMC appoints tech veteran to lead UK operations
FTVC: three-quarters of workers considering leaving industry | News | Broadcast
BBC's Patricia Hidalgo calls for taz incentive on UK kids content | Broadcast
Traitors star Harry Clark fronts BBC2 Rome pilgrimage doc seeking Pope meeting | Broadcast
RTE to outsource Fair City and Late Late Show in transformation plan | Broadcast
Fremantle UK and Arsenal's Eberechi Eze launch Flowstate production label | Broadcast
Netflix promotes Manda Levin and appoints Bekki Wray Rogers to UK scripted team | Broadcast
BBC eyes further cuts
Show of the Week: Hunting Outback Gold | News | Broadcast
BBC Cymru Wales funds five indies to revamp content for YouTube | Broadcast
Fremantle US signs former Expectation development head
Drama Republic teams with The Summer I Turned Pretty and Twilight indies for Prime drama | News | Broadcast
Creation recruits ex-BBC exec Nisha Lilia Diu as digital creative director | Broadcast
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Candour Productions appoints Jessica Brown Meek as co-head of production | Broadcast
Inside The Summit: producing reality TV at 8,500 feet on ITV | Broadcast
HBO Max UK launch: WBD's JB Perrette champions quality over volume strategy | Broadcast
Broadcast Awards 2026 in pictures | Features | Broadcast
After a century of documentaries, we must prevent an exodus of talent | Comment | Broadcast
Age of innocence: How Eleven Film found the Lord of the Flies castaways | Behind The Scenes | Broadcast
BBC targets greater unity among Gen Z | News | Broadcast
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Broadcaster of the Year: Netflix | Features | Broadcast
Best independent production company: Warp Films | Features | Broadcast
Emerging indie of the year: Love Monday | Features | Broadcast
Hall of Fame: Long Lost Family | Features | Broadcast
Special recognition: Lorraine Heggessey
dock10 Media City TV Moment of the Year: UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final | Features | Broadcast
Sky revives Sky One brand, closes Sky Max and Sky Showcase for SNL UK launch | Broadcast
Tuesday's Child brings Belgian escape room format The Way Out to U&Dave with Mel Giedroyc | Broadcast
ITV YouTube sales team partners with Banijay | News | Broadcast
Disney names Bob Iger’s successor | News | Broadcast
Jack Thorne on writing Adolescence and Lord of the Flies simultaneously for Netflix and BBC1 | Broadcast
Sky research supports UK terrestrial TV switch-off in 2030s with internet delivery | Broadcast
Guy Martin's House Without Bills: C4 doc follows eco-home transformation | Broadcast
5 joins Beckham Feud | News | Broadcast
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Rhodri Talfan Davies named interim DG | News | Broadcast
Diamond 2.0: CDN launches enhanced diversity monitoring system for UK TV industry | Broadcast
BBC2 orders Once Upon A Time In America and Children of the Blitz doc | Broadcast
Expectation's Emergency 24/7 and Murder 24/7 move to BBC1 | Broadcast
The Ballad of Wallis Island and Pillion stand out in Bafta Film nominations
Saturday Night Live UK names musical director, costume designer and hair chief | Broadcast
ITV orders Farming for Love reboot of Farmer Wants a Wife from Naked | Broadcast
Lion Television lands unprecedented Nato documentary for Channel 4 | Broadcast
Netflix eyes live TV as shares slide after Q4 results | News | Broadcast
Clare Sillery to leave BBC after 20+ years | News | Broadcast
Channel 4 names Sarah Dillistone as creative lead of in-house production unit | Broadcast
BBC YouTube partnership targets younger audiences with new channels and creator training | Broadcast
Banijay-All3Media merger talks could create £4bn production giant | Broadcast
Crunch time for BBC director of factual and entertainment roles | News | Broadcast
UK documentary makers on AI, celebrity docs, TikTok and the future of factual TV | Broadcast
Soho Studios, Two Rivers and FirstLook TV land spots on Sky History slate
UKTV achieves record year with 15% streaming growth and Bergerac success | Broadcast
Broadcast Indie Survey 2026 is open for entries | News | Broadcast
Liz Lewin appointed Netflix UK's first comedy lead | Broadcast | Broadcast
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Fremantle shutters Wag Entertainment
Sky's Priya Dogra appointed Channel 4 CEO | Broadcast | Broadcast
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BBC to unite Content and Nations teams | News | Broadcast
Former Britbox boss Reemah Sakaan among final Channel 4 CEO contenders | Broadcast | Broadcast
Chris Carey exits Dancing Ledge Productions MD role | The Responder indie chief steps down April 2026 | Broadcast
UKTV editor launches Christmas freelancer support drive with BBC and industry leaders | Broadcast
Indies call for commissioning overhaul as development costs spiral out of control | Broadcast
TV commissioners face uncertain future as 32% expect to leave roles within three years - Broadcast survey | Broadcast
Stranger Things S5 viewership: what can we expect from tentpole return? | News | Broadcast
BBC dominates Broadcast Awards 2026 with 52 nominations - more than double Channel 4 and ITV | Broadcast
YouTube rise is altering producer-viewer relationship | News | Broadcast
Is it time to rethink what ‘creator’ means? | Comment | Broadcast
Zig Zag and Seventy7 Ventures partner on production financing vehicle | News | Broadcast
Netflix UK seeks dedicated comedy commissioner for scripted team | Broadcast | Broadcast
BBC chair vows to fight Trump $5bn lawsuit over Panorama documentary editing | Broadcast
Reform UK pulls out of BBC documentary amid Trump editing row | Broadcast | Broadcast
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Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC | News | Broadcast
Media figures clash over BBC resignations amid 'coup' claims following Tim Davie departure | Broadcast
Kate Phillips warns BBC staff over social media comments on Tim Davie Deborah Turness exit | Broadcast
Were Tim Davie and Deborah Turness right to resign? Broadcast asks the industry | News | Broadcast
BBC director general Tim Davie steps down from corporation amid political pressure | Broadcast
Sky in talks to buy ITV streaming and network business for £1.6bn | Broadcast | Broadcast
Channel 4 CEO search: Super-indie leaders Turton, Bellamy, Holland ruled out | Broadcast | Broadcast
Show of the Week: School of Champions | News | Broadcast
BBC editorial standards critic Michael Prescott summoned to give evidence to MPs | Broadcast
ITV targets £35m cost savings amid modest revenue uplift | News | Broadcast
​First speakers revealed for New Creator Economy: Working with Digital Platforms | News | Broadcast
Switching The Witcher: the monster show returns | Features | Broadcast
Paramount Skydance cuts begin as Ellison addresses staff | News | Broadcast
Show of the Week: The Race | News | Broadcast
Kevin McCloud vintage cars Channel 4 travelogue BriteSpark East scenic drives stunning cars | Broadcast
Fear factor: Unpacking Netflix’s Nightmares of Nature | Behind The Scenes | Broadcast
Claudia Winkleman BBC chat show So Television Graham Norton producers | Broadcast
BBCS secures three-quarters of BBC contestable tenders | News | Broadcast
ITV shares fall 10% as Liberty Global sells stake for £135m | Broadcast
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman leave Strictly Come Dancing after December series | Broadcast
Show of the Week: Play That Song Again | News | Broadcast
Show of the Week: Play That Song Again | News | Broadcast
Triple Brew founder lands at Banijay | News | Broadcast
What Mipcom 2025 tells us about the future of TV | News | Broadcast
Unpacking Channel 4’s record streaming figures | News | Broadcast
Disney+ exploring move into microdrama | News | Broadcast
Show of the Week: Ancient Autopsy | News | Broadcast
ITV unveils Saturday morning shake-up | News | Broadcast
BBC Drama cements development chief | News | Broadcast
HBO orders ‘Free Willy’ docuseries from Raw TV | News | Broadcast
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After Party Studios lands slew of Channel 4.0 recommissions | News | Broadcast
The Celebrity Traitors opener adds 1m viewers | Ratings | Broadcast
Channel 4 and UKTV strike landmark streaming deal | News | Broadcast
Eyes on the prize: What next for streamer-broadcaster partnerships? | Features | Broadcast
Why good drama is a family affair | Features | Broadcast
Unveiled: Mipcom 2025 Hot Picks - Unscripted | Features | Broadcast
Channel 4 streaming breaks single-day record | Ratings | Broadcast
BBC returns to Green Planet in major natural history slate | News | Broadcast
Creation Content lands debut commission with Channel 4 | News | Broadcast
Unveiled: Mipcom 2025 Hot Picks - Scripted | News | Broadcast
Commissioners aren’t the enemy as TV battles for its future | Comment | Broadcast
BBC Studios tops 2025 Broadcast Distributors Survey | News | Broadcast
The Hack creators: journalists have never been more vital | News | Broadcast
Disney+ raises prices, returns Jimmy Kimmel | News | Broadcast
Fiona Campbell lands BBC interim director of unscripted role | News | Broadcast
Llinos Griffin-Williams sues S4C and its ex-chair | News | Broadcast
Show of the Week: Grantchester | News | Broadcast
The Cleaner indie lands ex-Sky commissioner | News | Broadcast
Sidemen firm Arcade seals seven-figure investment from Lumina | News | Broadcast
Female directors stand out in Grierson nominations | News | Broadcast
​Analysis: Paramount UK prepares for a new era | News | Broadcast
Paramount Skydance preps bid for Warner Bros Discovery - reports | News | Broadcast
Streamers spent record amount on UK content last year | News | Broadcast
Gregg Wallace sues BBC over MasterChef sacking | News | Broadcast
AO exec and former Travis Perkins chief named C4 chair | News | Broadcast
Pact flags series of major challenges for indies | News | Broadcast
Disney+ strikes ‘landmark’ Atresplayer deal in Spain | News | Broadcast
Details emerge for Apple TV+ James Corden and Ruth Jones dramedy | News | Broadcast
Zara McDermott: How TikTok helped me access Thailand’s underbelly | Features | Broadcast
How Twenty Twenty and Netflix sought justice for romance scam victims
5 snaps up Piers Morgan Uncensored
Stacey Dooley to explore online health trends for BBC1
Bectu and Pact pressure commissioners to ‘actively engage’ on broken turnaround
ITVS launches unscripted label
Nick Lee to head up BBC acquisitions
Channel 4 confirms The Garden’s post-apocalyptic survival format | News | Broadcast
Former Ten66 development head moves to The Independent | News | Broadcast
Caroline Hollick exits the North Road Company
Seven key takeaways from the 2025 Edinburgh TV Festival
C4 quietly progressing hunt for in-house lead
Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape | News | Broadcast
Six international takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival
Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian News and Media
Studio Lambert grappling with YouTube conundrum
Wayne Garvie urges pivot to creator economy
Kevin Lygo: ‘every show that’s new is a risk’ | News | Broadcast
Netflix eyes BBC again for unscripted role
Last One Laughing S2 unveils star-studded line-up
BBC rejects Ian Katz’s British IP comments | News | Broadcast
Kate Phillips reveals BBC YouTube focus
Munya Chawawa: TV must take risks or face its demise | News | Broadcast
BBC Scotland director defends London influence on The Traitors
Marcus Ryder: TV leaders are neglecting their own trauma
James Harding: ‘chilling’ government interference in BBC must end | News | Broadcast
Ben Frow: 5 will not be sold by Paramount following takeover
Sky and HBO double down on George Kay legal drama
BBC and C4 execs play down PSB merger prospects
Tommy Fury doc packs punch for BBC3
Shonda Rhimes: I ‘struggle to understand what America is under Trump’
Five current affairs docs up for grabs at BBC3
Russell Tovey: ‘we have a responsibility to amplify people’s stories’
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How the MacTaggart has evolved
Fatima Salaria: Long may heretical voices be heard at MacTaggart
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Change at the top: What should Kate Phillips’ priorities be?
Sky factual chief Poppy Dixon steps down
Edinburgh organisers lift the lid on this year’s festival
FirstLook TV strikes YouTube copro for Meet, Marry, Murder
Eight-year-old ITV drama leads Netflix pack
Advertised TV jobs vacancies 50% lower than 2019 levels
C4 under pressure as advertisers ditch Bonnie Blue doc
BBC launches investigation into alleged drug use on Strictly
Barb begins measuring YouTube viewing on TVs
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How a UK prodco is building the first AI star
Ofcom report: YouTube overtakes ITV
Remarkable to develop Sherlock Holmes-inspired reality competition
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BBC News appoints former Meta exec as AI director
Killing it: Why The Assassin marks something new for Two Brothers
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