Paramount Skydance is set to become the main home of the UEFA Champions League in the UK – and a key broadcaster in Germany – from 2027, after winning the […]
BBC puts 84 product managers at risk in digital product shake-up
The BBC has placed 84 product managers in its digital product group at risk of redundancy as it moves to a new Silicon Valley-inspired operating model for services including BBC […]
ACE and DAZN shut down major Spanish live streaming piracy site
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and sports streamer DAZN have forced the shutdown of Photocall, a Spain-based piracy operation that illegally restreamed live TV channels and logged more […]
Amazon tightens Fire TV controls in crackdown on illegal sports streaming
Amazon is stepping up efforts to curb illegal sports streaming on its Fire TV platform, with plans to block apps identified as providing pirated content across both new and existing […]
Sky Sports pulls TikTok channel after online backlash
Sky Sports has pulled the plug on its new female-focused TikTok brand Halo just days after launch, following a wave of criticism that the channel was patronising and sexist.
TV4 in breach of broadcasting rules over Iran explosion video
Sweden’s broadcasting regulator has ruled that commercial broadcaster TV4 breached objectivity rules after its main news bulletin carried a manipulated video purporting to show an explosion at Iran’s Evin Prison.
Ster eyes Flemish ad windows on NPO channels in Belgium
Dutch public broadcaster sales house Ster is exploring Flemish versions of NPO 1, NPO 2 and NPO 3 carrying Belgian advertising blocks, general manager Frank Volmer has confirmed to Marketing […]
Davie tells staff ‘BBC will thrive’ as he sets out reasons for exit
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has told staff the corporation will “get through” its current crisis and “thrive”, insisting the BBC is bigger than any one individual as he explained […]
Paramount+ price hike becomes first big test of Paramount Skydance streaming strategy
Paramount Skydance is tying its first post-merger Paramount+ price rise directly to a more aggressive streaming push built on higher content spend and a rebuilt tech stack.
Sky withdraws Sky Live camera
Sky is to close its Sky Live interactive camera on 4 December 2025, ending support for the accessory on Sky Glass.