BBC ‘held back’ by licence fee, says director-general

Licence fee subsidies, ‘Strictly’ up North: What Burnham could mean for BBC

Incoming PM could back a 'fairer' licence fee and a faster BBC shift to the regions, allies say

Lord Ranger sues Prime Minister over removal of CBE in free speech row

The Conservative peer Lord Ranger is suing the Prime Minister after the Forfeiture Committee — a shadowy Whitehall body — stripped him of his CBE following a House of Lords standards ruling that he had harassed journalist Poonam Joshi on X. His lawyers argue the removal was disproportionate and will chill free speech. The FSU, which has supported others who have lost honours through the same opaque process, warns that the Government's Removal of the Peerages Bill threatens to extend that chilling effect to the Lords itself.

BBC tries to shame Brits into buying TV licence during World Cup matches with QR code prompts

BBC tries to shame Brits into buying TV licence during World Cup matches with QR code prompts

Did Farage consider a £5 million bung his salary?

The Reform leader told Nick Robinson he would pay the huge donation back if the BBC presenter did the same with his salary. Does he consider them the same?

Bob Vylan Says It Will Sue BBC Over Glastonbury Fiasco

The Bob Vylan fiasco isn’t over for the BBC after the duo said it would now sue the BBC. For what remains unclear A statement released by the act this afternoon says: “We have decided to take legal action against the BBC. In the immediate aftermath of our performance at Glastonbury 2025, The BBC wasted

Sky to Buy ITV’s Media Arm for Up to $2.1 Billion: ‘This Is a Defining Moment for British Media’

It’s finally official. Comcast-owned U.K. pay-TV operator Sky has agreed to acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment business for total consideration of up to £1.6 billion (2.14 billion). The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2027, will separate ITV Studios into a standalone global content business and return roughly £950 million (1.27 billion) []

Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television

Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television

Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline | The Take

Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahead to its next vote with the midterm elections in November, we get his take on this moment and why independent journalism is needed more than ever. In this episode: - Mehdi Hasan, Editor-in-Chief, Zeteo Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Alexandra Locke, with Tamara Khandaker, Spencer Cline, Jana Dabliz, and our host, Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.

Newcastle hit with demand for £3.2m over ‘deliberate’ failure to pay tax on transfers

Club owe HMRC £1.9m in tax and handed £1.25m penaltyRelates to investigation of transfers under Mike AshleyNewcastle United have been hit with a demand for £3.2m from HM Revenue and Customs over a “deliberate” failure to pay tax, according to official disclosures that relate to a near decade-long investigation into player transfers under the club’s former owner, Mike Ashley.The Tyneside club, which has been owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund since 2021, owes HMRC £1.9m in tax and has also been hit with a penalty of £1.25m, the newly released documents show. The bill emerged as a result of the tax authority’s regular publication of a league table of “deliberate tax defaulters”, with Newcastle United featuring at the top of the most recent list, released on Thursday. Continue reading...

BBC Turning Trump's Own Lawsuit Into His Jan. 6 'Trial'

Attorneys for President Donald Trump have said that the BBC is trying to turn the president's defamation lawsuit against the corporation into a trial on the events of January 6 ...

What does Sky's £1.6bn deal with ITV mean for viewers?

What does Sky's £1.6bn deal with ITV mean for viewers?

Ministers asked for more details on MoD payments to Donaldson for ‘peace work’

The Government has been asked why the Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson nearly £12,000 in “peacekeeping consultancy fees” while he was an MP.

ITV sells its broadcasting arm to Comcast’s Sky for up to £1.6bn

ITV has agreed to sell its media and entertainment division to Sky, the Comcast-owned broadcaster, in a deal worth up to £1.6bn that redraws the map of British television. The transaction hands Sky the ITV channels and the ITVX streaming service, and leaves the seller as a pure production business, a split that arrives as [] This story continues at The Next Web

How the Sky-ITV Deal Will Transform British Broadcasting

The acquisition — which will combine the U.K.'s biggest free-to-air commercial networks with its biggest pay-TV network — will see another British public service broadcaster come under U.S. ownership.

Bob Vylan Sues BBC for Defamation After Glastonbury Fallout

The punk-rap duo Bob Vylan is suing the BBC after the broadcaster said the band’s “utterly unacceptable” Glastonbury performance last year contained “antisemitic sentiments”. Frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster and drummer Wade Laurence George filed separate legal proceedings against the BBC at the high court in Ireland on Tuesday. They also launched defamation proceedings against Irish broadcaster []

The BBC and Channel 4 are in talks to merge streaming services... yet again

The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007... and again in 2017... will the third time be the charm?

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Disgraced Huw Edwards faces backlash after launching newsletter

The former BBC broadcaster, previously one of the most trusted newsreaders in the country, pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children in July 2024

‘The Tories left it in a worse state than they found it’: Who’s responsible for the state of the UK?

Readers discuss who got the UK into a mess, the Royal Navy's spending plan and if left-wing politics is fairness

ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal

Watch the moment Keir Starmer deflects Andy Burnham heckle at PMQs: ‘Not today!’

Sir Keir Starmer deflected an Andy Burnham jibe heckled from across the Commons during PMQs. The outgoing Prime Minister took the jab with good humour, quipping in response. “Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. I shall have further such meetings later today,” Sir Keir told the chamber. A member from the opposite bench shouted: “Andy?”“Not today,” he hit back with a grin.The jibe was a reference to the secret one-on-one meeting Sir Keir is understood to have shared with Mr Burnham, his likely successor. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms

Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice UK vets may have to have a licence and cap prescriptions for pet medicine at £21 under plans being considered by the government.Ministers are also considering establishing a regulator for the veterinary sector, including inspections, a mandatory licensing system and published compliance reports to improve accountability and choice. Every vet practice could need an official operating licence – similar to GP surgeries and care homes – under proposals in a white paper. Continue reading...

Comcast's Sky to buy Britain's ITV in $2.1 billion deal

In a bid to become Britain's largest commercial broadcaster, Comcast's Sky pay-TV business on Monday unveiled a 2.1 billion deal to buy ITV Media and Entertainment. ITV is a television powerhouse in Britain, with Love Island, Midsomer Murders...

Sky buys ITV for £1.6bn to take control of broadcasting arm

A big change Sky has agreed to buy the broadcasting arm of ITV for an eye-watering £1.6bn to become the UK’s largest broadcaster. The deal will see Sky acquire the media and entertainment division of ITV, including ITVX and all of its free-to-air channels. The takeover has been a long time coming, with details first []

Pua questions royal role in politics, wonders about Sedition Act risk

UPDATED 4.20PM | 'When royals get involved in campaigns, aren't they subjecting themselves to retorts?'

British man who pleaded guilty in Owen Sound, Ont., restaurateur's death sentenced to 3½ years in prison

British man who pleaded guilty in Owen Sound, Ont., restaurateur's death sentenced to 3½ years in prison

Unpacking the truth behind Man City’s £116m record transfer deal

Why Manchester City Are Paying a British Record £116m for Elliot AndersonTransfer fees stir debate like few subjects in football, particularly when the sum reaches historic proportions. Manchester Ci...

‘Preemptive’ Farage triggers by-election to dodge suspension over undisclosed gift

Former attorney general for England and Wales Dominic Grieve described Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's triggering of a by-election as a preemptive move to avoid parliamentary suspension following a pending report into undisclosed gifts. “It's clearly a preemptive move because there was about to be a publication of the parliamentary commission of a standards report into his acceptance and non-disclosure of a five million pound gift from his friend Mr Harborne,” Mr Grieve told Sky News Australia. “On the face of it, he has no credible defence or explanation; he keeps on insisting that he hasn't broken any rules, but the rules, as I understand them, are pretty crystal clear. “He was about to have a condemnatory finding against him, which was probably going to lead to him being suspended from the House of Commons … he's decided to preempt that by triggering a by-election."

UK Government ‘Minded to Intervene’ on Paramount-WBD Deal After Review

U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy feels “minded to intervene” on the 110 billion on Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger due to its potential impact on British broadcasters and their audiences. “Following engagement with the parties and independent research, my department has today written to the current and proposed owners of Warner Bros. Discovery on my behalf []

Filem Arab Mr VIP angkat Malaysia ke layar Timur Tengah

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia sekali lagi menjadi pilihan penerbit filem antarabangsa apabila filem terbaharu dari dunia perfileman Arab berjudul Mr VIP menjalani penggambaran di beberapa lokasi sekitar ibu negara sejak 21 Jun lalu. Filem terbitan syarikat produksi gergasi Arab, Synergy Plus itu diterbitkan dengan kerjasama Inifinity Films yang diterajui Abdulrahman Suud, sekali gus mengangkat Malaysia sebagai ... Read more The post Filem Arab Mr VIP angkat Malaysia ke layar Timur Tengah appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

TV licence fee is 'yesterday's model', new BBC director general says

Matt Brittin gives his views on the corporation's future, six weeks after taking over the BBC.

The Royal Commission, the Bishop, and the Evidence

The Royal Commission, the Bishop, and the Evidence

Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister | DW News

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that he's stepping down as head of the Labour Party. He said he will remain prime minister until his successor is selected. #keirstarmer #uk #labourparty #dwnews For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

The BBC Has Appeased Its Enemies and Alienated Its Friends

The idea of public-service broadcasting is still worth defending in a media culture increasingly dominated by the superwealthy. Unfortunately, the BBC has failed to defend that idea while bending over backward to appease those who want to destroy it.

Audit on Halifax mayor’s office spending prompts RCMP investigation

HALIFAX — Halifax’s auditor general says RCMP are investigating expenses filed by Mayor Andy Filmore’s office after an audit showed four transactions worth a total of 111,000 did not comply with municipal policies. Andrew Atherton told council’s finance committee Monday that he started the audit after concerns were raised by senior municipal managers earlier this [] The post Audit on Halifax mayor’s office spending prompts RCMP investigation appeared first on Loonie Politics.