The BBC’s sports boss doesn’t believe the corporation needs live sport to stay relevant, highlighting the power of its social media output.
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The Premier League announced a direct-to-consumer streaming service named Premier League+, going live first in Singapore for the 2026/27 season.
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The Financial Times, Guardian, Telegraph, BBC and Sky News have come together to fight for shared AI standards and push back against unfair scraping.
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Major streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will be overseen by regulator Ofcom, the UK government announced today.
Streamers Hit With New UK Regulations Read More »
Despite some near misses and frustrations, Team GB got its best-ever return at the Winter Olympics 2026. The broadcasters did very well, too. The BBC said it achieved its largest overall audience consumption ever at Milan-Cortina. This was made up of 83 million streams, with more than 44 million hours streamed online via BBC iPlayer,
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We are hurtling towards the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the US, Canada and (probably!) Mexico. Broadcasters are finalising their plans. As Michael Savage pointed out for at the Guardian, a big question remains for the BBC. Who is going to present the final? Previously, the answer to this would have been straightforward.
Who Will Present The 2026 World Cup Final on The BBC? Read More »
I have always thought that being a royal reporter is one of the most boring gigs in journalism. Its practitioners would undoubtedly tell me otherwise, but it’s never seemed that conducive to digging around and getting scoops. You’re mostly being fed information from the royal household(s). Sometimes, though, you are on the biggest story around.
Reporting Andrew’s Arrest: Don’t Forget the Women Read More »
It is an extraordinary time in British politics… and has been for about a decade. The media plays a key role in that, and is an established part of the environment in Parliament. Sometimes, though, it seems like a bit of game for all involved. And just how to the hacks get their stories? Following
Covering the Westminster Chaos – With Kevin Schofield Read More »
There was widespread shock after Dana Eden was found dead on Sunday. Her passing was announced the day after.The co-creator of Apple TV hit Tehran was discovered by her brother in her hotel room in Athens. She was 52 and in Greece recording the fourth season of the award-winning show. There were some conspiracy theories
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Another weekend, another whinge about commentary on women’s football. I was watching the 10-goal-WSL-thriller between Aston Villa and Spurs on Sunday. The commentary team on Sky Sports+ missed out on some fundamental facts. It seemed they thought most of the players brought in by Tottenham had come from manager Martin Ho’s former side BK Hacken in
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