Jonathan Liew Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
Jonathan Liew has now been shortlisted by the Sports Journalists’ Association at its prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards.
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BBC Beefs Up Women’s Six Nations Coverage Amidst Growth in Women’s Sport Fandom
The Women’s Six Nations rugby begins on 11 April. The BBC is committing more resources to it than ever before.
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Former BBC Presenter Argues Hamas Numbers May be Right
Robin Lustig had an illustrious career at the BBC. This includes having major shows on the Radio 4 and the World Service. He also worked in the Middle East and departed the corporation at the end of 2012. All this has given him an… interesting perspective. On Sunday, during a debate on the future of
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Eni Aluko, Joey Barton and Abuse of Women Pundits
Eni Aluko has won her libel case against Joey Barton. The ex-QPR and Man City midfielder was ordered to pay “substantial” damages and the former Lionesses’ legal costs. She was in court as the case was “stayed”. Barton was not, having been arrested on Monday. He remains in custody after a man was attacked near
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Reuters Hunts New Media Editor
“Reuters is seeking a Media Editor to drive agenda-setting journalism at the intersection of media, tech and politics,” according to a recent job posting. What a novel idea! The new Reuters media editor can be based in either New York or LA. They will have to “be equally adept at tackling the threat on the
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Axel Springer to Buy Telegraph
In an extraordinary development, Axel Springer is buying the Telegraph. Per Daniel Thomas, Arash Massoudi and James Fontanella-Khan at the Financial Times, the German publisher moved fast to beat out DMGT, the owners of the Daily Mail with a shock bid. In a statement, Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Döpfner said: Axel Springer was founded
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Premier League Launching Streaming Service
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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UK News Orgs Unite Over AI
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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Streamers Hit With New UK Regulations
Major streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will be overseen by regulator Ofcom, the UK government announced today.
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Broadcasters Win Gold at Winter Olympics 2026
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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