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Channel 5 often gets lost in the debate about streaming and British public service broadcasters. I confess I don’t spend much, if any time watching it. However, recent figures show plenty of people do. There is something very interesting going on there. Over 31 million people watched a Channel 5 property last month. That is […]
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The latest Nike advert, entitled “So Win”, combines two of my favourite things – Led Zeppelin and women’s sport. It features a number of superstars, including Caitlin Clark and Sha’Carri Richardson. The spot seems to be appearing throughout various bits of sports programming and I’m here for it:
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At the BBC HQ up in Salford there was a wall adorned with images of such luminaires as a Rolf Harris and… Jimmy Savile. For some time these images remained in place, next to the Religion and Ethics desk. Others who featured weren’t exactly happy with the company they were keeping. Not surprising, given staff
Apple TV+ is now available Android. Mark Gurman of Bloomberg News, who is usually right about these things, initially reported the news. It was later confirmed by Apple. As he suggested, the MLS Season Pass will also become available on the rival platform to iOS. It’s fair to see this kind of move is something
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The deal that would see media start-up Tortoise buy-out The Observer has been controversial from the start. Tensions quickly escalated and staff at the newspaper went on strike. Former Guardian journalist James Ball gave a good explanation of what was going on on the podcast. You can listen to that here. Now that the deal
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As had been speculated upon, Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will replace Gary Lineker as the presenters of Match of the Day. The trio will divide responsibilities across MOTD, MOTD 2 and MOTD Champions League. Commenting, Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport said: I know viewers will love these three incredible broadcasters and
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Rachel Maddow will return to MSNBC five nights a week during the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term in office. At the moment she is just there on Mondays. Alex Wagner, who takes the time slot Tuesday-Friday in the current arrangement, must be delighted. She is leaving the cosy studio and getting sent
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Per Press Gazette, individual pageview targets are being introduced for journalists on The Mirror. According to a staffer at parent company Reach, this will not be implemented at other national titles within the business. “It’s not going to get rolled out across everyone,” they said. “The Mirror is a very, very different beast to The
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Staff at The Guardian and Observer have been told that the sale to the Sunday paper to Tortoise has been completed. Senior management sent an email on Wednesday morning confirming the of the controversial deal had gone through. The email was signed by members of the Scott Trust, which owned the Guardian and Observer and
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We’re not even halfway through his final season yet, but Gary Lineker’s replacements on Match of the Day have apparently already been chosen. According to Mike Keegan at the Daily Mail, Kelly Cates will join from Sky Sports, alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan. Keegan reported that the three will cover Match of the Day
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