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The Sports Broadcasting Game is Changing

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Piers Morgan TalkTV Show Heading to YouTube

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Piers Morgan will no longer present a linear television show on TalkTV. Instead, he will publish directly to YouTube in a more sporadic way. As Dominic Ponsford at Press Gazette noted, this marks a major shift in strategy for the News UK-owned broadcaster, which really thought Morgan could help it make a mark in the

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Alan Ritchson in Reacher on Amazon Prime Video

Prime Video Adverts Will See Amazon Shake up the Market

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Amazon is introducing adverts to its Prime Video streaming service in a matter of days. Not only is this a controversial move, as discussed in a recent newsletter, it is also going to prompt a significant shake-up of the ad market. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the platform’s “scale, in both subscriber reach and real

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Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Talks Have Begun

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount have had early talks about a potential merger. The news was broken on Axios by their brilliant media reporter Sara Fischer. As she notes, if the deal happens, and that is a big if, it could instigate further industry consolidation. Per the story, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has

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GB News in Breach Again. Ofcom Does Nothing About it.

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Ofcom has found GB News in breach of the Broadcasting Code. In a decision announced today, it concluded that coverage of the broadcaster’s Don’t Kill Cash campaign broke impartiality guidelines. However, the regulator has done next to nothing in response. Ofcom said that GB News did not really offer a range of different perspectives on

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Grand Theft Auto Trilogy artwork on Netflix

“Grand Theft Auto” is Coming to… Netflix

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Mobile versions of the “Grand Theft Auto” games are heading to a somewhat unexpected location – Netflix. I confess that when I first saw the company’s announcement I thought they were making a movie based on the IP. But, no. It is a continuation of their attempt to move into games. The streamer said that

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Esther Mcvey and Philp Davies on GB News

Esther McVey is Back in Government. What Does it Mean For GB News?

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It has been a rather chaotic day in British politics. Again. It started with the sacking of home secretary Suella Braverman and the appointment of former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary (via the House of Lords). We now have the announcement that Esther McVey is heading back to government as a minister in

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The Hollywood Strikes Are Finally Over

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It looks like the Hollywood strikes are over and everyone can get back to work! Deadline reported that on Wednesday the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union and the studios had come to an agreement. The industrial action will end at 12:01 am Thursday. The Hollywood industrial action is estimated to have cost the Southern California’s economy $6.5

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Carol Vorderman Out of BBC Over Social Media Rules

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Carol Vorderman is leaving the BBC due to its new social media guidelines. The former “Countdown” presenter has hosted a Saturday show on BBC Radio Wales for five years. However, she revealed on Twitter that the new rules meant she could not continue to share her opinions online so she is moving on. Vorderman often

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BBC Director General to Address Tory MPs

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Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, will address the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee on Wednesday. The committee is a powerful group of backbench Tory MPs. News of the unusual arrangement was revealed by Huffington Post political editor Kevin Schofield: You can read the full story here. A source informed Schofield that they “thought

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