Today, the Government launched a Green Paper and a public consultation, officially opening up debate on the future of the BBC. This is ahead of charter renewal – the new governing document will come into effect on 1st January, 2028. In the introduction to the Green Paper, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport […]
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There are currently 12 teams in England’s top-tier of women’s football, the Women’s Super League (WSL). A further 12 play in the division below, WSL2. Based on the coverage, the casual observer may not be aware of this . Most media outlets tend to focus on only four teams. Those are Chelsea and Arsenal, in
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What to say about the Netflix deal for Warner Bros., and the subsequent hostile bid for the whole of WBD by Paramount, that has not been said already? Yet developments reverberate across the media ecosystem, and it’s not hard to see why. A historic movie studio being acquired by a streamer, a company that once
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People are always complaining that not enough sports coverage is free-to-air in the UK. Well, ITV looks set to be changing that by adding the inaugural rugby Nations Championship to its roster. Per The Telegraph, the company has put in a £90m bid for the bi-annual tournament, blowing opponents out of the water. Where does
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I remember being in bed at university with the radio on as the 2006/2007 Ashes series got underway. As I lay there in the dark, the Test Match Special team described Steve Harmison bowling *that* delivery. Almost two decades on (!!!!), I was screaming in my lounge, Sky Sports commentary blaring, as Stuart Broad delivered
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The Joe Rogan Experience has risen to number one on Apple’s podcast chart. It jumped from number three to knock The Daily from The New York Times off the top spot.
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The BBC is trying to recover following the resignations of top bosses Tim Davie and Deborah Turness. The director general and CEO of news announced their shock departures on Sunday night. Two narratives have taken hold in the days since. For some, this was the inevitable outcome of years of BBC incompetence – biased coverage
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Mary Earps has been everywhere the last few days. The Guardian published an extract of her soon-to-be available book, “All In: Football, Life and Learning to be Unapologetically Me”. Barely a broadcaster has missed a chance to speak to the former England number 1. However, things have not played out quite how Earps would like.
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Boxing Day football is one of my favourite Christmas traditions, but fans may be deprived of it this year, with the TV companies to blame.
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Basketball season began on Tuesday. To watch NBA games in the USA, fans need to jump between ABC, NBC, Peacock, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video. Sometimes, a combination of outlets will be showing the action i.e. NBC linear TV and Peacock. Other nights, a platform has the action exclusively. I’m not denying it’s a bit
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