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Michel named BBC Group CFO

The BBC has announced that Bérangère Michel has been appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bérangère brings experience from her 16-year career at the John Lewis Partnership, where she held senior roles including CFO, Customer Service Executive Director, Operations Director and Finance & Strategy Director. Prior to that, Bérangère spent 11 […]

December 12, 2025

Jackson joins SLR advisory board

James Jackson, the former Director of Technology Strategy at Everyone TV, has been appointed to the Service List Registry advisory board. He will support the definition and delivery of its Unified Service Platform to enable online television and video viewing on any screen. SLR provides a global online platform to allow the discovery and selection […]

December 12, 2025

Indonesia: BBC News, CBeebies launch on IndiHome TV

BBC Studios and Indonesian telco Telkomsel have announced the launch of two live channels, BBC News and CBeebies, in Indonesia. BBC News is now available on IndiHome TV channel 816 and CBeebies on channel 301. Broadcasting round the clock in English in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe, BBC News covers a […]

December 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

BBC, ITV reveal World Cup 2026 match split

BBC Sport and ITV Sport have announced their live match split for the FIFA World Cup 2026, confirming how UK audiences can watch every game from for free. The tournament kicks off on June 11th hosted in sixteen cities across the US, Canada and Mexico. England and Scotland have already qualified for the tournament, whilst […]

December 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

BBC to double spend on commissioning new UK shows

The BBC has announced new funding and commissioning plans to build on the success of shows such as Blue Lights, Death Valley (pictured) and Only Child. The plans will see the broadcaster double spend on commissioning new shows for TV and BBC iPlayer that reflect stories in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – from c£50 […]

December 9, 2025

Jahan Numa from BBC News Urdu launches on Aaj News TV

BBC News Urdu has launched TV programme Jahan Numa (Window to the World) on Pakistan’s TV channel Aaj News. Broadcast on Aaj News at 19:30 local time (14:30 GMT), Monday to Friday, the programme also will be available via BBC News Urdu digital platforms from 20:00 local time (15:00 GMT). Produced in London, with the […]

December 8, 2025

The Celebrity Traitors Final attracts 15m viewers

The debut season of The Celebrity Traitors concluded its run with 15 million viewers and has become the biggest title of 2025 across the UK at seven days so far this year (including both scripted, unscripted and events). The Celebrity Traitors has seen the biggest on-demand audience of any series across the market at seven […]

December 1, 2025

Spain: Orange, Vodafone add new TV channels 

Vodafone and Orange are both strengthening their television line-up in Spain. Vodafone is adding eight new channels, following a partnership with The Channel Store, the audiovisual distribution division of TVUP Streaming Media. The new channels will be available from December 18th. The full list includes Cry Babies, El Reino Infantil, Movie Music, Crimen e Historia, […]

December 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Ofcom: “BBC should play to its strengths”

Ofcom has published its annual report on the BBC, assessing the corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners during the period April 2024 to March 2025. The report also includes the findings of Ofcom’s second ‘Periodic Review’ of the BBC. Drawing on extensive audience research, industry data and stakeholder information, the report […]

November 28, 2025By Colin Mann

BBC Sport agrees La Liga digital clips deal

BBC Sport has secured a new deal to bring football action from La Liga to fans across the UK with a multi-year digital rights agreement for BBC Sport’s social and digital platforms. Starting immediately, audiences will be able to follow the best moments from one of the top-flight Spanish league with BBC Sport delivering key […]

November 28, 2025