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CNN launching new streaming product

CNN has announced that it will expand its current subscription offering with the launch of a new streaming product, set to debut first in the US, this autumn. The news comes three years after the WBD merger forced the closure of CNN+ when the service was less than a month old. The latest streaming product […]

May 15, 2025

Research: BBC the most trusted international news provider

The BBC has published research exploring the impact and influence of its work internationally. The Impact and Influence research demonstrates that, predominantly through the BBC World Service, the BBC is driving favourable impressions of the UK. The BBC is the country’s most recognised cultural export internationally with 76 per cent of influential audiences around the […]

May 12, 2025

Emmett named Channel 4 News Deputy Editor

Channel 4 News has announced the appointment of Becky Emmett as Deputy Editor. She joins Channel 4 News from ITV News where she has headed its streaming division for ITVX since last July, having previously served as Acting Co-Editor and Deputy Editor at BBC’s Newsnight, where she helped lead the programme’s journalism from 2022. Emmetty […]

May 7, 2025

Es’hailSat distributes Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite footprint strategically encompasses the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, optimising signal coverage and enabling significant viewership potential for […]

May 6, 2025

TF1+ consumption up 12% YoY

TF1, the French broadcasting group, has reported its consolidated revenue amounted to €520 million in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 1.6 per cent. Revenue from the Media segment increased by 1.8 per cent year on year to €461 million, while Studio TF1’s revenue was stable at €59 million. Current operating profit […]

May 1, 2025

Local programming gets a FAST upgrade

As traditional media outlets face increasing challenges – declining ad revenues, shrinking newsroom staff, and the closure of local newspapers – many communities are losing access to vital local news and regional programming. However, Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels are stepping in to fill this gap, providing a platform that not only preserves local […]

April 23, 2025

Report: Newsbrand ad spend down as advertisers favour UGC

The advertising industry has a breaking news problem, according to WARC. Today’s abundance of hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars to content publishers and broadcasters. Globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3 billion (€28.5bn) this year, a 33.1 per cent decrease […]

April 15, 2025

Al Hurra on the brink

The US-funded Arabic language Al Hurra satellite news channel is close to having to cease broadcasting with the Trump administration’s decision to cut its funding. Al Hurra, which launched in 2004 to counter anti-American sentiment, has a claimed 30 million viewership over the Middle East and North Africa. Local reports say that in notices to […]

April 15, 2025By Chris Forrester

EBU launches Spotlight fact-checking network

The European Broadcasting Union has launched Eurovision News Spotlight, a collaborative network for fact-checking and open-source intelligence to equip public service media across Europe with the tools to counter online falsehoods and disinformation. “In a digital-first world, we face a worsening crisis of inaccurate, false and synthetic information that tests our certainty of truth and […]

April 11, 2025

Anushka Asthana to join Channel 4 News as US Editor

Channel 4 News has announced the appointment of Anushka Asthana as its US Editor.  She joins from ITV News where she has been Deputy Political Editor since July 2021. Renowned for her agenda-setting journalism and exceptional political reporting, Asthana has worked across some of the most recognisable international newsrooms, including The Guardian where she served […]

April 10, 2025