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EBU Members elect new News Committee

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) News Assembly has elected the next News Committee at its annual meeting in Naples, Italy. Drawn from a field of 18 candidates, the new leadership team will set the direction for the EBU’s news operations for the next two years. Incoming chair Pierre-Olivier Volet, Editor-in-Chief, TV News, SRG SSR, commented: […]

October 24, 2025

News Broadcasting reports 6.3m weekly radio listeners

News Broadcasting has achieved another set of strong RAJAR results for the Q3 survey period ending September 15th 2025. The group, including national brands talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Times Radio and Talk, as well as U105 in Northern Ireland, delivered 6.3 million weekly listeners, with cumulative listening hours of 44.4 million. News Broadcasting is leading […]

October 23, 2025

Njeri appointed as the BBC’s Regional Director for Africa

The BBC has appointed Juliet Njeri as Regional Director for Africa. The role will be based in the BBC’s regional hub for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Responsible for both the BBC’s editorial output and operational matters across the continent, the Regional Director is tasked with leading the BBC’s priorities in the region and enhancing opportunities […]

October 23, 2025

BBC World Service, BBC Hausa now on Zeno

Through an extended partnership with Zeno Media, BBC World Service and BBC News Hausa content is now available on Zeno’s global audio platform, Zeno.FM.  Audiences around the world can now access BBC World Service English and BBC News Hausa audio streams on Zeno FM, featuring popular English-language programmes such as The Newsroom, The Documentary and […]

October 23, 2025

Study: AI misrepresents news content 45% of the time

Research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content, no matter which language, territory or AI platform is tested. The international study was launched at the EBU News Assembly, in Naples. Involving […]

October 22, 2025

Channel 4 launches digital news podcasts for Gen Z

Channel 4 has announced two new podcasts aimed at Gen Z audiences. Untangled fronted by Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand and A News Thing hosted by the comedians of A Comedy Thing by Channel 4, will offer young audiences duly impartial and fact-checked response to the week’s biggest news stories. A News Thing is an enlightening weekly […]

October 21, 2025

Ofcom updates guidance on politicians presenting news

Ofcom has issued new guidance to broadcasters about politicians presenting news, following its consultation on this issue. The media regulator says the guidance, which comes into force immediately, reflects the modern news landscape and sets guardrails for broadcasters who use politicians as presenters in programmes that include news. Specifically, the revised guidance explains the interaction […]

October 20, 2025

CNN launching new subscription tier

Warner Bros Discovery’s news company, CNN, has announced that its new ‘All Access’ subscription tier will launch on October 28th in the US, providing audiences with one centralised destination for CNN’s journalism, including live and on-demand video programming to stream.   Available for $6.99 (€5.99) per month or $69.99 annually, the new tier will deliver […]

October 17, 2025

BBC News Polska partners with Onet.pl

Content from BBC News Polska is now available on the Polish news website, Onet.pl, following a syndication agreement between the two news organisations. Users of Onet can now see the BBC’s Polish-language news in text and video on the Onet homepage and via a branded BBC News Polska section. BBC News Polska is part of […]

October 16, 2025

CNN Max leaving HBO Max in US

From November 17th CNN Max, the 24/7 live news stream, will no longer be available on HBO Max in the US. This is because, as previously announced, CNN will be launching a new streaming product this autumn. While the 24/7 live news stream will no longer be available, HBO Max will continue to stream select […]

October 6, 2025