Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has called for urgent joint industry action and new regulation to ensure young people can find verified, independent news easily on social media. The call to action follows new Channel 4 research revealing the scale of the challenges facing Gen Z in an era where platforms have “publicly announced a […]
BBC News Thai has expanded its offering by launching on social-media platform TikTok. The BBC News Thai TikTok channel features a range of content, from Thai politics and current affairs to science, history, and health – subjects that have proven to be popular among the BBC’s Thai-speaking audiences. BBC News Thai Editor, Kriddikorn Padermkurkulpong, commented: […]
Croatian public broadcaster HRT plans to lay off over 800 employees by March as part of a business consolidation plan. This aligns with their ‘New Direction’ strategy, which aims to reduce staff by 30 per cent from the current level of 2,700 by the end of 2026. The Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media supports […]
Good Morning Britain has launched a new social media strand delivering presenter-led news bulletins on the programme’s TikTok platform. As Good Morning Britain continues to break the latest news and current affairs across the airwaves daily from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX, the programme has also seen strong growth across its social media platforms. In […]
News network CNN plans to lay off “hundreds” of staff as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience, according to reports. The layoffs come as CNN is rearranging its linear TV lineup and building out digital subscription products. CNN hopes the cuts will lower production costs and consolidate teams, according to a CNBC […]
ITN and ITV have announce the appointment of Laura Wilshaw as the new Editor of ITV News. In this role, Wilshaw will oversee all of ITV’s national news programmes and digital output, as well as ITV News London, ITN-produced current affairs shows including Tonight, live specials and documentaries. Wilshaw brings a wealth of experience, having […]
Ozone, the digital advertising platform built for brands by some of the UK’s leading publishers, has announced the addition of Newsweek’s audiences to its existing publisher network. Ozone offers a transparent and efficient solution for brands seeking to connect with scaled, engaged audiences across the premium web by way of its consolidated premium publisher inventory and […]
UK commercial news organisations have attacked the BBC for promoting its services above their media apps on smartphones on Apple and Android platforms. Executives accused the BBC of an aggressive marketing strategy in app stores that has diverted audiences away from commercial news apps. The corporation’s “apparent willingness to compete very aggressively with commercial providers […]
Apple is suspending an AI feature that made inaccurate summaries of news headlines. It had received complaints from the BBC after the AI-generated service issued a news alert with the corporation’s logo falsely telling some iPhone users that Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing the UnitedHealthcare chief executive, Brian Thompson, had shot himself. Other […]
French media regulator Arcom has adopted a new numbering of national television channels broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT), in particular to take into account the upcoming arrival of the new CMI TV and OFTV services, authorised on December 11th, and the decision of Canal+ to stop its broadcast on TNT. Arcom has ensured the […]