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Sweden: Digital newspapers increasingly popular among YA

In Q1 2025, 25 per cent of Swedish households had at least one digital subscription to a newspaper (ie without access to a printed newspaper), according to Mediavision research. Among young adults, aged 20 to 30, the share with a digital subscription is notably higher – 33 per cent now have at least one digital […]

April 3, 2025

Euronews, Africanews now on Freeview

Global Distribution Services has announced the launch of Euronews and Africanews FAST channels on Freeview LCN 257 in the UK. These channels are now part of the hybrid streaming news and entertainment lineup on the UK DTT platform.  Euronews and Africanews join a roster of global news channels already available on Freeview UK through Global […]

March 27, 2025

Wills rejoins CNN as content chief

Amanda Wills, who departed CNN in 2022 for the WSJ, is rejoining CNN in a newly created role within the global news organisation, serving as Group Senior Vice President, Chief Content Officer.  The executive will work out its content strategy across TV, digital and streaming platforms and report to Virginia Moseley, the Executive Editor of […]

March 24, 2025

AIB blasts Trump for dismantling VoA

The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has said it is “highly concerned” by the decision from the US administration to effectively cease funding for US international broadcasting entities and to some 1,300 of employees of Voice of America (VoA) on administrative leave. A statement issued by The White House said that the executive order, signed […]

March 17, 2025

CBS Miami to debut AR/VR studio

CBS Miami is set to unveil its AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual reality) studio on March 16th. Sports Anchor Mike Cugno will introduce the technology and, later that evening, Chief Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera will deliver live weather updates to US viewers from the AR/VR studio, followed by a March Madness segment from the Sports Desk. Beginning March […]

March 14, 2025

Sky, The King’s Trust launch programme to Get Started in News and Sport

Sky has announced a partnership with the King’s Trust, empowering the Next Generation. Fiona Ball, Sky’s Group Director, explained: “An estimated 52 per cent 16–25-year-olds – equivalent to more than 4.2 million – are interested in a career in news and/or sport media. Yet, many face significant barriers. Recent research commissioned by Sky and The […]

March 4, 2025

Telia sells TV & Media business to Schibsted Media

Telia Company has entered into an agreement to sell its TV & Media business, including the TV4 and MTV brands in Sweden and Finland respectively, to Schibsted Media at an enterprise value of SEK 6.55 billion (€0.59bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. Telia says the agreement is in line with its “active portfolio management […]

February 25, 2025

How financial news impacts online trading decisions

Online trading moves fast. Traders watch every bit of news that can shake the market. Financial news can make prices soar or crash within minutes. But how exactly does news impact online trading decisions? Let’s break it down in simple terms. The Power of Financial News Financial news covers everything from stock market updates to […]

February 24, 2025

Study: Issues with over half the answers from AI assistants

BBC research provides a warning around the use of AI assistants to answer questions about news, with factual errors and the misrepresentation of source material affecting AI assistants. The findings show: 51 per cent of all AI answers to questions about the news were judged to have significant issues of some form 19 per cent […]

February 11, 2025

Fox launching streaming service this year

Fox Corp has revealed it is planning to launch a subscription streaming service by the end of 2025. The direct-to-consumer service, which will offer news and sport content, won’t serve to upend Fox’s place in the traditional cable bundle, CEO Lachlan Murdoch advised on the company’s quarterly earnings call – without offering much further detail. […]

February 5, 2025