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Spanglish Movies launching new political channels with FAST Channels TV

Spanglish Movies in partnership with FAST Channels TV, has announced the development and upcoming launch of two new political FAST channels for US Hispanic audiences ahead of the 2026 elections: New America CTV Channel and The Trump CTV Channel. These channels will offer distinct liberal and conservative perspectives, giving Latino viewers differentiated spaces to access […]

January 29, 2026

Why don’t lawmakers like Netflix?

Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have come out against the Netflix takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). What did Netflix ever do to them? Well, in the case of the US, it’s more a question of what Netflix hasn’t done for them. Because it’s never been a network, it’s never had the wherewithal […]

January 27, 2026

Paramount extends tender offer for WBD

Paramount Skydance has extended the deadline on its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to February 20th, buying more time to persuade investors that its bid for the studio is superior to a deal with Netflix. Paramount’s previous tender offer expired on January 21st. Paramount confirmed that it has filed preliminary proxy materials […]

January 23, 2026

BBC seeks dismissal of Trump lawsuit

As widely expected, the BBC has confirmed it will file a motion to dismiss US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over how a speech of his was edited in a Panorama documentary. Trump filed a $5 billion (€4.2bn) lawsuit in a Florida court in last year, accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade […]

January 13, 2026

New presenters for BBC’s Newshour

The BBC World Service daily news programme, Newshour, has announced that Leila Nathoo and Rajini Vaidyanathan will join the presenting line-up in the new year. Newshour, the BBC World Service flagship news programme, brings its global audience interviews, breaking news and analysis of the day’s events from around the world. Nathoo joins the World Service […]

December 17, 2025

BBC apologises to Trump; refuses compensation

The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for airing a Panorama episode that edited parts of a Trump speech together so he appeared to explicitly encouraged rioting – but the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation. “Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump’s legal team in response to a letter […]

November 14, 2025

BBC DG resigns; Trump threatens $1bn legal action

BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have resigned after controversy over a documentary edit pertaining to US President Donald Trump. It comes after The Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo suggesting Panorama edited two parts of Trump’s speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the […]

November 10, 2025

Starlink reports 8m+ customers

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite service has reported it now has more than 8 million customers around the planet, up from 7 million in August and 6 million in June. Starlink is adding an average 14,250 new customers a day, and well up on their previous average of 12,200 per day, a 17 per cent increase over […]

November 7, 2025By Chris Forrester

Paramount appoints Trump regulator

Paramount Skydance has named Makan Delrahim, a former senior US antitrust official, as its chief legal officer, amid apparent preparations for a bid for Warner Bros Discovery. Delrahim, a former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, was part of the legal firm that advised Skydance Media throughout its long-drawn merger process with […]

September 26, 2025

Channel 4 dedicates night of programming to Trump untruths

To mark the second state visit to the UK of US President, Donald Trump, Channel 4 is rolling out a night of programming that puts a spotlight on his “prolific oeuvre of untruths and falsehoods”. On September 17th from 10pm Channel 4 will broadcast Trump v The Truth, an unbroken catalogue of over 100 falsehoods, […]

September 16, 2025