There’s a lot of panic in the air about AI just now, even President DJT seems to be rethinking the need for some regulation. The trouble is that some experimental agents have gone off and, unasked, tried to hack other’s systems. In truth, the main issue seems to be the ‘move fast and break things’ […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the US Department of Commerce has announced the launch of the ‘Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security’. This initiative brings together partner governments to advance a shared vision and roadmap to secure leadership in the next generation of global communications. The Call to Action advances […]

Eight ABC-owned stations filed for early licence renewals ‘under protest’ on May 28th. This came after the FCC ordered the Walt Disney Co.-owned network to do so, a first for a major broadcaster in 50 years. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has asserted that the licence review is not politically engineered, even though the order came […]

US President Donald Trump has removed the BBC’s commercial arm from his defamation lawsuit over a misleading episode of Panorama, but he is still pursuing his multi-billion dollar claim against the BBC as a whole. In late 2025, Trump sued the BBC and subsidiaries BBC Studios Productions and BBC Studios Distribution over a 2024 Panorama […]

iKO Media Group (iKOMG) and Truth+, a division of Trump Media and Technology Group, have announced a partnership aimed at expanding the reach of faith-based and Christian television channels through the Truth+ streaming platform. Under the partnership, iKOMG will work with channel owners, ministries, broadcasters and content providers to bring a growing portfolio of faith-focused […]

AdImpact, the advertising intelligence company, projects that the 2026 US election cycle will reach $11.6 billion (€10bn) in spending, making it the most expensive on record. This year’s cycle will surpass the midterm record set in 2022 at $8.9 billion and the $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 US presidential cycle.  Broadcast television remains the […]

Comedian and satirist Munya Chawawa travels to the US to immerse himself in wrestling and MAGA politics in a new documentary, uncovering the perhaps surprising link between Donald Trump and the world of body slams and spandex. Wrestling with Trump sees Munya examine the influence that wrestling has had on the US President by meeting WWE […]

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is proposing that satellite payloads carried into – and from – space should be taxed. The proposal is described by the FAA as the need to earn revenue from commercial launches and re-entries. The concept was published by the FAA on April 22nd and talks of a segment in US […]

A US federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump’s executive order to end funding for NPR (National Public Radio) and PBS public media violated the First Amendment. The judge wrote that the First Amendment right to free speech “does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type. It is difficult to conceive of clearer […]

Matt Brittin, the former Google executive and Team GB Olympic athlete, ​is set to be named as the ‌BBC’s new Director-General (DG). Brittin’s appointment ​is said to have been approved by the ​BBC board at a meeting ⁠on March 19th, with an official announcement ​expected in the coming days, according to a report originating in […]