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Friday 28 July 2023, AM

ITV H1: Digital revenue up 24%

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has released half-year results that show ITV Studios revenues up 8 per cent and digital revenue up 24 per cent, offsetting a decline in linear advertising revenues. Total external revenue was down 2 per cent at 1.639 billion, with growth in ITV Studios and digital revenues largely offsetting the decline in linear advertising revenues Total ITV Studios revenue up 8 per cent to 1,000 million, driven by the UK. Media Entertainment revenue down 9 per cent at 964 million, with total advertising revenue down 11 per cent as guided. - advanced-television.com

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Thursday 27 July 2023, AM

Half year financial results reveal media and entertainment revenues down 9%

ITV Studios half-year revenues topped £1bn for the first time as ITV saw a 50% drop in profits amid a rocky economic landscape. ITVS grew income 8% year on year, up from £927m last year, while ITVX helped drive a quarter leap in digital revenues from £144m to £179m. Love Island 2023 Love Island However, half year financial results released on Thursday morning showed overall revenues were down 9% (£964m) across ITV’s media and entertainment operation. Total external revenues hit £1.6bn, a drop of 2% from last year’s (£1.7bn), while total group revenues also dropped fractionally by 1% to reach £1.964bn down from £1.992bn. Adjusted EBITA was £152m in the six months to June 30 - a 52% slump from the £318m at the equivalent time last year. - www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Wednesday 26 July 2023, PM

Hot off the press

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 yesterday said the recent intense heat waves would be virtually impossible without human-induced climate change will be discussing the approach the media takes to report in the climate story and the charge of hypocrisy level Daily Mail columnist Ross…

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Wednesday 26 July 2023, AM

The British Miracle Meat: the story behind one of the best TV hoaxes in history

Taking advantage of his overbearingly cheery persona, the presenter has pulled off one of the best hoaxes in media history with his bogus documentary The British Miracle Meat. For the uninitiated, The British Miracle Meat took us on a tour of the secret Lincolnshire factory of Good Harvest, an innovative food company providing cheap, fresh meat sourced from humans. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 21 July 2023, PM

21/07/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts BBC Radio was getting the job. I would expect it for me Radio 4 programming has become prescribed unpredictable the BBC's annual report was published last week if suddenly bigger than usual but all results any better. Also are in our vauxbox to chat about comedian Ma…

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Thursday 20 July 2023, PM

Opinion: How the BBC can lead the way in the post-PSB world of kids' programming

Joe Godwin, former director of BBC Children's and current board member of the Children's Media Foundation, highlights how the UK's Media Bill is key to championing public service children's content - and why the BBC must continue to lead the way in a post-PSB landscape. The lack of outcry is partly due to the low visibility of children's content on the BBC. When children's programmes were shown every day on BBC One and BBC Two in single TV homes, politicians, opinion formers and most adults would have been aware of the BBC's offer for kids. - tbivision.com

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Wednesday 19 July 2023, PM

Going undercover in Myanmar

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 now matters new app threads is past 100 billion Twitter's ad revenue is down 50% but don't for a minute thing that we're social media is heading is Settle we're going to look at data tells us about which platforms were u…

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Tuesday 18 July 2023, PM

Investigation launched into news item on Greatest Hits Radio

Ofcom has launched a Standards investigation into a news item broadcast on Greatest Hits Radio earlier this year. Ofcom will investigate if Greatest Hits Radio had complied with rules around impartiality and accuracy. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Tuesday 18 July 2023, AM

BBC faces review of licence fee model with alternative methods considered

The BBC is facing a review into its funding model with subscription, a broadband levy and even advertising touted as potential alternatives to the licence fee. News of the funding review comes as the licence fee faces its biggest increase for 20 years in April next year after a two-year freeze. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 14 July 2023, PM

14/07/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello and welcome to the BBC has been online in for creating and generation Media feeding frenzy about this story here, Edward story is dominated the news agenda. All week will be unpicking hi the BBC reports on itself also Janey Godley it's the perfect balance of st…

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Friday 14 July 2023, AM

BBC v The Sun, RTÉ Barter Woes, Labour take on the press

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Thursday 13 July 2023, PM

UK s Channel 4 defends CEO s record pay deal sets September to detail new content needs

The public broadcaster, which is ad funded, confirmed in its annual financial report released yesterday that former Shine CEO Mahon had been awarded just under 1.5m in 2022. The 2022 bonus payments had been awarded after the broadcaster avoided privatisation, but were deferred by Mahon and other senior execs including content chief Ian Katz, whose total 2022 pay stood at 845,000. - tbivision.com

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Wednesday 12 July 2023, PM

The BBC Presenter Story

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts and Katie razzall and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 now. I'm very conscious that some of you have heard quite enough for nearly a week on and the BBC presenter story is still developing and there are still questions for us on the media show to ask the story…

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Saturday 08 July 2023, AM

Ofcom launches investigation into "Don't Kill Cash" campaign on GB News

Rule 5.4 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code requires all broadcasters to ensure that their programmes - whatever their genre - exclude all expressions of the views and opinions of the person providing the service on matters of political and industrial controversy or current public policy. Our investigation does not seek to question the merits of the campaign itself. - www.ofcom.org.uk

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Friday 07 July 2023, PM

07/07/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello and welcome to your new series of feedback, is it possible that conspiracy thinking is matic of widespread distrust in mainstream politics and the media who better to ask them the BBC disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna spring also mood music…

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Friday 07 July 2023, AM

Threads Launches, Clarkson vs IPSO, City AM seeks buyer

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Thursday 06 July 2023, AM

Why has Ideal World been suspended? TV channel goes off air

Shopping television channel Ideal World is off air and faces an uncertain future, with its website also down. The 250 staff at the Peterborough-based business are unsure of their status after the station revealed on Monday that both platforms were offline. The company has apologised for any “inconvenience” caused. The latest development follows the channel dropping off Virgin Media last month, but it now appears to have gone from Freeview and other platforms as well. This is what we know so far.

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Wednesday 05 July 2023, PM

Reporting the French riots

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 today we're going to be taking a look at the west in France any issues for journalists covering the story president macron blames video games and social media for inciting violence and did yesterday suggested looking at ways to cut off the likes of t…

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Tuesday 04 July 2023, AM

Ofcom to investigate GB News and TalkTV over impartiality rules

Ofcom has launched investigations into GB News and TalkTV as the media regulator struggles to handle how rightwing television channels are employing serving politicians as presenters. GB News and TalkTV's willingness to push opinionated television news in a manner not traditionally seen on British television has left Ofcom playing catch-up, trying to apply a broadcast code written in a different era dominated by the BBC and ITV. British broadcast rules ban serving politicians from acting as news presenters on television and radio stations, unless there are exceptional circumstances. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 30 June 2023, PM

Netflix vs the UK, Poaching Googlebox A Farewell to National Geographic

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Wednesday 28 June 2023, PM

Spinning the coup that wasn't

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 now when the Mutiny and it was called off for the weekend. We all want to know why do you have any progression suddenly changed tack well on Monday we gave us an explanation or at least he's explanation not on TV but an …

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Tuesday 27 June 2023, AM

Britons will soon spend more on streaming than TV, analysts say

Within two years the streaming revolution will claim a new milestone when Britons spend more on services such as Netflix and Disney than they do on traditional paid TV packages, according to a report by PwC. In 2025, British consumers are forecast to spend 4.2bn on subscription video-on-demand services including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and Apple TV to get their fill of content ranging from the Star Wars and Marvel franchises to Lord of the Rings spin-offs, comedies such as Ted Lasso and reality TV including Selling Sunset. In 2018, TV subscription revenues stood at 4.9bn. However, they peaked in 2022 and are predicted to have dropped to 4.1bn by 2027, at which point SVoD spend is forecast to have grown to 4.7bn. Sky continues to diversify away from its traditional satellite TV business into areas including broadband, mobile, smart TVs and streaming through its own service Now TV as well as aggregating erstwhile rivals such as Netflix into its own bundles. - www.theguardian.com

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Monday 26 June 2023, PM

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Friday 23 June 2023, AM

ITV eyes up All3Media, HBO/Netflix deal The New European celebrates Brexit (sort of)

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Wednesday 21 June 2023, PM

Gauging the power of Britain's right-wing media

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello with Boris Johnson parliamentary career over for now anyway, we're asking what the Daily Mail hopes to get in return for the rumoured £1000000. It's paying for his new column. It's an opportunity to look at the power and influence the you is ri…

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Friday 16 June 2023, AM

TV vs MPs, Tackling Tate the Top 10 News Pods Revealed

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Wednesday 14 June 2023, PM

Charlie Brooker

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 is one of the most rarest working today is razor sharp writing on culture and the media ladies guardian.tv columns began 2000s Central Reading for it wasn't long until his acerbic and frequent la12 you found a home on BBC4 in the form of the TV revie…

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Friday 09 June 2023, AM

Licht exits CNN, Telegraph for sale, EU v AI

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Wednesday 07 June 2023, PM

How to interview Andrew Tate

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello and welcome well in the us.cnn.com is out to know one surprise really because a few days ago. The Atlantic magazine laid bare problems the article will go down as one of the Great Beyond mistakes in recent memory w…

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Friday 02 June 2023, AM

C4 payouts, paycuts and potential acquisitions

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Thursday 01 June 2023, AM

Opportunities for BBC Local Radio

BBC Sounds have their own objectives, particularly driving reach of under 35s. Getting local podcasts launched seems to be the result of commissioning decisions by Local Radio HQ and BBC Sounds - if unaligned this could be difficult to get done. If commercial radio streams can have local ads why can't you drop in a local weather bulletin down to a town Why shouldn't national and regional shows be able to reference a clip from the local breakfast show. - www.mattdeegan.com

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Wednesday 31 May 2023, PM

Westminster's Secrets and Lies

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 The Ultimate insider's with privileged access to the Houses of Parliament and the people running the country. Do they use their roles to hold the powerful to account or is political reporting an opaque and cosy Club that sometimes fails democracy rec…

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Tuesday 30 May 2023, AM

More details announced regarding BBC Radio 4 long wave switch off

The Daily Service and the longer version of Yesterday in Parliament will also continue on LW until March 2024 and will then be available on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC Sounds. Yesterday in Parliament will still be broadcast on the Today programme on Radio 4 FM/DAB. Test Match Special is already available uninterrupted on Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds where listeners will continue to be able to access it digitally. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Friday 26 May 2023, AM

Channel 4 unveils single brand | Advanced Television

UK commercial PSB Channel 4 says it is boldly bringing all its digital, social, and linear channels together under one single brand as All 4 becomes 'Channel 4', elevating the broadcaster's streaming-first commitment for the digital age. - advanced-television.com

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Analysts: Broadcaster viewing to shrink to below half of total video viewing by 2028

New research by Enders Analysis predicts UK broadcaster viewing will shrink to below half of total video viewing by 2028-down from 64 today-as streaming services gain share of long-form viewing time. Broadcaster viewing is forecast to see a 21 per cent reduction by 2028, with live viewing declining by 27 per cent and non-live viewing by 6 per cent, added the analysts. - www.tvbeurope.com

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The End of Phil Holly, Cadwalladr s Hefty Bill Podcast Show

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Wednesday 24 May 2023, PM

Bellingcat answers Elon Musk's 'psy-ops' claim

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello and welcome this week the founder of the online investor group bellingcat on coming under fire from Elon Musk does the BBC's Beverley you're saying no rowdy on my covering the situation in Sudan is proving hard an …

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Wednesday 24 May 2023, AM

Sky UK Ltd

Sky UK Ltd t/a Sky said the ad promoted their 'Wall to Wall Wi-Fi Guarantee', which promised customers that either they would achieve a 3 Mbps download speed in up to 12 rooms of their home, or if not then they would receive money back in the form of a credit of one month's broadband subscription. We told Sky UK Ltd t/a Sky to ensure future ads did not misleadingly exaggerate the performance of Sky's fibre broadband in its capability to provide coverage throughout a home and improve patchy Wi-Fi. BCAP Code. - www.asa.org.uk

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Friday 19 May 2023, PM

19/05/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello and welcome to feedback BBC journalist to strike again over cuts to local radio programming and listeners say their voices are being BBC a vectors. May what people say the last thing they are doing is listening to a on feedback today a former BBC local station …

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Friday 19 May 2023, AM

BBC Verify, RAJARs... and where are all the unscripted shows?

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Wednesday 17 May 2023, PM

Twitter bows to Erdoğan?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 for the presidency heads for a second round we're looking at the challenges John Lewis in the country face reporting it and what did you make that Sunak zelensky bear hug that photo of a pm welcome in the Ukrainian president to Chequers on Monday has…

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Friday 12 May 2023, PM

12/05/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, I'm Andrea and welcome to the news this week was dominated by the coronation of King Charles III but did the BBC get the tone write congratulations on the live radio broadcast to the coronation this was very interesting and informative the approach to the Coro…

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Friday 12 May 2023, AM

Economic Slowdown, CNN BBC Showdowns

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Wednesday 10 May 2023, PM

Jeremy Bowen: seeing through the fog of war

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello and welcome well. I guess today needs very little introduction Jeremy Bowen join the BBC in 1984 as a journalism trainee he's gone on to become a celebrated foreign correspondent and one of the best-known face is a…

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Friday 05 May 2023, PM

05/05/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, I'm Andrea and welcome to strike action over BBC cuts to the fight to save their favourite presenters goes on what is happening to our baby saying no consideration for our local Communities and consultation to reconsider their decisions and reassess their plan…

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Friday 05 May 2023, AM

Writers' Strikes, Vice On The Brink, Farewell Richard Sharp

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Wednesday 03 May 2023, PM

David Olusoga: Bafta-winning historian

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 about the British Media politics and where we are as a society with some incredible guests the historian and broadcaster David all the sugar is being honoured with a BAFTA special award. He's here for his first interview dropped so are spectator poli…

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Tuesday 02 May 2023, AM

With democracy and a free press under attack, the BBC cannot afford to mire itself in scandal

BBC needs new rules for chair in wake of Richard Sharp affair, says David Dimbleby. Keir Starmer was eager to say on Sunday that under a Labour government it would not be a political appointment, and the shadow culture secretary, Lucy Powell, has already convened a panel to examine the independence of the BBC and ways to strengthen the organisation. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 28 April 2023, PM

28/04/2023 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts, what are the history programmes how common are left with this? Week's Joe stilgoe this appreciation night time for any answers is and he's a good day or night produced in Cardiff the move has already led to one high-profile departure first thing we hear is that Rich…

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Friday 28 April 2023, AM

Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair

The Adam Heppinstall KC-led investigation concluded that Sharp had mishandled communications around his involvement in securing an 800,000 loan to former prime minister Boris Johnson. We want to put on record our thanks to Richard, who has been a valued and respected colleague, and a very effective Chairman of the BBC. The BBC Board believes that Richard Sharp is a person of integrity. - www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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