Tech giants face tougher Ofcom demands after High Court ruling Tech Meta, Tiktok and X will face a tougher battle resisting Ofcom’s demands for online safety data after the High Court ruled that tech giants must provide detailed evidence of compliance costs in order to challenge the regulator’s requests. The judgment, handed down on Friday, strengthens Ofcom’s ability to demand information from social media platforms even [...]
Meta and Tiktok lose High Court battle against Ofcom’s regulatory data demands Legal The High Court has upheld the media watchdog Ofcom’s powers to harvest retroactive safety data from tech giants. In February, Ofcom issued formal information notices to major tech platforms, including Meta, Tiktok, and X, requiring them to share detailed data on content and user exposure to harmful material under the Online Safety Act. Meta, Tiktok, [...]
CVC-backed Global Sport Group raids WBD as Allera reunites with Georgiou Sport Business Global Sport Group, the vehicle for CVC’s investments in football, rugby union and tennis, has poached Andrew Georgiou from Warner Bros Discovery to be its CEO. The move sees Georgiou, who led TNT Sports’ entry into the UK as president of WBD Sports Europe, reunite with GSG chair Marc Allera, who was CEO of BT’s [...]
Netflix defends Beat Luke Littler line-up after backlash at pros’ inclusion October 27, 2026 Netflix insists that Fallon Sherrock and other faces from the PDC circuit were made to queue up and audition alongside thousands of hopefuls before being selected for its new live show, Beat Luke Littler. The programme has attracted a backlash from darts fans after it was initially billed as a chance for pub players to [...]
Condé Nast UK profits slump by more than a third as sale scrapped October 18, 2026 Profits at the UK arm of publishing giant Condé Nast fell by more than a third last year, according to new figures published after the family that owns the Vogue publisher ruled out a sale. The publisher saw pre-tax profits excluding exceptional items plummet 36 per cent from £28m in 2024 to nearly £18m last [...]
Why Peppa Pig and the Lionesses is a partnership to bring home the bacon October 15, 2026 Peppa Pig and the Lionesses isn’t the most obvious pairing. One’s a muddy-puddle-loving pig loved by my kids and toddlers everywhere and the other is England’s women’s national football team, equally loved by my kids after their heroics in 2025. But when you take a deeper look behind the Football Association and Hasbro deal, it [...]
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky takeover of ITV October 15, 2026 Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s media and entertainment arm. In a statement to MPs, she said: “Having considered the anticipated merger, I am of the view that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it might affect availability of a wide range of high-quality and [...]
Central London Alliance Summit to bring London’s business and political leaders together to debate the future of the capital October 8, 2026 | Sponsored Business leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and leading voices from across London’s economy will come together on 14 October for the Central London Alliance Summit 2026, to debate the opportunities and challenges shaping the capital’s future. The Central London Alliance Summit 2026 will bring together hundreds of business leaders, policymakers, innovators and industry experts for a full [...]
Track Radio raising £3m as it eyes marketing, network and programming push October 8, 2026 Challenger sport and music station Track Radio is in talks to raise a further £3m in funding as it plots a marketing push and expansion of its DAB coverage. The start-up, which launched in May with a heavyweight broadcaster line-up including Mark Pougatch, Sonja McLaughlan and Vassos Alexander, is understood to be in talks with [...]
BBC should be aggregator of best free sports content – or risk sinking for good October 8, 2026 YouTube serves up live sport galore so why can’t the BBC do the same, with a more selective approach that fulfils its public service remit, asks Ed Warner. I’ve no problem with paying £180 for my annual TV licence. Gets me Celebrity Traitors and Blue Lights, after all. Plus the Shipping Forecast to wake up [...]