Gary Lineker’s podcast empire surges in value as popular shows dominate charts February 27, 2025 The value of Gary Lineker’s podcast company Goalhanger, which is behind some of the most popular shows in the UK, has surged during its latest financial year. The business, which produces the likes of The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Entertainment, has seen its assets jump over its last [...]
Premier League ‘would need 12m UK subscribers to justify Premflix’ February 26, 2025 The Premier League has been told it would need more than 12m UK subscribers paying £20 a month to justify launching its own streaming service, dubbed “Premflix”. English football’s top division generates around £3.5bn a year from selling its media rights, with around half of that coming from its UK deals with Sky and TNT [...]
Sky accuses Amazon of failing to prevent piracy on Fire Sticks February 26, 2025 Sky has accused Amazon of not doing enough to prevent the piracy of its sports rights via “jailbroken” Fire Sticks. Sky’s group chief operating officer Nick Herm said that illegal viewing of its subscription content, which includes Premier League football, Formula 1 and boxing, was costing “hundreds of millions of dollars” and that “about half” [...]
Marty Sheargold: Australian radio DJ gets chop after Matildas ‘penis’ jibe February 26, 2025 Australian radio presenter Marty Sheargold has departed station Triple M after he claimed he’d prefer to impale his genitals than watch the women’s national football team, the Matildas. Shock-jock Sheargold told listeners of his show on Monday that he “would rather hammer a nail through the head of [his] penis” than watch the Matildas and [...]
Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment confirms stake in Dazn February 17, 2025 Saudi Arabia’s Surj Sports Investment has confirmed that it has taken a minority stake in streaming platform Dazn and entered into a joint venture aimed at showing more events taking place in the kingdom. The announcement confirms long-running rumours of Saudi investment in Dazn and despite the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), of which Surj [...]
The Spectator: RedbirdIMI sale forces magazine into the red for the first time since 2012 February 7, 2025 The Spectator crashed into the red for the first time in more than a decade after its initial sale to RedbirdIMI, it has been revealed. The magazine has posted a pre-tax loss of £6.8m for 2023, according to delayed accounts filed with Companies House after the sale cost it £6.4m. The loss came after the [...]
Exclusive: Former GB News presenter Dan Wootton named as defendant in High Court claim February 6, 2025 Former GB News presenter Dan Wootton has been named as the defendant in a claim filed at the High Court last month. Unusually for a High Court case, an anonymity order has been granted protecting the identity of the claimant. Details of the claim against Wootton have not yet been made public. The anonymity order [...]
Jimi Hendrix copyright dispute proceeds to trial as Sony losses appeal February 6, 2025 Sony Music's attempt to block a copyright claim by the estate of Jimi Hendrix has been blocked again after the Court of Appeal dismissed their claim
Dan Walker and Jeremy Vine help Channel 5 to record year February 3, 2025 The star power of Dan Walker and Jeremy Vine helped viewing figures for ITN-produced daily news and current affairs on Channel 5 surge in 2024. 5 News at 5pm, which is anchored by Walker, increased its audience by four per cent to a 3.4 per cent market share. The figure means 2024 was the highest [...]
GB News challenge over breaking Ofcom broadcasting rules heads to High Court January 29, 2025 GB News is seeking a judicial reviews to contest Ofcom's rulings over breaches of impartiality in broadcasts, including the presentation of State of the Nation by politicians