Why Peppa Pig and the Lionesses is a partnership to bring home the bacon Sport Business 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 Media 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 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 [...]
Meta court battle will not delay Instagram probe, Ofcom says October 6, 2026 Meta’s legal challenge against Ofcom has not delayed the regulator’s separate investigation into Instagram, Ofcom has told City AM. The watchdog said the ongoing English High Court proceedings had “not impacted the timing” of its decision to investigate whether Meta broke UK online safety rules when it launched Instagram Instants. The comments come as Meta, [...]
Informa snaps up Clarion Events in £2.2bn deal with Blackstone October 6, 2026 Digital services giant Informa has snapped up the world’s largest privately owned event and exhibition organiser in a multi-billion pound deal with private equity firm Blackstone. The FTSE 100 group revealed on Tuesday it had acquired London-headquartered Clarion Events for £2.2bn from Blackstone. The deal brings over 100 business-to-business live event brands under the Informa [...]
Gary Neville ups ante in media battle with Gary Lineker with launch of Overlap Daily October 5, 2026 Gary Neville is increasing the frequency of The Overlap’s football talk shows to daily in the latest move in his battle for eyeballs with fellow player-turned-media mogul Gary Lineker. The Overlap Daily will launch on Friday and run every weekday thereafter, with a line-up that includes former players Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp [...]
Government intervenes as BT inks deal to rescue embattled Talktalk October 5, 2026 Broadband giant BT has agreed to snap up embattled telecommunications firm Talktalk in a move that has prompted the government to weigh in. The FTSE 100 group said on Monday it had acquired Talktalk and its wholesale arm PlatformX Communications (PXC) out of administration on a debt-free basis. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is [...]
The Times publisher deploys AI legaltech support lawyers – and reporters September 28, 2026 The publisher behind The Times and The Sun is bringing AI into the newsroom after investing in a legaltech tool that scans vast amounts of copy for libel and legal risks in minutes. News UK has invested in ClearDraft, an AI-powered content-clearance platform founded by media lawyers Alex Wade and David Burgess in late 2025. [...]