Claudia Winkleman’s bumper pay day revealed after The Traitors success November 24, 2025 Claudia Winkleman’s huge pay day thanks to the success of The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed. The TV presenter earned around £2m in the year ending April 2025, according to accounts for her firm, Little Owl Productions, which have just been filed with Companies House. Claudia Winkleman paid £575,000 in corporation tax [...]
MasterChef maker suffers £10m hit amid Greg Wallace scandal November 19, 2025 Turnover at the maker of MasterChef slumped to its lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic as the Greg Wallace scandal became public, it has been revealed. Wallace announced he was stepping away from the hit BBC show in November 2024 after an investigations into allegations from 13 individuals was launched. The allegations, which spanned 17 [...]
Jake Humphrey and David Coulthard share bumper pay day after record profit November 18, 2025 Jake Humphrey and David Coulthard have shared a bumper pay day after record profits their production company, Whisper Films. The TV presenter and former F1 driver shared a total dividend of £2.6m alongside chief executive and fellow co-founder Sunil Patel as well as backer Sony. The pay out, split between an interim dividend of £680,000 [...]
Channel 4: AI adverts boost offered to small businesses November 17, 2025 Channel 4 has launched a new AI tool to help small businesses create TV ads quickly and cheaply. Following ITV’s lead, the system can turn a company’s website or social media content into a draft ad in minutes. Broadcasters then help polish the ad, make sure it follows advertising rules, and get it ready to [...]
Sky in talks to buy ITV’s broadcasting arm for £1.6bn November 7, 2025 ITV has confirmed it is in early talks with Sky over the possible sale of its media and entertainment division, in a move that could reshape the UK television industry. In a statement to the market on Friday, ITV announced that it was in “preliminary discussions” regarding a potential sale of its broadcasting and streaming [...]
Netflix shares fall as Brazil tax hit ends earnings streak October 22, 2025 Netflix’s shares dipped almost seven per cent in the wake of last night’s financial report, after the streaming giant’s strong run of quarterly earnings came to an end following a $619m (£464.8m) tax charge in Brazil dragged on third-quarter profits. The streaming giant reported a 17 per cent uptick in revenue to $11.2bn, broadly in [...]
Aardman: Wallace & Gromit maker cuts jobs as losses continue October 22, 2025 Aardman, the studio behind the likes of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, slipped further into the red as it cut jobs during its latest financial year. The Bristol-headquartered animation company has posted a pre-tax loss of £5m for 2024, having also lost £550,135 in 2023. Over the same period, Aardman’s turnover declined from [...]
Doctor Who maker warns its ‘future is by no means certain’ October 16, 2025 The production company behind Doctor Who has warned its “future is by no means certain” in Wales as it marks ten years in business. Bad Wolf has said declining US investment in productions made outside of America and falling budgets are threatening to elongate a downward trend in the global screen industry. In a report [...]
Graham Norton’s pay cut revealed October 15, 2025 Graham Norton’s bumper pay packet has been cut after his production company’s revenue and profit fell in 2024, it has been revealed. The TV presenter took home £2.4m last year, down from the £2.7m he received in 2023. Graham Norton’s pay is not included in the BBC’s annual star salaries list because he is paid [...]
Why The Inbetweeners comeback is perfectly timed for Millennials October 13, 2025 Expect more dad dancing, car stomping and general cringe-inducing telly: The Inbetweeners comeback means the foursome is returning after more than ten years away. And yes, it looks like the original cast is returning too. This is great news, and I’d argue that there couldn’t be a better time to unite the four unlikely friends. [...]