Ofcom approves return of BBC Three to TV screens in January September 17, 2021 Media watchdog Ofcom has approved the return of BBC Three to a broadcast channel, five years after it was moved online. The channel has been an online-only service since being taken off air in 2016 and carried acclaimed series like Fleabag, Killing Eve and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. The BBC said it plans to relaunch [...]
Goldman Sachs’ CityFibre rallies £1.1bn in bid to muscle in on BT’s market share – CityAM : CityAM September 16, 2021 Challenger broadband firm CityFibre has rallied £1.1bn in fresh capital in its bid to muscle in on BT’s market share. The London-based company has sold off its £825m stake to Interogo Holdings, the Swiss-based firm that bankrolls Ikea and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, according to The Telegraph. The figure also includes a £300m [...]
‘Do I get my job back?’ ITV has no plans for Piers Morgan to return to GMB September 1, 2021 There are currently no plans for a return of Piers Morgan to ITV’s early-morning show Good Morning Britain, according to various news reports. The journalist and television presenter had questioned whether he could return to the news programme after Ofcom ruled that his comments on the show about the Duchess of Sussex were not in [...]
Ofcom victory for Piers Morgan as Good Morning Britain is cleared over Meghan comments September 1, 2021 ITV’s early-morning show Good Morning Britain was not in breach of the broadcasting code over Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex, which sparked more than 50,000 complaints, watchdog Ofcom has said. The regulator said Morgan’s comments were “potentially harmful and offensive” but said it also “took full account of freedom of expression”. [...]
Ofcom slaps Chinese state-owned CGTN broadcaster with £200k fine August 26, 2021 Media watchdog Ofcom has fined a Chinese state-owned broadcaster £200,000 for failing to comply with broadcasting rules. The regulator said it had imposed the fine on Star China Media Limited, the licence holder for the China Global Television Network (CGTN), for breaches of its rules around fairness and privacy. CGTN, an international, English-language satellite news [...]
Channel 4 launches real-time digital ad bidding amid privatisation threat August 23, 2021 Channel 4 is rolling out technology that will allow advertisers to bid for ad space on its streaming service in real time as the state-owned broadcaster battles the threat of privatisation. The Gogglebox broadcaster has launched a new platform that enables ad space to be auctioned in milliseconds across All 4’s 14,500 hours of programming. [...]
Channel 4 bring in ex-Ofcom chief in bid to fight privatisation August 15, 2021 Channel 4 has brought in the former head of media watchdog Ofcom to help try and fight off the network’s planned privatisation. Flint Global, a firm founded by former Ofcom boss Ed Richards, has been drafted in by the network as it tries to avoid being sold in private hands. The Sunday Telegraph also reports [...]
London-listed Seraphim injects $6.5bn into space tech in just six months – CityAM : CityAM August 12, 2021 Seraphim has injected $6.5bn into space tech in the past six months, 85 per cent of what it invested in the whole of last year. The total half-year figure spans 172 transactions, dwarfing the 221 the space investor secured in 2020’s full-year. The space tech sector experienced a record-breaking quarter in terms of financing in [...]
BT poaches Asos chairman Adam Crozier August 8, 2021 BT has poached the chairman of online fashion giant Asos in a bid to boost the telecoms company’s standing during a crucial period. Adam Crozier is expected to resign from Asos to take up the chairmanship of BT, but is set to remain in similar roles for data analytics firm Kantar and Premier Inn owner [...]
Inmarsat takes on Elon Musk and Oneweb with satellite network launch July 29, 2021 British satellite giant Inmarsat is launching a new network of satellites to offer global broadband and 5G services, joining an escalating space race alongside rivals Elon Musk and Oneweb. The project, dubbed Orchestra, will bring together the company’s existing geosynchronous satellites (Geo) with low-earth orbit satellites (Leo) and land-based 5G services to create a single [...]