Tag:Television industry

Arts

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research.A report from the...

Trustnews - November 13, 2024

Advertising

Sky faces bill for hundreds of millions after advertising blunder

Sky is facing a bill for hundreds of millions of pounds after a blunder that meant it accidentally underpaid its advertising partners, it has...

Trustnews - November 3, 2024

Business

Sky’s full-year losses double to £224m as revenue flatlines

Sky reported a doubling of its annual losses last year as the media and telecoms company spent more on programming and costs relating to...

Trustnews - October 20, 2024

BBC

BBC boss says word ‘talent’ banned as workplace culture review gets under way

The BBC director general has said he has “kind of banned” referring to its high-profile staff as “talent” as the corporation grapples with the...

Trustnews - October 14, 2024

Boris Johnson

Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban

Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor was told she could not make an audio recording...

Trustnews - October 4, 2024

Business

‘Survive to 2025’: UK TV production firms fight to stay afloat in slump

The UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market pressures has led to a £400m...

Trustnews - September 14, 2024

Advertising

UK TV production sector income falls by £400m as programming budgets cut

The TV production sector in the UK suffered a £400m fall in revenues last year as cash-strapped British broadcasters reduced spending to the lowest...

Trustnews - September 11, 2024

Business

Path clears for Paramount merger with Skydance after Bronfman drops bid

The veteran media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr has abandoned a $6bn (£4.5bn) bid for Paramount Global, clearing the path for the conglomerate’s multibillion-dollar merger...

Trustnews - August 27, 2024