BBC Match of the Day decision to cost bookies a triple payout Sport Business The BBC will bash the bookmakers if, as expected, it names Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman as the successors to Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Multiple betting firms offered markets on which host would replace Lineker when he vacates the hotseat after a quarter of a century in the job at [...]
Ahead of the Game: Lineker to score tax saving from company liquidation Sport Business Goalhanger Films, which is co-owned by Lineker and former ITV controller Tony Pastor, has appointed a voluntary liquidator despite being a solvent company.
Sky Sports strike back at rival TNT with England cricket rights win Sport Business England’s forthcoming Test matches in Pakistan will be shown on Sky Sports after the broadcaster loosened rival TNT Sports’ grip on overseas series. Ben Stokes’s side are due to play three Tests against Pakistan, starting on Monday in Multan. The second Test at the same venue is on 15-19 October and the series concludes in [...]
Peacock TV: Revenue plummets by £100m as European streaming services axed July 16, 2024 The European arm of US streaming giant Peacock TV saw its revenue plummet by more than £100m in the year before it was axed from Sky, according to newly-filed documents.
EU would give ‘fair hearing’ to plans to improve relationship, Irish PM says July 7, 2024 EU leaders would give Keir Starmer a “fair hearing” on plans for “ironing out practical issues” between the UK and Europe, the Irish Prime Minister said.
Election 2024: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could lose Surrey seat, exit poll projects July 4, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could be set to lose his seat amid a historic night for Labour, according to the exit poll.
Election 2024: Reform UK wants to abolish BBC licence fee, Farage says June 30, 2024 Reform UK would campaign as the “leading voice of opposition” to abolish the BBC licence fee, Nigel Farage has said.
Should Hollywood look north after latest southern snub? June 10, 2024 Hollywood bigwigs have been called on to look north to stage their latest box office hits after the UK film industry was dealt another major blow recently as £750m plans for a new film studio in Buckinghamshire were quashed.
Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts June 9, 2024 Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a polling firm has predicted.
After Talk TV’s retreat, what does the future hold for UK broadcast news? May 4, 2024 Rupert Murdoch's Talk TV has migrated to an online only existence. What does the move say about the future of UK TV news?