'Licence fee is at end of life': BBC insiders' despair as channels could close Channel closures mooted under 'drastic' BBC cuts - but is plan designed to push Downing Street into licence fee shake-up?

Licence fee is at ‘end of life': BBC insiders' despair as channels could close - or is cuts drive designed to push No 10 into agreeing new 'universal' funding system inews.co.uk/news/media/l... @theipaper.com

Make licence fee cheaper on one condition, say BBC viewers in poll Netflix and YouTube users should pay the licence fee - and then the price should be cut for everyone, new BBC boss told

Does new BBC boss Matt Brittin believe in the licence fee? Viewers say more households should be brought into its scope in return for a rate cut inews.co.uk/news/media/m... @theipaper.com @38degrees.bsky.social

BBC World Service is on a funding cliff-edge. And Putin is waiting Russian propaganda set to fill the void as BBC's international broadcaster faces funding crisis

Foreign Office funding for the BBC World Service runs out at the end of March. And Putin is waiting to fill the information void @theipaper.com
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Channel 4 scrambles to cut back disgraced Mandelson from Blair documentary Peter Mandelson had central role in Channel 4's The Story of Tony Blair - now disgraced peer's contributions will be wiped as much possible

Mandelson to appear in new Channel 4 Tony Blair landmark doc - but his contributions will be cut back inews.co.uk/news/media/c... @theipaper.com

What the BBC licence fee could look like next year - and how the cost could change Fee evasion and households opting out of paying the charge cost the BBC over £1.1bn in potential lost income in 2024/25

BBC licence fee should be ‘performance linked’ and viewers consulted over Board decisions says @demos-uk.bsky.social in blueprint for a truly independent BBC @theipaper.com eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Elon Musk’s quiet role in Iran’s uprising…and it’s not the first time In the sky above Iran, Elon Musk and Starlink are helping protesters to break the internet blackout

Starlink is playing a vital role in Iran uprising…making Elon Musk even richer @theipaper.com liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/416...

How 'civil war' inside BBC risks derailing hunt for new director general Apple boss behind Slow Horses is tipped to be new director-general of a BBC in turmoil

Candidates for new BBC DG will ‘reject job unless Robbie Gibb goes’ inews.co.uk/news/civil-w... @theipaper.com

Sophy Ridge: Why politicians like Nigel Farage shouldn't be TV presenters Sky News's morning host says politicians should get off GB News and face proper grilling

‘A senior Labour figure asked if I was the weather girl’. Sophy Ridge talks sexism, GB News and her new Sky News breakfast show inews.co.uk/news/media/s... @sophyridge.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @theipaper.com

BBC to give Polanski interview with Kuenssberg after ‘anti-Green’ bias complaints The new Green Party leader will get an 'in-depth' interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg after a slot from the party's conference was cancelled

Zack Polanski to get ‘in-depth’ Laura Kuenssberg interview after Green conference slot dropped due to ‘time constraints’ inews.co.uk/news/media/b... @theipaper.com @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk

Rebekah Brooks portrayal in phone hacking drama rings alarm bells at Murdoch HQ ITV hacking drama from 'Mr Bates vs Post Office' team could prompt calls for Leveson 2 press inquiry

Murdoch papers boss Rebekah Brooks is portrayed as icy and disdainful in Ep 2 of ITV hacking drama The Hack inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @theipaper.com @hackedoff.bsky.social

Future of The Sun and The Times secured after Murdochs' News Corp deal Lachlan Murdoch secures Rupert's empire legacy, lifting threat of sell-off for UK newspapers

‘Rupert Murdoch will never really retire. As he always says they’ll have to carry him out in a box.’ inews.co.uk/news/media/f... @theipaper.com

No, Farage is not given more airtime than other politicians, new research finds A study by Cardiff University has challenged accusations Farage is given a disproportionate amount of coverage on political shows, although four in 10 Reform claims go unchecked

Farage 'benefiting from receiving far more TV News coverage than other leaders' as 'four in ten Reform UK claims go unchecked,' academics find inews.co.uk/culture/tele... @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @stephencushion.bsky.social @theipaper.com

The new musical about Keir Starmer's uni days - where no one can remember his name The Prime Minister's role in the formation of cult 80s indie band The Wedding Present is told in a new musical based on the band's songs

Starmer’s student walk-on role in indie rock history dramatised in new Reception musical based on songs by The Wedding Present inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @weddingpresent.bsky.social @theipaper.com

Salt Path controversy raises questions over 'luvvie' book world culture Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

The ongoing controversy surrounding The Salt Path by Raynor Winn has raised all sorts of difficult questions about fact checking and truth.

Our chief executive Anna Ganley spoke to @adamsherwin.bsky.social at @theipaper about how "the buck stops with the author,"

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Salt Path controversy raises questions over 'luvvie' book world culture Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

Publisher should donate profits to charity if Salt Path ‘deceit’ claims true says Richard Osman inews.co.uk/news/media/s... @theipaper.com @richardosman1.bsky.social

'It's cultural vandalism': tears and anger as Observer staff end Guardian era Guardian staff 'banged out' Observer colleagues in emotional scenes as the Sunday paper transfers to start-up Tortoise Media from Tuesday

'It's cultural vandalism': tears and anger as Observer staff end Guardian era inews.co.uk/news/its-cul... @theipaper.com @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @shattenstone.bsky.social @gonuj.org

Farage eyes Murdoch backing - as ‘terrible’ Badenoch watches from sidelines Nigel Farage is hoping to secure Rupert Murdoch's backing - but the Sun's positive spin on Reform UK is bad news for Kemi Badenoch

Positive coverage of Reform UK in The Sun won’t lead to an endorsement just yet - but ‘terrible’ Badenoch should be worried inews.co.uk/news/politic... @theipaper.com

Trump vs The Atlantic: How a five-year feud boiled over with ‘Signalgate’ scoop The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

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Trump vs The Atlantic: How a five-year feud boiled over with ‘Signalgate’ scoop The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

Signalgate scoop mag @theatlantic.com refused to bend the knee. And President Trump hates it inews.co.uk/news/trump-a... @theipaper.com @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social @helenlewis.bsky.social

Adolescence is the new Mr Bates vs The Post Office - and it could change laws Online safety campaigners hail Netflix drama, which has jolted Whitehall into a pledge to tackle violent and misogynistic content

UK Govnt should follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media says Netflix Adolescence writer Jack Thorne @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/media/a...

James Bond is being rebooted for the new world order - here's everything we know James Bond will be rebooted for the Trump era with 007 navigating a world where old allies can no longer be trusted. The Ian Fleming estate wants to work with Amazon on new Bond stories including a sp...

New James Bond novels will reboot 007 for Trump era: ‘What is intelligence? Who are your allies and who are your foes?’ Q to get spin-off novels too inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @theipaper.com

'Murdoch hates Trump. He thinks he is a moron,' says the man behind books on both Michael Wolff, a former Murdoch biographer who wrote Fire and Fury, the tell-all expose of the in-fighting that paralysed the first Trump administration, spoke to The i Paper about the US President's ...

Happy 94th birthday, Rupert Murdoch inews.co.uk/news/media/m... @theipaper.com

'A bickering old married couple': How Murdoch and Trump's relationship soured Rupert Murdoch hates being on the outside of any inner circle but Elon Musk is now Trump's 'first buddy'

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Murdoch turns on Musk and his 'job-slashing triumphalism' after attacking Trump Rupert Murdoch's New York Post advises the US President to 'tell Elon to knock it off', as the schism grows between his US papers and the Trump administration

Is Rupert ok? inews.co.uk/news/murdoch... @theipaper.com

'It's personal': Rupert Murdoch's American newspapers turn against Trump again 'When Trump took Putin’s side over Ukraine it crossed a red line. It’s personal for Rupert - he believes in the cause,' says a News Corp insider

Murdoch papers unload on Trump: why selling out Ukraine crossed a red line for Rupert inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @theipaper.com

Why shelving Doctor Who could be the best thing to happen to it The future of the Time Lord may hang in the balance, according to reports. Would resting the sci-fi show preserve its value?

Speculation Doctor Who will be shelved if Disney ends deal - time to give it a rest? inews.co.uk/news/media/w... @theipaper.com

Two big TV moments this week show why the BBC is losing out to streaming giants The White Lotus vs EastEnders' 40th anniversary is a sign of how the funding crisis is leaving BBC drama in limbo

The White Lotus vs EastEnders at 40. Does BBC have the firepower to compete in global drama battle? inews.co.uk/culture/tele... @theipaper.com

Channel 4 is making its own version of The Traitors as it fights back after cuts 'The Inheritance' is a game of deception and betrayal from the makers of 'The Traitors' UK. Can it revive the network forced to cut jobs and axe shows?

Channel 4 new reality show The Inheritance. 12 strangers in a country house employ deception and scheming to win a cash prize. Sounds familiar… inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @theipaper.com

Almost 500,000 pension credit claimants missing out on free TV licence Some 475,000 pensioners over-75 are yet to claim a free TV licence, but taking up the concession would blow an £83m hole in the BBC's funding

Over 75s urged to claim free TV licence if they are eligible - 500,000 who are, currently don’t. Would cost BBC £83m inews.co.uk/news/media/p... @inews.co.uk @policyinpractice.bsky.social @silvervoices.bsky.social

ITV drops Gino D'Acampo following claims of inappropriate behaviour ITV has shelved Gino D'Acampo's Family Fortunes and has no plans to work again with TV chef. D'Acampo denies claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour

ITV bosses were primed for a ‘Gino explosion’ after Gregg Wallace exposé inews.co.uk/news/itv-dro... @inews.co.uk