The BBC Board has appointed Tim Davie, long considered the front-runner, as the 17th Director-General of the BBC. Davie, who is currently Chief Executive Officer of BBC Studios, will take over the role from Tony Hall on September 1st. The Director-General of the BBC is the Corporation’s chief executive officer and editor in chief; this […]
The Premier League broadcasters have reached an agreement over which fixtures each will air from June 17th up to July 2nd, with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United set to kickstart the resumption of the season immediately followed by Manchester City vs Arsenal – with both games on Sky Sports. Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United will […]
Young viewers value public-service television as much as older generations, according to research conducted for UK free-to-air platform Freeview. The streaming generation has given a powerful vote of confidence to free-to-view TV as lockdown sees young people placing high value on the four public service broadcasters – BBC, ITV, C4 and Channel 5 – for […]
Highlights from every Test and One Day International this summer will be shown on BBC Two from July, marking the first time Test Match cricket has been broadcast on BBC TV in over twenty years. 2009 Cricket World Cup-winner Isa Guha will be lead presenter for BBC TV’s cricket coverage. Guha will front the highlights […]
Hollywood movie Just Mercy, starring Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx, has been made free to view online in the US in support of Black Lives Matter. The 2019 movie tells the true stry civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson as he defends Walter McMillian, an African-American man who was wrongfully convicted of murdering a white […]
Amazon Prime will make its four Premier League fixtures free to air when the season restarts. Viewers will not require a Prime membership to watch the games on the streaming platform when the campaign resumes from June 17th. Every one of the remaining 92 Premier League fixtures will be broadcast live across Sky Sports, BT […]
Entertainment channels from Endemol Shine’s extensive library are now available for free to millions of VIZIO SmartCast TV users across the US. As a result of the streaming video surge, VIZIO has seen growth in free, ad-supported TV channels and apps increase 108 per cent in April 2020 versus March as people develop new viewing […]
Spain’s La Liga has been given the government green light to resume in June, and UK fans can watch free matches live on LaLigaTV by Premier Sports once the league returns to action. While Premier Sports services usually cost a monthly subscription fee of £5.99, Sky customers can access the channel for free (for a […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its regular research on how people are receiving and acting on news and information during the coronavirus pandemic. The report summarises the findings from week eight of the ‘lockdown’, including how people’s experiences and behaviour has changed from previous weeks. In week eight: more than nine in ten respondents […]
Mediapro and La Liga are holding negotiations over the possibility of showing certain La Liga matches for free in care homes across Spain. Mediapro president Jaume Roures confirmed the news, saying: “We’re in talks with La Liga so that residents of retirement homes can watch the matches”. Many care homes have been devastated by coronavirus […]