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CNN+ reveals pricing

Soon-to-launch streaming services CNN+ will be priced at $5.99 (€5.41) per month (the same price as Fox Nation), or $55.99 per annum, although a promotional – and lifetime – rate has been set for subscribers who sign up early for the service of $2.99 per month. A bundle also on offer will combine CNN+ with […]

March 3, 2022By Chris Forrester

Millions of Russians turn to BBC News

Figures from the BBC show that people in Russia are turning to BBC News in their millions for information about the war in Ukraine. The audience for the BBC’s Russian language news website more than tripled its year-to-date weekly average, with a record reach of 10.7 million people in the last week (compared to 3.1 […]

March 3, 2022

Roku, NewsPlayer+ remove RT

In view of the on-going situation in Ukraine, RT (formerly known as Russia Today) has been suspended with immediate effect by the UK-based global streaming news platform NewsPlayer+. A NewsPlayer+ spokesperson said: “NewsPlayer+ is committed to bringing global perspectives and diverse views to our audience. But with a growing footprint around the world, in particular in […]

March 1, 2022

Research: BBC most chosen source for impartial news

Research has found 87 per cent of adults say impartial news is more important to them personally than coverage that reflects their own points of view. The number increases to 91 per cent when people consider the importance of impartial news to wider society. The research was conducted by Yonder Consulting, on behalf of the BBC. […]

February 24, 2022

FOX News Digital begins year as #1 multiplatform views

FOX News Digital finished the first month of 2022 as the top-performing news brand in the competitive set in both multiplatform views and multiplatform minutes, according to Comscore. The digital network delivered over 2.7 billion total multiplatform minutes and over 1.4 billion total multiplatform views, while posting growth in the latter metric versus the prior […]

February 23, 2022

BILD TV relies on Octopus newsroom system

German TV channel BILD TV, which started broadcasting in August 2021, relies on the Octopus X newsroom system from the manufacturer with the same name. LOGIC media solutions GmbH, the German partner of Octopus, managed the project from conception to “go live”. During the process, LOGIC used agile procedures that the company has specified under […]

February 22, 2022

Survey: 64% Americans favour TV news

Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of Americans prefer consuming news on TV, ahead of newspapers, digital, and social platforms. In a recent survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, respondents confirmed that TV viewing across the US remains overwhelmingly strong, with local news leading the pack with 62 per cent, followed by […]

February 21, 2022

Neil to front politics show for C4

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil is set to return to a regular TV gig with a new current affairs show on Channel 4 starting in May. Neil, who left the GB News channel he helped to set-up after just a few days, will examine the biggest events of the moment and feature interviews with politicians […]

February 21, 2022

FOX News International debuts in Africa

FOX News International, FOX News Media’s global streaming service, has expanded distribution into Africa, increasing its reach to 44 countries worldwide. The service is now available in Egypt, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia. The expansion marks the first time FOX News Media content will be available on the service throughout the […]

February 17, 2022

BBC acquires The Newsreader

The BBC has acquired award-winning six-part drama The Newsreader from Entertainment One (eOne). The Australian series, starring Anna Torv (Mindhunter, Fringe) and Sam Reid (Prime Suspect 1973, Lambs of God), centres around the frantic, busy heart of a commercial TV newsroom set in the 1980s, while following the relationship between an ambitious young TV reporter and the star […]

February 16, 2022