CNN star interviewer Larry King, who died in January 2021 at the age of 87, is being sued by his widow Shawn King. She is suing King’s estate for and his former business managers for $100 million. Mrs King is alleging that Larry’s son, Larry King Jnr has “conspired” with his father’s business managers (Blouin […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released the third and final report in the Tomorrow’s News series – Making The News. More than any other content type, news is experiencing disruption in formats and outputs. In this final report, 34 contributors were brought together to examine the technology and workflow changes necessary to […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has published The News Business, the second report in the DPP’s Tomorrow’s News series. The report brings together experts from across the news space to investigate what it really takes to both make news and make money. “While TV bulletins still attract large viewing figures, to stay relevant, […]
A survey of 16- to 40-year-olds shows that members of the Gen Z and Millennial generations are active consumers of news and information, with nearly a third of them willing to pay for it. But their relationship with the news is complex — their trust in the press is low, many are experiencing digital fatigue, […]
NewsPlayer+, the global subscription streaming news platform, has announced a new partnership with GB News, making the channel more easily accessible to a worldwide audience. GB News, which focuses on British views across the UK, joins NewsPlayer+’s line-up 32+ live news channels all in one single app. GB News includes original news, debate and opinion-based content. The channel […]
Warner Bros Discovery has walked away from GB News, selling its £60 million (€71m) investment in the fledgling channel to existing backers Legatum Ventures and its chairman Sir Paul Marshall. WBD says that since the Warner-Discover merger, it had “evaluated our global and local investment portfolio” and is no longer a GB News shareholder. WBD […]
One America News Network (OAN), a 24/7 source of national and international news, is now available in Spain through a partnership with Tivify, a streaming platform that offers both free and premium channel options along with a suite of advanced features to its users across the country. On the heels of a recent launch with […]
5 News has announced that its health and well-being segment, Mind Matters with Dr Sian, will be available as a podcast from July 27th. Mind Matters with Dr Sian will continue to run as a segment airing fortnightly within 5 News but will now be available in a longer format as a podcast. The mental […]
Teenagers in the UK are turning away from traditional news channels and are instead looking to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to keep up to date, Ofcom research has found. Ofcom’s News Consumption in the UK 2021/22 report shows that, for the first time, Instagram is the most popular news source among teenagers – used by nearly […]
As part of its centenary celebrations the BBC has launched ‘BBC Rewind’ across the UK, providing public access to a vast portion of the Corporation’s archive. The new website contains tens of thousands of audio-visual recordings, largely from news output and documentaries. They reflect the life and events of the UK spanning decades, telling the story […]