Julian Clover

The BBC has launched a new brand film fronted by Romesh Ranganathan, revisiting the 1986 John Cleese campaign that asked what the BBC had done for its audiences.

The Competition and Markets Authority has invited comments on the proposed merger between Sky and ITV.

ITV has reiterated its full-year guidance after reporting a solid first half of 2026, with strong growth in digital advertising and ITVX helping offset the expected seasonal slowdown in ITV Studios.

STV has expanded the availability of its streaming service by launching STV Player on LG smart TVs across the UK.

ITV has expanded its YouTube advertising business through a new partnership with digital sports specialist Snack Media, adding the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) as its latest commercial client.

Under a new non-exclusive agreement with the European Broadcasting Union, every event from the championships will stream live and on demand on HBO Max, alongside television coverage on Eurosport 1 across Europe (excluding the Nordics and Poland) and TNT Sports 3 in the UK and Ireland.

BBC Cymru Wales has agreed a three-year deal with the Football Association of Wales for live coverage of the Novira Cymru Premier.

Google has expanded its US free streaming service Google TV Freeplay with more than 10,000 advertising-supported films and television episodes.

Virgin Media O2 has launched a £3 million Tech Rehome Network Fund to support local organisations that refurbish and redistribute unwanted digital devices, helping tackle both digital exclusion and electronic waste across the UK.

IBC2026 attracted 41,225 attendees from 170 countries to the RAI Amsterdam, alongside more than 1,300 exhibitors.