ITV to cut show budgets as UK TV and film production spend drops by more than £2bn
Broadcaster plans to make £30m in ‘temporary’ savings before inquiry into takeover by Sky
Trump’s FCC nominee avoids questions from Democrats on Carr’s ‘censorship agenda’
Senators pressured Danielle Thumann, senior counsel to FCC chair Brendan Carr, to speak about agency’s actions toward ABC and Jimmy Kimmel
EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’
Digested week: The harrowing backstory to the John Lewis Christmas ad
Plus, the king’s regret-without-liability statement on slavery, and getting mogged by Collins dictionary
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
Future of Australia’s upmarket department store in jeopardy after years of steep losses, and outer suburban and regional locations vulnerable
Trump blamed Fox News for Republican losses even as network’s hosts went easy on him
Fox News pundits hardly criticized the US president in midterms coverage but Trump was still quick to cast blame
Virgin Media O2 to cut thousands of jobs as it plans £800m cost savings
Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer service
John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt
Company tugs at heartstrings with Pickles the talking toy dog as it celebrates 20 years of blockbuster festive ads
‘The content creator election’: digital streamers and TV networks face off for midterms coverage
Journalists such as Jim Acosta and Scott MacFarlane are now competing against their former employers for eyeballs
How do we make new economic ideas a reality? – Aditya Chakrabortty answered your questions
Guardian columnist, senior economics commentator and host of the new Radical Thinking podcast Aditya Chakrabortty answered your questions on the big ideas around economics, society and democracy, and his new podcast
Ousted 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega on overhaul at CBS News: ‘It hurts to watch’
Vega said she still doesn’t know why she was fired from the show, which has experienced a slump in ratings
Meta discussed ‘whisper strategy’ against social media critic Jonathan Haidt, files show
Court documents reveal staff considered ways to ‘get academic community to disavow’ influential US author
Union in plea to save Poundland from administration, with 12,000 jobs at risk
Gordon Brothers files notice of intent to begin process after rejecting management-backed rescue bid
US economy grows faster than expected but inflation rises to 3.7%
Commerce department data contrasts with sharp deterioration in consumer sentiment as midterms loom
‘Scattergun’ budget will still leave Britons facing higher energy bills, says thinktank
Healey’s attempt to provide ‘breathing space’ gives rich almost as much as poor, says Resolution Foundation