Daily Mail’s parent company on ‘credit watch’ over Telegraph takeover S&P Global Ratings warns Lord Rothermere’s RCHL could face credit downgrade as it seeks funding for £500m deal
Ministers approve £750m Marlow Film Studios development after review Planning permission granted for Buckinghamshire project seen as test of Labour’s drive for economic growth
Trump once again steps up attacks on TV networks as he threatens to revoke licenses Trump has suggested on at least 28 occasions over past eight years that a TV network’s license be revoked – even though it doesn’t work that way
What happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new details Tens of thousands of documents were released as part of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against the network
Fox Corp chief told Sean Hannity that Trump could not go on air in 2020 if he attacked network Even before the 2020 election, tensions were high between Fox News executives and Trump, new documents show
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
Lord Rothermere’s Telegraph takeover strengthens UK media’s rightwing tilt Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaper
Meet the conservative lawyer causing headaches for major news networks Critics are concerned that Daniel Suhr, the head of a conservative legal group, may be pulling the strings behind many of the Trump FCC’s moves
Peers call for independent body to take control of Telegraph sale Lords say culture department has mishandled process and suggest CMA or Cabinet Office oversee new auction
WPP shares leap amid takeover bid speculation Advertising group declines to comment on reports of interest from rival Havas and private equity groups Apollo and KKR
‘We’re sick of being the story’: what next for the Telegraph after takeover collapses? Media group’s future is again in limbo – and it faces questions over the asking price as well as regulatory hurdles
RedBird Capital drops £500m Telegraph takeover bid US private equity group’s deal collapses amid newsroom criticism and threat of regulator intervention
What’s in a name? MS Now – formerly MSNBC – will soon find out On Saturday, after nearly 30 years, the liberal network will officially change its name
EU investigates Google over ‘demotion’ of commercial content from news media Some content created with advertisers is no longer visible, which could mean loss of revenue, officials say
Joy Reid on her ouster from MSNBC: ‘In this moment, not being a part of corporate media is a gift’ After the ex-host of the ReidOut was forced out in February, she launched her own streaming show on YouTube