BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years Announcement comes before Matt Brittin replaces Tim Davie as director general next month
Lidl and Iceland ads are first banned under new UK junk food rules ASA rules ads on Instagram and Daily Mail website broke ban on promoting items high in fat, salt and sugar
Telegraph takeover by German buyer cleared by culture secretary Lisa Nandy says there are no grounds to refer Axel Springer deal to Ofcom, ending almost three years of uncertainty for titles
Gary Neville’s media group buys football YouTuber Mark Goldbridge’s channels Exclusive: Neville has criticised “those bloody YouTubers” – but The Overlap has now acquired channels with 3.7m subscribers for seven-figure sum
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal and Murdoch Judge rules complaint fails to outline malice after Trump argued lewd drawing allegedly sent to Epstein at heart of story was fake
Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected
Elon Musk’s X cuts payments to users who post clickbait Platform says it will reward original creators as it penalises ‘aggregators’ for flooding timelines with ‘stolen posts’
Crispin Odey drops £79m libel claim against FT over sexual misconduct allegations Ex-hedge fund manager ‘forced to accept’ newspaper likely to succeed in its public interest defence, say his lawyers
City veteran Ian Cheshire chosen to be new chair of Ofcom Former Channel 4 chair and boss of Kingfisher to be appointed at crucial time for UK’s media regulator
Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square claims world’s biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listing
David Ellison says 70% of Americans are centrist. Surveys tell a different story Paramount Skydance CEO has repeatedly cited the statistic when laying out the approach that CBS News and potentially CNN would take
CBS News streaming employees reach deal on new contract after walkout Union has reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract after holding a 24-hour walkout in March
HBO Max pins hopes on Friends and Harry Potter to win UK streaming war Warner Bros-owned brand’s late arrival to British TV prompts deals for viewers as battle for subscribers heats up
First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impact
US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’