‘There’s a weird market failure in media’: David Brooks on how his new podcast will tackle the big questions The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely cover
Channel 4 to axe about 300 jobs in biggest layoffs in its history Exclusive: Staff expect ‘brutal’ cutbacks as broadcaster seeks to reduce costs amid advertising slowdown
Tiny financial buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds Median £42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warns
Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer denies she was fired from Fox News anchor role Fox announced host’s departure Thursday but gave no explanation, only saying it was effective immediately
Canary staff not paid amid fears for news website’s future Outlet faced significant financial challenges after it had funds blocked by bank without explanation
Fox News Media abruptly ousts longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo Bartiromo had been a host at the network for more than a decade and Fox gave no explanation for the decision
CBS brings back Norah O’Donnell to co-anchor morning show amid ratings challenges O’Donnell, who co-hosted show from 2012 to 2019, was recently named correspondent for revamped 60 Minutes
John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon
UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement Minister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to Britain
‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations
‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the ‘wrong hands’
Washington Post ordered to reinstate opinion writer fired over Charlie Kirk posts Arbitrator determined the Post improperly fired Karen Attiah, a union-protected employee, over social media posts
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’ World’s largest streaming services have also increased subscription costs repeatedly in US, research finds
Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.5m dividend as profits almost halve Pre-tax earnings slump at chef’s food and media group after one-off costs including for a new cookery school
Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House and rightwing media Internal documents obtained by Guardian show White House meetings, scheduled calls with top Trump officials and communications with Fox News producers