Regulator makes ‘unpredecented’ blunder in legal battle over UK lottery Gambling Commission accidentally hands over thousands of sensitive documents to Richard Desmond’s lawyers
BBC and ITV slash big-budget TV spend as US streamers pour money into UK Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky also among UK broadcasters making cuts as Netflix, Disney and Amazon pile on pressure
Sun website to charge £2 a month for selected content including Clarkson Exclusive: Paywall to return after a decade with new Sun Club offering also featuring Royal Exclusive video show
Daily Mail staff face job losses as online and print teams merge News operations at Daily Mail and MailOnline to bring print and digital teams together
Trump Media announces plans to expand into crypto Shares jump 15% in pre-market trading after president’s social media startup announced launch of Truth.Fi
Stockport station renamed Scottport to mark Scott Mills’ new radio show Signage and screens changed for 24 hours to welcome veteran BBC presenter to Radio 2 breakfast show
Nick Clegg defends Meta’s removal of Facebook and Instagram factcheckers Executive tells WEF in Davos the sites will still have ‘the industry’s most sophisticated community standards’
Rayner urged to approve Marlow film studios in test of Labour planning policy Inquiry into plan backed by director James Cameron begins after council rejected it over use of green-belt land
Shares in Daily Mirror owner Reach rise as it says it will beat profit forecasts Publisher was helped by strong digital advertising performance towards end of year, say analysts
Lebedev’s London Live TV channel closes after decade of mounting losses Station was crown jewel of Jeremy Hunt’s strategy to populate the UK with dozens of local TV stations
Lisa Nandy vows to bulldoze barriers in arts and turbocharge growth Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries
Apple suspends AI-generated news alert service after BBC complaint Inaccurate notices branded with broadcaster’s logo sent to iPhone users but tech firm works on improvements
Cultural figures and royals to boost UK’s global influence in ‘soft power council’ Group led by ministers will include representatives of the judiciary, music industry, BBC and Football Association
UK Meta staff ‘concerned’ over scrapping of factcheckers and DEI programmes Union says Facebook-owner’s policy changes will affect ‘ability to retain talent and thrive as an inclusive business’
Meta to fire thousands of staff as Zuckerberg warns of ‘intense year’ Company reveals plans to cut about 5% of its global workforce days after saying it would get rid of factcheckers