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’
Brendan Carr: is Trump’s FCC chair uniquely powerful or a paper tiger? Broadcasting regulator has become one of the nation’s most prominent newsmakers – he seems to relish the spotlight
Idris Elba-backed firm Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal Co-founder Julian Hearn and actor likely to get big payday after takeover by French group
World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claims
CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’ CBS News Radio to shutter after nearly 100 years as editor Bari Weiss tells staff cuts were ‘necessary’ decision
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine? An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
MS Now makes first major programming moves since name change Cable news network plans for a new morning show hosted by Stephanie Ruhle, taking hour back from Morning Joe
CBS News workers hold 24-hour walkout for new contract Writers Guild of America East says management failed to offer fair wages and basic job protections
US media mogul sees a big opportunity in the cuts at the Washington Post Robert Allbritton’s Notus plans to double its newsroom staff, which includes hiring prominent ex-Post journalists