Why Murdoch’s succession case could be major blow to his rightwing legacy

Court ruling could mean that more liberal Murdochs may have say in content from world’s most powerful conservative media empire

Rupert Murdoch loses battle to control succession to his media empire

Media mogul’s three adult children will retain control despite attempt to give his son Lachlan complete control

Sky strikes Warner Bros Discovery deal, averting exodus of shows

Film studio behind Barbie and HBO shows including Succession is preparing its Max streaming service

ITV faces a hard sell to tempt suitors despite Carolyn McCall’s best efforts

CEO has fared well in an embattled sector, turning around the UK’s biggest commercial public broadcaster despite the stubbornly low share price

Facebook UK cut 700 staff and reduced tax bill last year, accounts show

10% of Facebook’s UK workforce was axed while revenue fell slightly but pre-tax profits rose despite advertising slowdown

How are the liberal elite dealing with a Trump victory? They’re flocking to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring

Under the auspices of holding the president elect to account, there’s the usual sucking up to power and money, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

ITV share price leaps as ‘investors consider takeover bid’

CVC and France’s Groupe TF1 among potential suitors amid interest in Studios production arm, says report

Daily Mirror and OK! magazine to merge staff

Merging of daily newspaper and celebrity magazine employees is latest move by owner, Reach, to cut costs

Jaguar boss defends new ad and rebrand amid ‘vile hatred’ online

Social media clip features models in colourful clothing but no car in what Rawdon Glover describes as a ‘reimagining’

Hats off to Jaguar’s ‘inclusive’ new branding: now people of all backgrounds won’t buy its cars

In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, the ad already looks like a period piece. But aside from that – I mean, seriously? says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Murdoch family retains majority control of News Corp after shareholder vote

Activist investor Starboard Value had challenged ownership structure, as Murdoch family controls 41% of company votes

Comcast to spin off portfolio of cable networks including MSNBC and CNBC

Telco giant plans to keep NBC, though detangling talent and resources from spun-off networks will prove a challenge

‘People don’t get the power of the podcast. But Trump does’: broadcaster-turned-investor Harry Stebbings

The twentysomething podcaster and venture capitalist talks about his $400m investment fund, his mum – and the power of new media to influence politics

What we’ve learned in the five years since our first environment pledge

An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability

Efune insists his Daily and Sunday Telegraph bid is still on track

Asset manager Oaktree out of running as backer but businessman has ‘high confidence’ he will get finance