Row after culture secretary blocks minority ethnic woman from Channel 4 board Rozina Breen put forward by Ofcom but rejected by Lucy Frazer, who has final say
Writer of Post Office scandal TV drama ‘astounded’ by reaction Response to ITV show on Horizon IT fallout includes 1m-strong petition to strip ex-Post Office boss of CBE
With the spectre of job cuts, Channel 4 bosses must be seen to share the pain Losses look inevitable but the broadcaster could help itself by demonstrating restraint on pay in its upper ranks
Channel 4 tells staff a round of major job cuts is looming Exclusive: Broadcaster looks to hasten shake-up amid TV advertising slump with most job losses likely to affect London-based workers
Channel 4 plans deepest job cuts in over 15 years after TV ad slump Exclusive: As many as 200 roles could go as firm seeks to accelerate digital streaming strategy and limit cuts to content budget
‘Jobs will be next’: TV ad slump prompts more fear among staff As TV faces worst decline in ad revenue in 15 years, drought is forcing broadcasters to embrace streaming to bridge income gap
UK watchdog rules Eurostar’s £39 seat sale advert was misleading Operator advertised trips from £39 each way but only small percentage of tickets were on offer at that price
Film, TV and video-game producers to get more generous UK tax relief Industry has said Britain could lose out to other countries, particularly in animation and special effects
A Farage farrago, crypto crime and rivers of cash: the 2023 Observer business awards Bank boss Alison Rose, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao, Sarah Bentley of Thames Water and OpenAI’s Sam Altman feature highly on this year’s prestigious honours list
Amazon Prime Video streaming content to include ‘limited advertisements’ Customers will be given option to pay more for ad-free service in UK, Germany and US from early next year
‘Drama magnet’: Elon Musk’s biggest headlines of 2023 From cage fighting to rebranding Twitter: it was another controversial year for the multibillionaire
‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise Investors seemed unimpressed but analysts say even talk of a merger reflects moves to consolidate in a tough market
Christmas rail travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and Eurostar hit by strike – as it happened A strike by Channel Tunnel workers has blocked train travel between France and Britain, while powerline problems hit West Coast mainline
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount discuss possible $38bn mega-merger Global media giants reportedly looking at tie-up to compete with Disney+ and Netflix
‘I was cut off four times’: Virgin Media customers say it’s too hard to cancel costly contracts Many users tried to switch after they faced price rises of more than 50% at the end of their broadband deal