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
Even a drop of festive Bublé can’t halt £150m slump in Christmas TV advertising
As a cash-strapped festive season looms, brands are reining in their spending on traditional broadcast campaigns
World watches as landmark Jimmy Lai trial set to begin in Hong Kong
Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimes
‘Mission continues’ for Prince Harry in his legal crusade against UK media
Duke of Sussex has been burned by his battle with the press but will feel vindicated by phone-hacking verdict
Ofcom investigates TikTok over parental control information
Regulator to look at whether the platform broke the law by giving inaccurate information
Abu Dhabi-backed group close to £1bn deal for Gogglebox maker All3Media
Telegraph bidder RedBird IMI in talks to buy UK’s largest independent TV production group
Zara pulls UK ad campaign after claims images resembled Gaza
Fashion brand says it regrets ‘misunderstanding’ over photos taken before start of conflict
UK phone, broadband and pay-TV firms face ban on ‘confusing’ price rises
Customers should be told clearly upfront rather than facing inflation-linked mid-contract increases, Ofcom says
Dove and Marmite maker Unilever to be investigated in UK over ‘greenwashing’
Consumers may be misled by ‘green’ claims on some essential household products, says watchdog