As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview? The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive
UK media groups should be allowed to opt out of Google AI Overviews, CMA says News organisations hope proposals will increase leverage to get paid if content is used in AI summaries
Coinbase adverts banned in UK for suggesting crypto could ease cost of living crisis Advertising Standards Authority says firm advised by George Osborne ‘trivialised risks of cryptocurrency’
‘No one knows anything’: Washington Post staffers fear major cuts Members of foreign staff send letter to billionaire owner Jeff Bezos urging him to change course
Prosecutors barred from reviewing material seized from Washington Post reporter Judge issues temporary order after paper had sought return of Hannah Natanson’s devices taken in ‘outrageous seizure’
Netflix sweetens Warner Bros bid with all-cash offer to block Paramount Streaming company says proposal speeds up completion and allows WBD investors to vote as soon as April
Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to regulators Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom and CMA whether the £500m deal harms media plurality
CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador The segment, reported by Sharyn Alfonsi, was supposed to air on 21 December but was pulled by editor in chief Bari Weiss
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
How local and national news outlets are covering the aftermath of ICE shooting: ‘Get there, bear witness, ask questions’ Strong media presence in Minneapolis has ensured Renee Good’s shooting, and its fallout, has received wide coverage
TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’ Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
Netflix ‘plans to switch to all-cash offer to seal $83bn Warner Bros deal’ Aim is to speed up acquisition of WBD studio and streaming businesses and hold off rival Paramount bid
Trump says CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil wouldn’t have job if Kamala Harris had won US president also says Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison, whom he called ‘amazing’, could be ‘bust’ if he’d lost
Maker of Peaky Blinders ‘in advanced talks’ to merge with The Traitors producer Merger between Paris-based Banijay Group and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media would create a European TV production giant