Independence day: Labor vows to end ABC board-stacking and ministerial interventions
No more captain’s picks or complaint calls about negative stories, communications minister says. Plus: the ‘sixty-three, sixty-four, seventy-five’ Wimbledon match
Amazon and BBC break BT stranglehold on Champions League football
Amazon has broken BT’s stranglehold on live Champions League football in the UK, and highlights are set to air on the BBC for the first time in a new deal starting in 2024
Amazon close to deal over Champions League rights in UK
US retailer and streaming giant set to split UK rights with BT Sport, while BBC to broadcast highlights in new Match of the Day edition
Mirror, Express and local newspapers face strike risk as NUJ rejects pay offer
Reach, which also owns titles such as the Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo, has offered 3%
I saw first-hand how US tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracy
Silicon Valley used opaque lobbying to weaken crucial new regulations. Firms like Google and Meta must be held to account
Channel 4 working on new ITN deal as bosses fight privatisation plan
Government increasingly annoyed by broadcaster’s tactics in ‘phoney war’ before potential sale
Blow for Trump’s Truth Social as merger company hit by grand jury subpoenas
Disclosure of subpoenas for board members by blank cheque firm Digital World is latest blow to Donald Trump’s social media plans
Blind Date’s ‘Our Graham’ dies aged 90
Graham Skidmore was the announcer on Cilla Black’s dating show for 17 years
Robinsons and Wimbledon end 86-year partnership
Squash brand’s sponsorship deal with tennis championships was one of the longest in sport
‘Insecurity was my biggest motivator’: how Dragons’ Den’s Steven Bartlett became a ‘happy sexy millionaire’
He’s an entrepreneur, a successful podcaster and a TV star – and still only 29. He explains what drives him, why he is happy to interview controversial guests and how he deals with critics
Vin Murria’s bid for M&C Saatchi is her most daring yet
‘Fearless’ female tech tycoon is at war with Mad Men in a rollercoaster takeover battle for UK-based advertising agency
M&C Saatchi pulls support for £310m takeover by Next Fifteen
Ad agency no longer considers terms of offer ‘to be fair and reasonable’ after bidder’s shares fall
Indian Premier League signs five-year television deals worth £5bn
IPL has vaulted into the broadcasting stratosphere with TV packages worth nearly £14m a match
Adverts claiming plastic grass is eco-friendly are not allowed, says ASA
Regulator upholds complaints that marketing by Evergreens UK Ltd was unsubstantiated and misleading
‘After lockdown, things exploded’ – how TikTok triggered a books revolution
Have teenagers taken control of publishing? With some authors notching up a billion views, we look at how TikTok is electrifying the world of books – creating bestsellers, reviving classics and rescuing neglected genres