The market underappreciates the pace of the decline in TV consumption, say analysts Shares in ITV fell by nearly 6% on Thursday after investors took fright at a report warning that the market is underestimating the decline of traditional...
Ex-news chief says Theresa May’s address to nation should have been shown on BBC One The BBC’s former television news chief has criticised the corporation after it chose to continue showing an FA Cup match on BBC One rather than covering...
Today, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) publishes new Classification Guidelines, and in response to public demand is calling for greater consistency for age ratings across different platforms. 2019-01-16T00:00:00 The...
Beijing is buying up media outlets and training scores of foreign journalists to ‘tell China’s story well’ – as part of a worldwide propaganda campaign of astonishing scope and ambition • Read the text version here Continue reading...
Broadcasters criticised for giving president access, as fact checking becomes a media event Donald Trump’s speech on the Mexican “border crisis”, delivered live from the Oval Office last week, marked a milestone in his brief but...
Thousands of older people could be forced to cut back on heating or food, Age UK warns Scrapping the free TV licence for over-75s could push 50,000 older people into relative poverty, according to research by the charity Age UK, which is...
Complaints made to industry regulator as MPs accuse airline of glamorising gambling British Airways has been accused of glamorising gambling after it ran a television commercial featuring a couple easily winning money on slot machines,...
Phishing email contains slip-up spotted by eagle-eyed recipient I received an email out of the blue from TV Licensing at the end of December, claiming our licence was due to expire – on the same day – and telling us to “renew now,...
The streaming pioneer is facing competition from content suppliers, not to mention Apple and Amazon The streaming pioneer Netflix’s first mover advantage has taken it to nearly 150m global subscribers – but serious competition is now...
2018 was another year of disruption, with the media landscape redrawn and a podcast picking up the top journalism honour It was another disruptive year in Australian media as legacy outlets weathered digital disruption while facing...
The broadcaster wants to revolutionise televised racing – and is prepared to invest money and resources to do so There are unlikely to be many mourners when At The Races officially expires at midnight on Monday. After all, and with all...
Britain’s greatest transformer of literary classics on his BBC One adaptation of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece We’re just minutes into our interview and already the conversation has turned to brothels and sadomasochism. But perhaps this is...
Comedian attracts 6.1m viewers, but Queen’s speech was most watched overall Michael McIntyre’s annual festive special was the surprise Christmas Day TV hit this year, beating Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders by drawing 6.1 million...
Streaming giant predicted to hit 9.78m UK subscribers, with its rival on 9.64m households The number of subscribers to Netflix in the UK will overtake the number of homes who are signed up to Sky’s satellite TV service by the end of the...
Survey shows that men remain firmly in control of what we’ll be watching over the festive season Male directors will outnumber their female counterparts by six to one on British television this Christmas, despite growing pressure on the...
The broadcaster, 41, on rowdy pubs, people pleasing and why she ran away from therapy If times are hard, I just crack on with it. My parents’ drive, energy and work ethic was incredible and they never moaned, even when the business...
Retaliatory move comes after UK watchdog found network RT broke impartiality rules Russia’s media regulator has said it will carry out checks to determine whether the BBC is in compliance with Russian law, in a retaliatory move after the...
Triple J newsreader is set to become one of the most prominent Indigenous personalities on Australian TV Channel Nine has poached one of the ABC’s rising young stars as it seeks to revamp its morning line-up following the dumping of Karl...
Broadcaster has not been able to agree a deal with major media buyer over rates for 2019 Channel 4 is facing a costly TV advertising blackout from some major corporate names in a dispute over the cost of buying commercial space on its...
Ofcom says Russian-backed channel broke impartiality rules seven times in six weeks The Russian-backed news channel RT has been found guilty of seven breaches of the British broadcasting code in relation to programmes broadcast in the...
TV show about gay men in Manchester to be remade with new characters and set in US The US cable network Bravo is developing a new version of the hit TV show Queer As Folk, with the creator of the original UK series, Russell T Davies,...
2018-12-03T00:00:00 We would like to let you know that BBFC fees will increase from 1 January 2019. In line with our commitment to setting fees at RPI -1% based on the September RPI figure from the Office for National Statistics, given...
BBFC web services will be undergoing scheduled maintenance and certain services will not be accessible to customers on specified weekends. 2018-10-04T00:00:00 To ensure we are providing the best possible service to our customers we will...
From 1 October organisations can submit applications for the BBFC donations program. 2018-09-28T00:00:00 The BBFC takes corporate responsibility seriously and is a proud supporter of the charity and voluntary sector. Our role as a...
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) today launches primary school PSHE education teaching resources in a bid to help equip pupils with the tools to make the best choices about what to watch, when and where....
82% more films were classified for cinema in 2017 compared to 2007. Video on demand continues to receive more BBFC age ratings than any other format In 2017 the BBFC gave 378 films a 12A age rating, the most ever at the 12A category...
Young people’s online safety films to be used as educational resources across the UK, as Childnet announce winners of its 2018 national Film Competition 2018-07-04T00:00:00 On Tuesday 3 July 2018, leading online safety charity...
BBFC Support online safety charity Childnet's call on young people to ‘Connect with respect’ and enter their Film Competition 2018-03-28T00:00:00 Leading online safety charity, Childnet, has launched the ninth Childnet...
BBFC launch public consultation on draft Guidance on Age Verification Arrangements and draft Guidance on Ancillary Service Providers 2018-03-26T00:00:00 The BBFC was designated by the Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and...