Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: How traditional media are copying their online challengers … Netflix buys Roald Dahl … and Nicky Minaj’s balls upI don’t know what you were doing between 1.45pm and 3pm on Saturday afternoon. But I can…
BBC director general welcomes proposals for ‘distinctly British’ content
Tim Davie says promotion of British talent could counterbalance the ‘globalised algorithmic’ commissioning of TVThe BBC’s director general has embraced the idea of requiring broadcasters to produce “distinctly British” content, after losing British tal…
Behind the scenes of Andrew Neil’s departure from GB News
Sources say presenter was in legal battle with rightwing channel’s bosses over his £700,000-a-year contractWhen Andrew Neil took a leave of absence from GB News a fortnight after its 13 June launch, the rightwing news channel and its star presenter spe…
Unsworth departure opens up battle over future of BBC News
Exit likely to set off competitive and politicised recruitment process to find replacement at corporationFran Unsworth, the BBC’s director of news and current affairs, has announced she will leave the corporation early next year, creating a vacancy for…
OnlyFans to ban adult material after pressure from payment processors
Subscriber-only website synonymous with pornography will now focus on more mainstream contentOnlyFans, the subscriber-only website synonymous with pornography, has announced it will ban adult material from the site after pressure from its payment proce…
Jamie Vardy’s phone can be searched in wife’s libel case, judge rules
Fees for ‘Wagatha Christie’ legal fight between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney to top £1mLeicester City footballer Jamie Vardy has been dragged into his wife’s “Wagatha Christie” legal battle with Coleen Rooney, after a high court judged ruled his pho…