From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI
Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data
ITV to lose Tour de France live rights in blow to free-to-air sport coverage
The Tour de France will be shown exclusively by Eurosport in the UK from 2026, ending four decades of free-to-air coverage
UK watchdog interviews 20 social media ‘finfluencers’ under caution
People interviewed voluntarily as FCA seeks to clamp down on unlawful touting of financial services products
TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project
ByteDance dismissed person in August it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with training of artificial intelligence models
Sky’s full-year losses double to £224m as revenue flatlines
Growth in earnings from smart TV, mobile, broadband and streaming offset by drop in popularity of Q box
Netflix to double profits after adding millions of subscribers in three months
After cracking down on password sharing, expanding into ads and investing billions in live TV, group declares success
Negative stereotypes in international media cost Africa £3.2bn a year – report
Focus on conflict, corruption and poverty heightens perception of risk, raising interest on sovereign debt, authors say
James Bond film maker reports profit fall in year without blockbuster release
Eon Productions, based at Pinewood Studios near London, reported pre-tax profits down by three-quarters in 2023
Evening Standard losses top £100m in seven years as daily closes
The Independent, in which Evgeny Lebedev is also biggest shareholder, reports seventh year of profitability
New York Sun owner begins exclusive talks to take over Telegraph
Exclusive: talks will trigger six-week process of due diligence to ensure Dovid Efune is suitable to acquire the Daily and Sunday papers
Labour push for growth spurs Sky appeal against block on film studios expansion
Narrowly rejected Elstree plan for 10 soundstages moves back into focus as new government seems more willing to build on green belt
TV producer Hat Trick pays £4.2m to founder Jimmy Mulville and wife
Revenues dip to £48.4m and company behind Mastermind and Derry Girls stays in red after it makes fewer series
UK advertising watchdog cracks down on misleading broadband price ads
ASA says telecoms firms must scrap ads that do not give enough prominence in marketing to mid-contract rises
Channel 4 chiefs should not be taking bonuses while indies try to survive
The broadcaster has failed to heed lessons from just last year when bonuses were delayed after an outcry
‘Bond’s audience will be patient’: Amazon MGM Studios’ boss on the hunt for a new 007
Jennifer Salke, who is increasing investment in Britain, says some of the ideas floated in the post-Daniel Craig hiatus have been ‘interesting’