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At the annual awards ceremony, the Royal Television Society (RTS) welcomed Rhuanedd Richards as Chair of the Student Television Awards.

The Sony Innovation Fund has invested in Midnight Labs to protect IP from mass piracy, deepfakes, and AI-generated infringement in the US and Japanese markets.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the commencement notice for its investigation of Paramount Skydance’s anticipated acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), marking the official beginning of the inquiry.

Former IBC Accelerator project Ecoflow has launched as an independent entity – Ecoflow X – to function as an experimentation arm for sustainability.

Seven in ten UK adults (70%) watch broadcast TV content at least weekly, making it the most commonly used media format, according to a YouGov survey. Social media (67%) and streaming platforms (64%) follow closely behind.

Netflix has named Jay Hoag as Chairman of ‌its board, succeeding the streaming service’s Co-Founder, Reed Hastings.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expanded distribution of its free streaming platform, Eurovision Sport, onto FAST services in the UK.

Late-night kick-offs at this month’s World Cup are expected to change the viewing habits of UK viewers, according to research by mobile operator EE.

Football governing body FIFA and sports streamer DAZN have launched FIFA+ exclusively on DAZN.

Adam Waters has been appointed as the Director of AI Culture and Gaming at the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), where he will remain part of the senior leadership team.