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Skydance Media has submitted an improved offer for Paramount Global, according to reports.

The proposed Marlow Film Studios in the UK, which has been supported by James Cameron and Andy Serkis, has been denied planning permission.

BBC News at One has started broadcasting from Salford in Greater Manchester, making it the UK’s first daily network TV news bulletin to be produced from outside London.

UK broadcaster ITV has announced the first head-to-head General Election debate between Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party, and Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party.

BBC Studios is expanding its free streaming television (FAST) channel offering in Europe with four new launches on Pluto TV.

Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that the 2024 UEFA Champions League Final, taking place between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley tomorrow (1st June), will be available in UHD HDR, scaled up from its HDR feed.

Media services provider Red Bee Media said it has entered into an agreement with Who’s Watching TV (WWTV) to supply services to WPT, a brand for internationally televised gaming and entertainment with a presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile.

Video infrastructure solutions provider Bitmovin claimed that its first-quarter figures indicate that 2024 “is a year for growth in the media industry” following a period of economic turbulence.

The Cannes Film Festival has awarded its top prize, the Palme d’Or, to Sean Baker’s Anora, a dark comedy about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son.

The leaders of nine top UK broadcasters have issued a statement urging the government to pass the Media Bill ahead of the UK General Election.