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Simon Rexworthy has been named Channel 4’s Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. He will report to Chief Executive Priya Dogra and join the broadcaster’s executive committee.

Michael Lumley, one of the leading contributors to IBC’s rapid development over the last 20 years, died suddenly on 20 July 2026.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named Rosie Nieder, Operational Production Engineer at the BBC, the winner of its RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award.

EIT Culture & Creativity has opened a €600,000 call to fund the development of new professional training for Europe's audiovisual (AV) media sector. The new call invites education providers and media organisations to develop practical courses in AI, intellectual property, and digital storytelling.

Join IBC365 and Verimatrix at the Beating the Clock: The Live Piracy Shadow Economy and the Race for Real-Time Response webinar on 4 August 2026 at 14:00 BST to discover the latest techniques propelling preventive, real-time strategies against modern piracy.

A peak audience of 24 million watched as Argentina knocked out England in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday night (July 15) across BBC One and BBC iPlayer, giving the BBC an 85% share of all TV viewing.

The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced a raft of high-profile speakers for its biennial RTS London Convention 2026, which takes place on September 26.

Disney+ expands to 58 languages in localisation push Streaming platform Disney+ is rolling out support for 17 additional languages, bringing its total to 58 audio languages.

The Writers Guild of America and a coalition of US states have both filed major antitrust lawsuits to challenge Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

Netflix reportedly is exploring the addition of live channels and bundling other subscription-based streaming services in a bid to bolster subscriber engagement.