Variety: ITV, RedBird IMI in Early Talks to Merge Production Arms

Story from Variety:

ITV has held early talks with the Abu Dhabi-backed investment group RedBird IMI, led by CEO Jeff Zucker, about a potential merger of their production businesses, according to a report.

Deadline: Channel 4 Boss Warns Against UK “Sliding Into American News Swamp”

Story from Deadline:

Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon has urged UK intervention on public service news to help resist “sliding into an American news swamp.”

Broadband TV News: Ofcom consults on changes to PSB independent productions

Story from Broadband TV News:

Ofcom has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the guidance for Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) when drawing up their Codes of Practice on the commissioning of independent productions.

RugbyPass: Six Nations TV rights soon to be up for grabs

Story from RugbyPass:

TNT Sports could add the Six Nations to their expanding portfolio of international rugby starting next season.

Broadcast Sport: TNT Sports to host broadcast BBC’s FA Cup fixtures

Story from Broadcast Sport:

TNT Sports will host broadcast the BBC’s FA Cup fixtures, once the pair’s rights deal begins next season.

Here is the full list of changes today on Freeview UK & Freely

Here is the full list of changes today on both Freeview & Freely:

Media Guardian: Lebedev’s London Live TV channel closes after decade of mounting losses

Story from Media Guardian:

At midnight on Sunday, London Live, the capital’s dedicated TV channel and crown jewel of Jeremy Hunt’s strategy to populate the UK with dozens of local TV stations, will cease broadcasting after a little over a decade.

BBC Sport: Snooker's big three tournaments to stay on BBC until 2032

Story from BBC Sport:

BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker's three most prestigious tournaments - the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters - until 2032.

Freely launches 8 new channels on network

Story from X:

Media Boy UK has been told that the following is NOW available on Freely:

Reports: London TV to launch on Freeview on January 21st

London Live has been took over by Local Television - reports say the new channel is launch at 6am on January 21st with a working name of ''London TV''.

BBC News: London Live to go off air after 10 years

Story from BBC News:

Local television channel London Live has announced it will cease broadcasting on 20 January.

Create & Craft Crisis: The Craft Store reveal more information about what assets their did buy from Hochanda Global Limited administrators

Media Boy UK HQ has just watch The Craft Store Q&A on Facebook to see if they reveal anything NEW that Media Boy UK HQ don't yet knows and they did.

Broadband TV News: Sky Stream adds Freeview channels

Story from Broadband TV News:

Sky Stream, the puck-like device that replaces the satellite dish with internet-delivered content, has given UK viewers the ability to add DTT channels.

Daily Mail: BBC licence fee 'could be scrapped by end of 2027 and swapped for tax'

Story from Daily Mail:

The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

Create & Craft Crisis: Hochanda Global Limited's administrators ''Surrender'' they broadcasting licenses to OFCOM

Hochanda Global Limited's administrators did ''Surrender'' the following licenses to OFCOM in December 2024:

Create & Craft Crisis: Do Hochanda Global Limited's administrators still got any assets to sell?

This post is the views of Media Boy UK HQ:

Here is what Media Boy UK HQ knows at time of this post.

Create & Craft Crisis: Create & Craft administrator sold Create & Craft social channels and HQ to new company The Craft Store Limited

Some of the Create & Craft assets has been sold to The Craft Store Limited who is own by ex-Hochanda Global Ltd Director and owner Paul Wright.

Media Boy UK talks about Together TV

Together TV DO NOT PAY to broadcasting on any network & is given FREE space by the owner of the Multiplex who are:

• BBC (BBC A & BBC B)
• ITV & Channel 4 (D3&4)
• ITV (SDN aka COM4)
• Arqiva (COM5 & COM6)
• That's Media's Canis Media (Manchester Mux & Local Mux)

Advanced Television: CBeebies unveils Wonderblocks pre-coding series

Story from Advanced Television:

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Animation Studio have announced a new educational series following the success of Numberblocks, Alphablocks and Colourblocks.

Advanced Television: UKTV, BBC Studios appoint Judge as Global Acquisitions Manager

Story from Advanced Television:

UKTV and BBC Studios have appointed Sophie Judge to the role of Global Acquisitions Manager.

Sky News: Montgomery-backed Local TV swoops on Lebedev's London Live licence

Story from Sky News:

A television network majority-owned by David Montgomery, the media entrepreneur, is to snap up the licence to operate a London-focused TV station from Lord Lebedev, owner of the capital's weekly Standard newspaper.

Cruise1st TV: Cruise1st TV has 'expanding plans for 2025'

As you have seen on our sister Blog (Media Boy UK Blog) Cruise1st TV has today launch on Virgin Media UK.

Narrative Entertainment closes channels web sites

Info from Media Boy UK on X follower ''Popeye'':

Media Boy UK on X follower ''Popeye'' has found that Narrative Entertainment has now closed their channels website:

Create & Craft Crisis: Hochanda Global Administrations set to give by January 13th

Company House has reveal that Create and Craft's owner Hochanda Global Administrations are set to give us an update by January 13th 2025.

Canis Media has been took over by That's Media (Now been confirmed)

Story from Media Boy UK on X:

Going by Company house Canis Media who own TV Warehouse has been own by That's Media since October 1st 2023.

X: Cruise 1st TV changes mux on Freeview

Media Boy UK on X follower ''Popeye'' has reveal that Cruise 1st TV is no longer broadcast for THREE hours a day outside Wales and has moved over to broadcast on TV Warehouse broadcasting every day between 11:00am to 14:00pm on Channel 88 via The Manchester Mux.