The BBC has apologised for the misleading way that its flagship current affairs programme Panorama edited a speech by President Trump. It says it has no plans to rebroadcast it but does not accept that there is a basis for a defamation claim. The President has threated to sue the corporation for at least a billion dollars in damages.
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The global active installed base of connected televisions will reach 1.1 billion by the end of 2025. If it continues to grow at the same rate if will overtake the number of households on pay television platforms by 2027. The projections were shared by Orphélie Boucaud of Dataxis at the annual HbbTV Symposium, which was held in Istanbul this year.
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The number of homes in the United Kingdom with access to an online video subscription service has remained relatively static at 20.5 million homes, or just under 70%, led by Netflix at just under 60% of homes. The proportion of subscribers taking the advertising tier has risen over the last year, with advertising on online video subscription services now becoming a more substantial competitor to commercial television channels.
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Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, and Doborah Turness, the chief executive of BBC News, have resigned. It follows criticism of how the current affairs programme Panorama misleadingly edited an address by President Trump. It is the latest in a line of crises at the corporation. The departure of the head of the BBC comes at a critical time as it prepares to negotiate with the government over its future and funding.
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Sky is pulling the plug on its £290 camera product. The camera was designed to sit on the top of the Sky Glass television and offer video calling, watch together, games, and fitness workouts. The television companion camera was announced as part of the Sky Glass launch in October 2021 but did not emerge until June 2023. The service will cease in December. Any customers will be offered a full refund.
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ITV has confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions regarding a possible sale of its media and entertainment business to Sky for an enterprise value of £1.6bn. That would include the broadcast channels and the ITVX online service, but not the ITV Studios production business. Sky is owned by the American communications company Comcast, which also owns NBC, Universal, and the Peacock online service, among other brands, with combined revenues of over $123 billion in 2024. The discussions are at an early stage and would require regulatory approval.
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