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BBC director general and head of news resign
Sky Live camera dropped
Sky in talks to buy ITV services for £1.6 billion


CONSUMING CURIOSITY
I was among more than 11 million people in Britain that
watched the finale of Celebrity Traitors, with the number
expected to rise further with catch-up viewing. It shows
that television viewing is not entirely dead and that some
shows can still command a faithful following, with a popular
appeal that extends across different demographic groups of
viewers. None of them, I would suggest, considers that they
are “consuming content”. Rather they are watching a
show, an elaborate party game, partly from fear of missing
out, to avoid inadvertently discovering the outcome, which
has little meaning in the real world. In many ways it was a
consummate piece of television.

William Cooper
Editor


BBC DIRECTOR GENERAL AND HEAD OF NEWS RESIGN
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.
Read more...
https://informitv.com/2025/11/09/bbc-director-general-and-head-of-news-resign/

SKY LIVE CAMERA DROPPED
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.
Read more...
https://informitv.com/2025/11/07/sky-live-camera-dropped/

SKY IN TALKS TO BUY ITV SERVICES FOR £1.6 BILLION
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.
Read more...
https://informitv.com/2025/11/07/sky-in-talks-to-buy-itv-services-for-1-6-billion/


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