[ad_1] Eutelsat has come under pressure after investors baulked at the OneWeb deal, which valued the British business at $3.4bn (£2.7bn). OneWeb will require as much as $4bn to build…
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Losses balloon at former BBC News chief’s startup Tortoise
[ad_1] Losses at a news start-up founded by a former BBC News chief ballooned last year as the company splashed out on more journalists and live events. Tortoise, a so-called slow news…
GB News campaign to save cash found in breach of impartiality rules
[ad_1] GB News has been found in breach of impartiality rules over a “Don’t Kill Cash” campaign, marking its fifth reprimand by Ofcom this year. The regulator on Monday censured…
TikTok owner ‘scraping’ UK news sites to train ChatGPT rival
[ad_1] The Chinese owner of TikTok has been accused of using UK news sites to train up its rival to ChatGPT without permission or fair payment. Publishers including The Guardian,…
Sir William Lewis expected to drop out of Telegraph race
[ad_1] The former editor Sir William Lewis is expected to drop out of the race to acquire The Telegraph after he was appointed chief executive of The Washington Post by…
How The Guardian and BBC got swept up in a wave of anti-Semitism
[ad_1] Bell insists he was sacked because he went public with his complaints about the editorial process, rather than because of the cartoon. However, a source at the newspaper refutes…
The challenges ahead for GB News as Ofcom gears up for battle
[ad_1] The change of guard has also fuelled speculation about an overhaul of broadcasting regulations, though this is ultimately a decision for Parliament. The media consultant Ben Fenton suggests an…
Plan to fix countryside mobile ‘not spots’ faces two-year delay
[ad_1] The two companies have argued that they individually lack the financial firepower to upgrade their 5G networks and have pledged to invest £11bn as a combined company. Delays to…
Murdoch lines up bid for The Telegraph
[ad_1] Rupert Murdoch has lined up to bid for The Telegraph in an auction launched on Friday by its temporary owner Lloyds Banking Group. The nonagenarian media mogul is among…