Roger Cook, the investigative journalist famous for "The Cook Report," has died at the age of 83. His family announced his passing, and ITV praised his five-decade career for exposing crime and injustice and driving legal changes.
Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains minimal following the announcement of a US-Iran peace deal, with analysts expressing uncertainty about the timeline and specifics of restoring normal operations. Hundreds of commercial ships are stranded as details of the agreement's implementation, including potential asset releases, are still unclear.
A new bipartisan bill, the JAWBONE Act, would allow Americans to sue government officials for illegally coercing social media, AI, or broadcasting companies to remove posts, regardless of platform action. It also mandates transparency in government communications with these companies.
South Korean cloud firms are making strides in AI and broadcasting. Naver Cloud unveiled its defense AI strategy, while Megazone Cloud successfully broadcasted an international live event using cloud backbone networks.
Lee Jin-suk, a former Broadcasting and Communications Commission chair, has won the by-election for the National Assembly seat in Dalseong County, Daegu. She previously faced internal conflict within the People Power Party after being cut from the Daegu mayoral primary.
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell is covertly broadcasting antisemitic and homophobic views on Instagram from a Melbourne property, weeks after his organisation, the National Socialist Network (NSN), was listed as a hate group. Sewell is challenging the ban in court.
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President Lee Jae-myung criticized the Broadcasting, Media, and Communications Committee for not imposing sanctions on broadcasters that lack neutrality and fairness, urging for administration that meets public expectations.
EBS has launched its 'AI Content Advisory Committee,' the first of its kind among domestic broadcasters, to ensure the educational value and reliability of its AI-generated content. The committee comprises five experts from humanities, AI technology, law, and media.
S.Y., known as 'Selcuksport', was detained in Denizli for illegally broadcasting Turkish Süper Lig matches and encouraging users towards illegal betting. The operation was a joint effort by MİT and the Istanbul Police.
Selçuk Yılmaz, the owner of the website selçuksport, which illegally broadcast paid sports channels for free, was detained in Denizli as part of an operation against cybercrime. The site also promoted illegal betting.
Zee Entertainment says it is in discussions with FIFA to stream and broadcast the 2026 World Cup in India, as talks between a Reliance-Disney joint venture and FIFA appear deadlocked weeks before the tournament begins on June 11. FIFA has been seeking high rights fees, with Zee leveraging its Unite8 Sports push to strengthen sports offerings.
O Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro acusa a Defesa Civil de Petrópolis de falha grave na gestão preventiva de desastres, alegando que o sistema de alerta "sirene virtual" foi acionado sem a devida comunicação de pontos de apoio abertos à população.
Beijing is implementing new regulations for electric bicycles and scooters, moving from unbridled micro-mobility to a state-guided model. New rules require helmets and address safety risks, infrastructural deficits, and spatial chaos, following a rise in fatalities.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is launching seven new sports channels under the 'Unite8 Sports' brand. This move coincides with ongoing negotiations with FIFA for the broadcast rights of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in India, where a pricing dispute is hindering an agreement.
Bournemouth must upgrade Vitality Stadium to host European football next season. UEFA granted a provisional license, but hospitality and broadcasting facilities need improvement. Plans for expansion are under review.
The Sports Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications held their first meeting on ensuring opportunities to watch sports and sports broadcasting. The meeting was prompted by the exclusive streaming of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Netflix, which sparked debate.
Scott Hastings, a legendary Scottish rugby player and key figure in the 1990 Grand Slam victory, has died aged 61 after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Known for his defensive prowess and a famous tackle on Rory Underwood, Hastings played 65 caps for Scotland and was part of the first brother pairing in a Lions Test side.
Matt Brittin, the new BBC Director General, has warned staff of "tough choices" and "sweeping cuts" as his first day coincided with a strike by journalists over increased workloads. Insiders see the strike as a sign of challenges Brittin faces in implementing budget cuts.
FIFA is struggling to find a broadcaster for the 2026 World Cup in India due to high rights fees, despite a surge in online viewership in 2022. Local broadcasters are hesitant to meet FIFA's demands, citing economic pressures and competition from cricket.
FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcasting rights in India remain uncertain as talks with potential broadcasters continue, with the Delhi High Court involved and a hearing scheduled for next week.
With the tournament a month away, there are still no agreements done with the two Asian giants to ensure fans there can watch all 104 gamesWhen Fifa expanded the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, it was in the hope that countries such as India and China, with their 2.7 billion residents, would qualify rather than countries such as Cape Verde and Curaçao, whose combined population of about 700,000 barely equals a district of a megacity such as Mumbai or Shanghai. What the governing body did not account for was that, with the 2026 tournament a month away, there would be no broadcasting deals done with the two Asian giants to ensure fans there can watch the 104 games.A few months ago, Fifa was said to be offering this World Cup, and the next, to New Delhi and Beijing for respective sums of $100m (£73m) and between $250m and $300m. There have been no deals struck despite the asking price falling steadily. Continue reading...
Reversal of decision on first showing comes after complaints about failure to challenge US president’s claimsOfcom is to investigate whether GB News breached broadcasting rules with a second showing of its interview with Donald Trump after complaints that the US president’s claims about climate change, Islam and immigration had gone unchallenged.A series of complaints were made over the interview, which the presenter Bev Turner conducted last November. Continue reading...
Fifa officials are reportedly flying to China in a bid to get the country’s state broadcaster to buy the television rights to this year’s World Cup, and are offering to slash the asking price by more than 50 per cent. Originally demanding US$300 million, the drop to between US$120 million and US$150 million is still some way above the US$80 million CCTV had said it would pay. According to local media, a delegation including Mattias Grafstrom, the world governing body’s secretary general, and...
