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06.07.26 - 19:12
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Streaming storm made ITV sharing a roof with Sky sadly inevitable (The Guardian)
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While everyone agrees the deal is the end of an era, it was also unavoidable in the era of Netflix and Disney+A generation ago, ITV was regarded as such a precious jewel in the UK broadcasting firmament that there was outrage when BSkyB, as it was, bought a 17.9% stake to stop anybody else getting their hands on the business. After a drawn-out saga, the then Murdoch-controlled Sky was forced by regulators to divest in the interests of plurality. Politicians breathed a sigh of relief.That was 2006. To say the UK television game has changed since those days is to understate matters grossly. As ITV unveiled its £1.6bn deal to sell its broadcasting business – but not its more valuable programme-making studios operation – to Sky, now under the ownership of US group Comcast, it was hard to detect any political uproar that might threaten the deal. Continue reading......
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06.07.26 - 08:30
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Sky owner announces £1.6bn takeover of ITV′s broadcasting arm (The Guardian)
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US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK's biggest commercial broadcasterSky has announced a long awaited £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcasting and streaming arm to create the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster.Sky, which is owned by the US telecoms company Comcast, will pay £1.2bn in cash initially for ITV's media and entertainment business, which include its free-to-air TV channels in the UK and ITVX streaming platform. It has agreed to pay a further up to £200m in the second half of 2028, depending on 2027 advertising revenues. Continue reading......
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04.07.26 - 12:24
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′There′s excitement in the air′: how America fell back in love with indie cinemas (The Guardian)
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With unexpected programming and a community ethos, independent cinemas across the US are giving multiplexes a run for their moneyOn a quiet street in New York City's Ridgewood neighborhood stands an unassuming, windowless white building. Its lone door, covered with an amalgamation of cut-outs, looks like a teenager's bedroom; the building numbers are displayed via peeling stickers above it. But if you look closely, herein lies Low Cinema, an indie movie theater which boasts just 42 seats and thrives on being lo-fi.“We need to bring back theaters that are the size of porno theaters but don't necessarily play pornographic films,” cracks owner John Wilson, who is best known as the host of HBO Max's popular How To with John Wilson and opened Low Cinema in spring 2025. Continue reading......
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