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Channel 4 launches instant advertising platform
Channel 4 Sales has launched Instant Re4ch, an advertising proposition intended to offer prioritised planning across Channel 4 Sales' portfolio, guaranteeing peak spots across Channel 4, Paramount, and UKTV channels on the same evening.
Netflix scores exclusive rights to 2030 World Cup in Spain
Having secured exclusive rights in Spain and Andorra to the 2030 World Cup, Netflix will show the men's football tournament for the first time.
Ben Frow, Head, Channel 5, to step down
Ben Frow will step down as Paramount UK’s Chief Content Officer next year, after 14 years of overseeing Channel 5 and its digital brands.
UK “minded to intervene” in Sky-ITV deal
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is "minded to intervene" in Sky’s £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's media and entertainment division.
BBC News channel launches on YouTube in the UK and USA
The BBC has revealed that its BBC News channel will stream live on YouTube in both the UK and the USA from Thursday 15 October 2026.



