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Comcast turns focus to Sky after exiting battle for 21st Century Fox

US media company’s move will make Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control more difficult

Netflix and Amazon become more popular than pay-TV services

Subscriber numbers for streaming services rise as young people shy away from traditional broadcasting

Facebook protects far-right activists even after rule breaches

C4 Dispatches documentary finds moderators left Britain First’s pages alone as ‘they generate a lot of revenue’

Alarm for Netflix as shares plummet on worse-than-expected subscriber growth

Second-quarter results show company missed forecasts by 1m subscribers, which analysts describe as a ‘near-term gut punch’

Come Inside My Mind: star-studded documentary honors Robin Williams

Director Marina Zenovich talks about translating Williams’ comedy to the screen, his inner demons, and what compels her about complicated men

Blonde ambition: are we ready for Reese Witherspoon’s TV channel?

The announcement that the Oscar-winning multi-hyphenate will launch her own VOD channel suggests that she might be turning into the next Oprah

Livestream of England match will have 20-second delay, says BBC

Millions are expected to watch quarter-final game against Sweden on mobile or big screen

BBC in bid to win back teen viewers with ‘rite of passage’ box sets

New teen section of iPlayer will target younger viewers who currently favour Netflix

Danny Dyer cuts through Brexit bluster with TV tirade

EastEnders actor and his Love Island star daughter capture the mood of the nation

China blocks HBO after John Oliver parody of Xi Jinping

The comedian’s mocking of the Chinese president and criticism of his regime’s human rights record earns a ban for his show’s network

Disney raises offer for 21st Century Fox to $71.3bn and outflanks Comcast

A 50/50 mix of cash and shares is bid to beat rival to bulk of Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment empire

Amazon breaks Premier League hold of Sky and BT with Prime streaming deal

US online retailer will exclusively livestream 20 matches per season from 2019

From Disney star to Jeffrey Dahmer: how Ross Lynch reinvented his career

After years in teen dramas and a squeaky-clean pop group, the 22-year-old has taken on the role of the notorious murderer. But changing his image is all part of the plan

Roseanne Barr blames racist tweet on sleeping pills

Comedian says ‘egregious’ statements were result of Ambien and is set to appear on podcast The Joe Rogan Experience on Friday

Netflix puts content above costs but is the policy sustainable?

Streaming service needs even more subscribers to keep paying for expensive hits

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  • Starmer says he hopes social media ban for under-16s will come into force next spring – UK politics live
  • The Toymaker’s Key review – steampunk sci-fi animation is eclectic if overwrought
  • How Australia’s social media ban has affected families six months on
  • ‘Loving our country sounds like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser’: Robert De Niro leads crowd in rallying cry against Trump
  • Social media firms hit back as Starmer announces ban for under-16s in UK
  • The man who bought Diane Keaton’s nail clippers also owns Whoopi Goldberg’s teapot: ‘It will have her fingerprints on it’
  • Disclosure Day: alien conspiracies, car chases and a jaw-dropping climax – discuss with spoilers
  • Familiar Touch review – Kathleen Chalfant is wonderful in subtle, sensual memory loss drama
  • UK under-16s social media ban: which apps will be blocked and how will it work?
  • Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
  • The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism
  • Dry Leaf review – three-hour amble around the football pitches of Georgia in search of a daughter
  • ‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
  • ‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time
  • Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook
  • Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
  • A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
  • Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
  • Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace
  • ‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’

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