‘1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives’ – Mehdi Hasan on why he went on Surrounded
The two-hour debate propelled Jubilee Media into the mainstream and has been viewed 10m times, but some worry about the embrace of rage-fuelled content
‘The BBC feels very samey and boring’: the over-50s who prefer YouTube
More Britons in this age group are switching to the video platform, with its shorter, niche and more personal content
Gary Busey pleads guilty to groping a woman at a New Jersey convention
Actor, 81, admitted he purposely touched a woman inappropriately at a horror film convention in 2022
YouTube most popular first TV destination for children, Ofcom finds
One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content
UK public service TV ‘endangered’ in YouTube era, says Ofcom
Regulator calls for legislation to make news and UK-focused shows easier to find on online video-sharing platforms
Cancelling Colbert, bribery, an $8bn deal: what’s going on at Paramount?
The fallout from the Trump payoff comes as a merger threatens the company’s integrity and A-list talent, such as Stephen Colbert, have already been sacrificed
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Firm says technology used in El Eternauta is chance ‘to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper’
Julian McMahon obituary
Australian actor who started his career in Home and Away, was the co-lead in Nip/Tuck and played Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four
‘Curate your own Glastonbury’: the BBC team bringing festival into millions of homes
Broadcasters including Jamz Supernova will host more than 90 hours of coverage across radio, iPlayer and TV
Adults in Great Britain now spending more time on mobiles than watching TV
Daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours, annual survey for IPA finds
‘A new space to play in’: can vertical dramas save the UK’s TV sector?
Shot in vertical, phone-friendly aspect and produced on the quick, the Chinese-import format is bringing work to an ailing industry
Pik-Sen Lim obituary
Groundbreaking actor best known for her roles in Mind Your Language, Johnny English Reborn and Vampire Academy
Social media creators to overtake traditional media in ad revenue this year
User-generated material to surpass advertising income from professional media amid change in viewing habits
Sex up the sexting! Why text messages are the hot new boom area in TV shows
What makes for a believable texting – or sexting – exchange? And why has this suddenly become so crucial for a character’s credibility? We meet the teams who agonise over writing lines that only appear on screen for seconds
Gen Z discovering TV shows mainly through social media, Channel 4 says
Broadcaster announces plan for Spotify videos to add to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram content