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1 week ago | media.info | David Knox

After this week’s announcement of the 2025 Logie nominations, some readers have commented -not for the first time- on the Best New Talent category. Both Guy Montgomery and Kate Miller-Heidke drew comments despite having previously appeared in productions.

2 weeks ago | media.info | Julian Clover

New Roku TV devices released in the UK will now rely on Freely as the default way to watch free-to-air broadcasters. Roku is the latest manufacturer to move to the platform promoted by the PSB-backed Everyone TV platform, which also runs Freesat. Hisense, Bush, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, and Metz have already adopted Freely, as has Amazon for its Fire OS smart TVs.UK Country Manager for Roku, Richard Halton said: “Roku believes that all TV will be streamed.

2 weeks ago | media.info | Freddy Mayhew

Puzzles have been a staple in newspapers since the first crossword more than 100 years ago and have only grown in popularity in recent years, helping drive engagement and even growth in publishing businesses. And they are one part of the traditional news and magazine bundle which has survived the shift to digital. Puzzles are so successful, for the New York Times that it offers a games-only digital subscription boasting more than a million subscribers.

3 weeks ago | media.info | Tom Phillips |Jonathan Watts |Pascal Wyse |Nicole Jackson |Tiago Rogero |Joshua Kelly

Reported and hosted by Tom Phillips; Joshua Kelly series producer; producers Poppy Damon, Ana Ionova, and Leticia Leite; series development Redzi Bernard; sound designers Pascal Wyse and Simon Panyi; music supervisor Pascal Wyse; executive producer Nicole Jackson ; original music composition Stela Nesrine; artwork by Auá Mendes; with thanks to Orlando Possuelo, Cristóvão Negreiros Pissango,Jonathan Watts, Alessandra Sampaio, Beatriz Matos, Gareth Phillips, Sian Phillips and Tiago Rogero.

3 weeks ago | media.info | Julian Clover

Veteran broadcast executive Lord Michael Grade is to step down from his position of chair Ofcom after a single term. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which is already beginning a search for his replacement, well ahead of the expiry of Lord Grade’s term in April. Sky News, which first reported the story, said there was no suggestion that Lord Grade would leave his post ahead of time. He had previously held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.