Viewers could face further cuts to programmes and channels if a funding deal to rescue the BBC is delayed

Nigel Farage plans to use some of his party's £72m donations windfall to launch a Reform TV channel – which won't have to follow the normal rules

Popular shows like Celebrity Traitors could go behind a paywall if BBC licence fee isn't replaced by 'universal' levy, ministers have been warned

The BBC has drawn up proposals to replace the licence fee with a household levy amid a major review into how the public broadcaster is funded

The government is consulting on measures to ensure our media, and television in particular, can continue to play its vitally important role in our society and our democracy.

The public will need wind-up radios and batteries to receive BBC broadcasts in the event of a major emergency

'Turning off traditional TV would be a disaster. Our viewers don't want streaming subscriptions,' warns hit 'Shedflix' cult channel Talking Pictures TV

'Turning off traditional TV would be a disaster. Our viewers don't want streaming subscriptions,' warns hit 'Shedflix' cult channel Talking Pictures TV

'Devastated' BBC News staff question if the licence fee is worth paying after brutal cuts - with star presenters facing job losses and more pain on the way

As GB News celebrates its fifth birthday, the broadcaster – where Reform leader Nigel Farage hosts a weekly show – is being outflanked by Restore backers on the hard right

Channel closures mooted under 'drastic' BBC cuts - but is plan designed to push Downing Street into licence fee shake-up?

Netflix and YouTube users should pay the licence fee - and then the price should be cut for everyone, new BBC boss told

Russian propaganda set to fill the void as BBC's international broadcaster faces funding crisis

Peter Mandelson had central role in Channel 4's The Story of Tony Blair - now disgraced peer's contributions will be wiped as much possible

Fee evasion and households opting out of paying the charge cost the BBC over £1.1bn in potential lost income in 2024/25

In the sky above Iran, Elon Musk and Starlink are helping protesters to break the internet blackout

Apple boss behind Slow Horses is tipped to be new director-general of a BBC in turmoil

Sky News's morning host says politicians should get off GB News and face proper grilling

The new Green Party leader will get an 'in-depth' interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg after a slot from the party's conference was cancelled

ITV hacking drama from 'Mr Bates vs Post Office' team could prompt calls for Leveson 2 press inquiry

Lachlan Murdoch secures Rupert's empire legacy, lifting threat of sell-off for UK newspapers

A study by Cardiff University has challenged accusations Farage is given a disproportionate amount of coverage on political shows, although four in 10 Reform claims go unchecked

The Prime Minister's role in the formation of cult 80s indie band The Wedding Present is told in a new musical based on the band's songs

Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

Guardian staff 'banged out' Observer colleagues in emotional scenes as the Sunday paper transfers to start-up Tortoise Media from Tuesday

Nigel Farage is hoping to secure Rupert Murdoch's backing - but the Sun's positive spin on Reform UK is bad news for Kemi Badenoch

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

Online safety campaigners hail Netflix drama, which has jolted Whitehall into a pledge to tackle violent and misogynistic content

James Bond will be rebooted for the Trump era with 007 navigating a world where old allies can no longer be trusted. The Ian Fleming estate wants to work with Amazon on new Bond stories including a sp...

Michael Wolff, a former Murdoch biographer who wrote Fire and Fury, the tell-all expose of the in-fighting that paralysed the first Trump administration, spoke to The i Paper about the US President's ...

Rupert Murdoch hates being on the outside of any inner circle but Elon Musk is now Trump's 'first buddy'

Rupert Murdoch's New York Post advises the US President to 'tell Elon to knock it off', as the schism grows between his US papers and the Trump administration

'When Trump took Putin’s side over Ukraine it crossed a red line. It’s personal for Rupert - he believes in the cause,' says a News Corp insider

The future of the Time Lord may hang in the balance, according to reports. Would resting the sci-fi show preserve its value?

The White Lotus vs EastEnders' 40th anniversary is a sign of how the funding crisis is leaving BBC drama in limbo

'The Inheritance' is a game of deception and betrayal from the makers of 'The Traitors' UK. Can it revive the network forced to cut jobs and axe shows?

Some 475,000 pensioners over-75 are yet to claim a free TV licence, but taking up the concession would blow an £83m hole in the BBC's funding

ITV has shelved Gino D'Acampo's Family Fortunes and has no plans to work again with TV chef. D'Acampo denies claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour

The presenter told viewers on Wednesday morning that today's show was her last

The media mogul may have been in the Oval Office but he's battling the tech bros for the President's attention - and he's not insulated from Trump's tongue-lashing

The media mogul may have been in the Oval Office but he is battling the tech bros for the President's attention - and he's not insulated from Trump's tongue-lashing

Making richer viewers pay more and a 'Netflix tax' are among ideas being considered for reform of the BBC levy - which is most likely to win support?

Households who only use streaming services could face another fee

The presenter says he is a 'rock star leaving the band' after buying out News UK's stake in his Uncensored YouTube show. Is his ambition to take on Joe Rogan a leap too far?

Rupert Murdoch's unbreakable bond with News UK boss Rebekah Brooks means her future is secure despite the apology to Prince Harry over unlawful activity by private investigators working for The Sun

BBC won't be intimidated by Donald Trump's legal threats against news channels, says its North America editor Sarah Smith