Dan Thomas

Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch ruptures bond that has shaped the US right The alliance has been beneficial to both men but has often been fractious

Trump’s suit against Murdoch ruptures bond that shaped the US right https://on.ft.com/4lC9H5p

Advertisers flock to Fox seeking an 'audience of one’ — Donald Trump Political ads drive booming sales revenues at network on back of record audience numbers

Advertisers flock to Fox seeking an 'audience of one’ — Donald Trump https://on.ft.com/3U9MaMY

ITV and Disney strike deal to stream hit shows on each other’s platforms Companies hope content-sharing agreement will help them attract new subscribers in fiercely competitive market

This Disney ITV partnership is basically a demographic play... Disney exec tells the FT that he reckons more that 40% on ITVX are over 55 yrs old. Not ideal for ITV's future unless they can use these sorts of deals to bring in younger viewers

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Apple races to box office glory with Brad Pitt’s F1 blockbuster Takings at global box office top $200mn after Apple followed a more commercial approach for movie release

Apple races to box office glory with Brad Pitt’s F1 blockbuster https://on.ft.com/44CCQWZ

The BBC’s constant cornucopia of trouble Almost everyone is almost always cross with the UK’s public service broadcaster

Wise words from Mark Damazer about the importance of the BBC to the UK on.ft.com/3Tlb0cx The BBC’s constant cornucopia of trouble

BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups

BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping as the UK national broadcaster takes its first steps to defending its IP against US big tech www.ft.com/content/b743...

scoop w/ @criddle.bsky.social

Netflix strikes landmark deal with France’s TF1 to show traditional TV Deal will be closely watched by broadcasters, who are losing millions of viewers to streaming giants

Super interesting move by Netflix - new in the FT - with landmark deal with France’s TF1 to show traditional linear TV www.ft.com/content/4dc9... via @ft. In UK terms, it would be like putting all of BBC1, 2, 3 and 4 and the entirety of iPlayer on the US streamer..

Gotta say that ChatGPT carries the brand equity value here (ranked #60 on the top 100 brands of 2025). Just trying to help.

After 717 days, two law changes, one election, a major diplomatic crisis, and a revolving cast of Tory power brokers, Emirati ministers and Downing Street policymakers, the tortuous sale of the UK’s Telegraph newspaper may — finally — be drawing to a close. Here’s how:

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Redbird, the US fund manager, set to announce a deal to enter exclusive talks with a fully funded bid for the Telegraph newspaper as early as today, bringing the two year saga to an end

BT nears deal to sell TNT Sports stake to Warner Bros Discovery [FREE TO READ] Deal could be announced as early as next week that would bring telecoms group’s involvement in sports rights to a close

EXC: BT’s involvement in TNT Sports is set to be no more…

A deal to sell the company’s remaining 50% stake to Warner Bros is set to close as soon as next week, putting an end to the telecoms giant’s decade-long experiment in sports broadcasting.

W/ @danielthomasldn.bsky.social

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Ministers preparing plans for a new statutory instrument as early as this week dictating how much a foreign state can own of a British newspaper, likely to be set at 15%. This is the 'Telegraph rule' in consultation since Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI was blocked in its takeover last year.

The DoJ’s axles of evil [FREE TO READ] Cognitive error

Big wheels keep not turning.

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I thought we had the answer to this

Sky in talks to bring hit US series ‘Saturday Night Live’ to the UK The broadcaster is in advanced negotiations to produce a version of the long-running comedy series for the first time

Some British readers mixed on the merits of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in response to this morning's scoop: Sky in talks to bring the hit US series to the UK ft.com/content/354c...

Trade war makes improved UK-EU relations ‘imperative’, says Reeves Britain could exploit the chaos unleashed by Donald Trump, chancellor tells FT

New - Rachel Reeves tells the @FT that closer EU/UK trade ties "imperative" in wake of Trump trade war and claims that Britain is a safe haven for investors in the midst of the chaos. With @DanielThomasLDN
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Universal closes in on deal to build Bedford theme park UK ministers hope ‘Project Nectarine’ will boost ambitions to develop Oxford-Cambridge corridor

Meet “Project Nectarine” - the UK's attempt to rival Florida as the home of the best theme park in the world. And ministers are hopeful that a deal can be done this month (in what will at least lighten the mood a little)

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BBC drops podcast adverts plan after industry backlash U-turn highlights challenges facing corporation in moving away from licence fee model

ALSO new: BBC abandons podcast ad plans showing how tough it will be for the national broadcaster to leave its license fee paying lane in forthcoming charter negotiations

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Sky cuts 2,000 jobs as it moves more customer services online Broadcaster to close three of 10 customer service centres, affecting jobs in Stockport, Sheffield and Leeds

New: Sky to cut 2,000 jobs as part of a digital customer services overhaul that will see three of its major call centres closed and investment instead in AI, chatbots and other tech services

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Literally when I wrote this story earlier the editor had to sort out the AI summary. It felt … weird.

The Independent to launch news service supported by Google AI UK-based publisher joins newsrooms around the world in grappling with existential threat posed by new technology

Journalism 🤝 AI latest

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Tate cuts almost a tenth of staff as it tackles deficit UK arts institution tries to break even ahead of fundraising rounds designed to drive growth

The Tate cuts dozens of jobs in race to break even ahead of a big year for its galleries.. 25th anniversary of Tate Modern - bringing back the spider - and new and improved buildings in Liverpool and St Ives.

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Will the next wave of British music stars break through? UK artists don’t have the advantages they used to in today’s global streaming market, forcing labels to adapt

Will the new wave of UK artists manage to break the US?Universal's Lucian Grainge hopes for "the next cycle” of UK music, but others worry the UK is losing influence - w/ Lola Young, Sam Fender, Olivia Dean and other new kids on the block*

*not New Kids On The Block

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Financial Times announces Jon Slade as new chief executive Commercial boss appointed in media group’s first change of leadership in two decades

The FT's new boss

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Part megachurch, part political rally: inside London’s ‘right-wing Davos’ Three-day Arc conference attracts US and Australian speakers with blend of culture wars and religious urgency

Fascinating 3 days at the Arc conference in London, described by well-heeled attendees variously as a “rightwing Davos” and a “mega church assembly”. The Christian right - god, kids, crypto and Trump - and net zero opponents literally taking centre stage in UK politics

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Piers Morgan: ‘Everyone now gets the power of YouTube’ Media pundit hopes to build billion-dollar business after buying out Uncensored channel from Rupert Murdoch

He has done Lunch with the FT, Breakfast with the FT and now.. Kebabs with the FT: Piers Morgan talks about why he left the Murdochs (despite a "very generous offer” to stay), his friend Trump ("hilarious" chats) and why 'old' media is already dead www.ft.com/content/898b...

The West End is enjoying a theatre revival. Can Broadway keep up? The trend is a decisive shift in the balance between two cities that have long vied to be the world capital of the stage

The West End is enjoying a theatre revival. Can Broadway keep up?

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Nick Candy vows to help Reform disrupt British politics ‘like we have never seen’ [FREE TO READ] Property developer claims more billionaires are joining Elon Musk in backing the party

NEW: Reform treasurer Nick Candy tells the FT other billionaires are waiting to join Elon Musk in backing the party to disrupt UK politics

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Chelsea’s Todd Boehly enters Telegraph newspaper auction US billionaire’s late move could disrupt bid by media executive Dovid Efune

Chelsea’s Todd Boehly enters Telegraph newspaper auction

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