Why trusted audience relationships matter more in an AI-shaped ad market

Crain Communications COO Veebha Mehta discusses first-party data, changing advertiser expectations and why publishers should focus on the assets they already own.

WAN-IFRA > News

Channel 4 to axe about 300 jobs in biggest layoffs in its history

Exclusive: Staff expect ‘brutal’ cutbacks as broadcaster seeks to reduce costs amid advertising slowdownBusiness live – latest updatesChannel 4 is poised to cut about 300 jobs – about a quarter of its workforce – in the biggest round of layoffs in its 43-year history, as the broadcaster seeks to dramatically cut costs.Priya Dogra, who took over from Alex Mahon as chief executive in March, is to address an all-staff meeting on Wednesday on a wide-ranging review of Channel 4’s strategy and structure. Continue reading...

The Guardian > Media Channel 4 to axe about 300 jobs in biggest layoffs in its history

South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes

Satirical program’s new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump’s requests to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’In light of Donald Trump’s attempts to rename a gulf, lakes and even states after “America”, South Park, the animated satirical program that has long skewered those in power, has announced an official name change. For its 29th season, the Comedy Central series will be known as “South America”.“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker said in a statement. “We especially want to thank our pa..

The Guardian > Media South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes

Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years

Final series hosted by ‘utterly unique’ presenter will continue to be broadcast until later this yearMonty Don, the longest serving head gardener on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World programme, will step down at the end of the current series.After 23 years leading the show, which he has hosted alongside his dogs from his own garden in Herefordshire since 2011, Don said it was “the right time for a change”. He will continue working with the BBC on other programmes, as well as pursuing his own projects, such as writing books. Continue reading...

The Guardian > Media Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years

Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says ‘we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs’The former managing editor at 60 Minutes, who was fired in May with several other top correspondents, has spoken out about the ouster, saying he and his colleagues, were dismissed because they “would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unverifiable notions or White House talking points into our reporting”.Guy Campanile, who worked at CBS News for 34 years, said in a private Facebook post obtained by the Guardian on Tuesday that he had held off on commenting about his dismissal right away, having decided it was “wise to remain quiet when emotions ..

The Guardian > Media Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

John Bruce obituary

My friend and colleague John Bruce, who has died aged 88, was a director of television drama with a flair for bringing literary and historical works to the screen. He had International Emmy nominations for The Reason of Things (1981), and for The Woman in White (1982), a beautifully recreated five-part adaptation of the Wilkie Collins novel, with Ian Richardson, Jenny Seagrove and Diana Quick perfectly cast.Later came Parnell & the Englishwoman (1991), Hugh Leonard’s dramatisation of the affair that brought about the downfall of the Irish nationalist politician, starring Trevor Eve and Francesca Annis. John admirably combined political intrigue and romantic passion with lush rolling fi..

The Guardian > Media John Bruce obituary

Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder contentAustralia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the powerful algorithms pushing dangerous and divisive content into users’ feeds, part of new laws designed to boost online safety.Users over 16 years of age will be given new tools to turn off algorithm-driven content, with platforms facing fines of more than A$100m for non-compliance. Continue reading...

The Guardian > Media Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

Andrew Garfield takes on Sam Altman in creepy first teaser for Artificial

Luca Guadagnino-directed film will be released by Neon after being dropped by Amazon amid OpenAI partnershipBig tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning?The first teaser trailer of Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial has been released.After being dropped by Amazon MGM Studios in June, the biopic of the OpenAI tech executive Sam Altman will be released in the US on 25 December by Neon after it premieres at the New York film festival this October. Continue reading...

The Guardian > Media Andrew Garfield takes on Sam Altman in creepy first teaser for Artificial

Monty Don is quitting Gardeners’ World – and you’re right to be devastated about it

Handsome, charming and vulnerable, the host made horticulture TV hotter than ever. What a huge hole he will leaveAfter 23 years at the helm, Monty Don has announced that he is leaving Gardeners’ World at the end of the series. All said, you are right to be distraught about it.Gardeners’ World is a show with a long history – it was commissioned by David Attenborough as a way to showcase the potential of colour television – but Don arguably did the show better than anyone. Under his watch, the show and the host managed to mesh perfectly. He became it and it became him. Continue reading...

The Guardian > Media Monty Don is quitting Gardeners’ World – and you’re right to be devastated about it

‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60

The actor and others involved with the phenomenon speak about the legacy and progressivism of a much-loved science fiction TV series as it reaches an important milestone‘The mystery of time,” muses William Shatner, and for a moment we are back on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise listening to one of Captain Kirk’s philosophical tag-line speeches. “Not just the passage of time and our perception of it, but what is time? What does 60 years mean? It really is meaningless, isn’t it, 60 years, in terms of what time is? On the other hand, Dolly Parton just died. It brings up the whole concept of the passage of time and what that means.”In an episode called The City on the Edge of F..

The Guardian > Media ‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60

Goodbye, Colin from Accounts: how TV’s loveliest comedy stuck the landing

For a show that started with a screech of car brakes and a wounded dog, Brammall and Dyer steer the finale home as if rolling comfortably down a familiar roadThe streaming age has no shortage of will-they-won’t-they romances – the good, the bad, the cosy, the smutty, the made-for-the-algorithm. How did Colin from Accounts manage to rise above the tropes? How, in just a few years, has Patrick Brammall’s overseas profile gone from a solid but largely ignored cop comedy, to getting headhunted to woo Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada 2?When I think of how Colin from Accounts first won me over in 2022, a moment in the first episode comes to mind. Two strangers, pub owner Gordon (Bramma..

The Guardian > Media Goodbye, Colin from Accounts: how TV’s loveliest comedy stuck the landing

콘진원, 지역사회와 손잡고 ‘청렴문화’ 확산 앞장

한국콘텐츠진흥원 > 보도자료 콘진원, 지역사회와 손잡고 ‘청렴문화’ 확산 앞장

United States: Le Monde journalists denounce unfair bargaining practices

On 7 September, media workers employed by Le Monde in Los Angeles staged a one-day walkout to protest against unfair management practices in negotiations over their collective agreement. The action follows several months of unsuccessful negotiations with the newspaper’s management in Paris. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), its US affiliate NewsGuild, and its French affiliates SNJ, SNJ-CGT and CFDT-Journalistes are calling on Le Monde management to resume talks in order to reach a fair agreement.

IFJ > News United States: Le Monde journalists denounce unfair bargaining practices

Indonesia: Newsrooms face censorship/protests over critical media coverage

Two Indonesian newsrooms came under attack over separate reporting and coverage on September 3, with the national journalist union highlighting the increased challenges for independent journalism in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Indonesia in condemning the intimidation of Indonesian journalists and the use of content moderation to censor critical reporting.

IFJ > News Indonesia: Newsrooms face censorship/protests over critical media coverage

Slovenia: Stronger safeguards to protect the independence and financial sustainability of RTV Slovenija

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined other media and journalist organisations in calling for any reform of the legal framework for RTV Slovenija to protect its institutional and editorial independence and guarantee adequate, sustainable and predictable funding for its public service remit.

IFJ > News Slovenia: Stronger safeguards to protect the independence and financial sustainability of RTV Slovenija