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Research shows PornHub has bigger audience than BBC News – and people increasingly live lives onlineHalf the adult population of the UK watched online pornography during the pandemic, according to a projection by Ofcom which lays bare the activities of the 26 million individuals who view adult material.By far the most popular pornography site was PornHub, which was visited by 50% of all males...

Observers are undecided whether the TV channel is setting the agenda or reflecting a reactionary shift CNews, the Paris-based news channel whose heated talkshows on crime and immigration has led critics to call it a “French Fox News”, this month hit record viewing figures, sparking concerns on the left that its focus on law and order and national identity could boost the far-right Marine...

Harry also criticises media practices after damning report into Martin Bashir Panorama programmePrincess Diana’s sons have slammed the BBC over the Martin Bashir Panorama interview with their mother, saying the corporation’s failures contributed to the fear she felt in her final years and was part of a “culture of exploitation and unethical practices that ultimately took her life”.In a blistering statement, Prince William said...

Activists claim Rai regulary breaks its own code of ethics when it should be setting example to rest of industryActivists opposed to racism, homophobia, antisemitism and sexism in the Italian media have written to the public broadcaster, Rai, urging it to stop promoting “intolerable” content.Rai apologised recently for the use of blackface in its shows, and advised editors to stop airing productions in which...

“Inevitably he will be remembered for the gaffes,” BBC TV told me on Friday. I interviewed the Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC over 20 years ago for a documentary presented by George Monbiot. The duke (whom we were talking to as president of the WWF) was informal and funny, and his intelligence shone through; he had a...

Before the shutdowns and eerie images of a barren Times Square, before the bungled US federal response to a virus that has since killed 549,000 Americans and nearly 2.8m people worldwide, before most people even had a date they could loosely observe as a pandemic anniversary this past month, there was the Diamond Pr...

The Guardian learned dozens of staff made complaints to show’s management about presenter’s outburst Multiple staff on Good Morning Britain made complaints to senior managers about Piers Morgan’s comments on the Duchess of Sussex before he quit the show, the Guardian understands.Morgan’s departure from the programme followed the announcement of 41,000 complaints to the regulator Ofcom over remarks on Monday which cast doubt on...

Marmite references came thick and gloopy but Good Morning Britain’s aim after Morgan’s exit was to fill timeYou are not supposed to be able to avoid having an opinion about Piers Morgan, and on the first edition of Good Morning Britain after his exciting departure, the references to Marmite were thick and gloopy. “Unique is the word to describe Piers Morgan,” his esrtwhile co-host...

Good Morning Britain presenter says she disagreed with ex-host on many things, including his remarks on Duchess of SussexSusanna Reid has told viewers of the first edition of Good Morning Britain after the departure of Piers Morgan that they “disagreed on many things”, including his remarks on the Duchess of Sussex, and described him as an “outspoken, challenging, opinionated, disruptive broadcaster”.Reid said that Morgan,...

Rightly, a digital platform for conservatives, goes down awkwardly in Qatari-funded news organisation Al Jazeera’s surprise decision to launch a digital platform for conservatives in the US has left many within the Qatar-based news organisation dumbfounded and confused, staff have told the Guardian.The network has announced the launch of Rightly, a platform that will host programmes and produce online content aimed at “audiences currently...

Dobbs, who hosted Fox Business Network’s highest-rated show, was a key driver of baseless election fraud claimsFox Business Network has canceled the show of Lou Dobbs, the ardent Donald Trump supporter with a history of espousing misinformation who promoted baseless conspiracy theories of voting fraud after the election.Friday evening marked the final airing of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dobbs’ regular weeknight program. The Fox host...

Once Trump’s darling, Fox has seen its favorability decline among GOP supporters with the rise of OAN and NewsmaxJust as change is coming at the White House, a fresh wind appears to be blowing through the established rightwing media system, with a collage of TV stations and social media networks seeking to attract the ardent, dissatisfied Donald Trump supporters.For years Fox News has dominated...

Ofcom imposes £20,000 penalty on Republic TV for ‘highly pejorative’ comments on talk showA rightwing Indian news channel known for its strong pro-government stance and firebrand host has been fined by the UK regulator Ofcom for broadcasting hate speech about Pakistan.Republic TV was fined £20,000 for airing a segment on its UK service, which conveyed the view that all Pakistani people are terrorists, including...

Story of BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s dealings with Princess of Wales is of searing public interestIt was just six days before transmission that Buckingham Palace learned that the BBC’s Panorama programme was to broadcast Martin Bashir’s compelling, explosive – and now highly controversial – interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.In the palace press office, there was dismay and resignation. “Then everybody looked at each...

Coup 53, which charts MI6’s role in the shah’s restoration, has been blocked by makers of an 1985 show, who say it sullies their namesCoup 53 was heralded by critics this summer as a “powerful and authoritative” documentary “as gripping as any thriller”, and judged by historians as crucial to understanding Britain’s relationship with the Middle East.Made over 10 years by Walter Murch, the...

US president halts recording after question about his use of social media and name-callingUS politics live – the latest updatesFootage of the US president abruptly walking out of a CBS 60 Minutes interview has been released by the network, in a row that has been rumbling since the interview was taped on Tuesday.Donald Trump had already posted clips on his own social media, in...

Performance by Diversity was inspired by the killing of George Floyd in the USThe number of complaints about an episode of Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) in which Diversity performed a routine inspired by Black Lives Matter has risen to 15,500, Ofcom has said.The dance group, who won the talent show in 2009, took to the stage with a politically charged performance during the ITV...

Groups pitching to perceived desire for alternative output as trust in BBC fallsRival efforts are under way to launch a Fox News-style opinionated current affairs TV station in Britain to counter the BBC.One group is promising a news channel “distinctly different from the out-of-touch incumbents” and has already been awarded a licence to broadcast by the media regulator, Ofcom, under the name “GB News”....