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CNN is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with the creation of a new operation in Qatar.

UK broadcaster ITV and investment group RedBird IMI are reportedly in early-stage talks about merging their respective production businesses, ITV Studios and All3Media.

S4C has appointed Llion Iwan has been appointed as Chief Content Officer.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £192,500 in funding to King’s College London for a project exploring how AI technologies could be used to unlock potential within screen archives.

The BBC World Service is to cut 130 jobs as part of a plan to save around £6m in the next financial year.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) will close Eurosport in the UK and Ireland and integrate its full line-up of sports content into the TNT Sports channels and platforms from the end of February.

Pinewood Group has announced a public consultation on revised expansion plans for its Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, amid what it describes as a “reduction in global content production.”

Eastbrook Studios in Dagenham – dubbed London’s largest film and TV studio campus – has opened its doors for production.

BBC Director General Tim Davie is to deliver the keynote address at the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme’s annual Kickstart Day 2025, which takes place on February 12.

Super-indie group Banijay Entertainment has announced a combined leadership structure for its central scripted division, promoting Steve Matthews to Head of Scripted, Creative, and Johannes Jensen to Head of Scripted, Business.