Paul Revoir

RedBird IMI struck a deal with the Barclay family - long-time Telegraph proprietors - last year to take over the news group, which also includes The Spectator magazine.

BBC News presenter Martine Croxall and the other women reportedly raised concerns about the recruitment process for chief presenters when the BBC merged its domestic and global news channels.

The four women, aged 48 to 55, accuse the BBC of age and sex 'discrimination' over the way the broadcaster handled the recruitment process for new chief presenter roles.

Martine Croxall, 55, Karin Giannone, 50, Kasia Madera, 48, and Annita McVeigh, 55, have suffered a partial defeat in their legal action against the BBC.

In a report, written for Government about the 'future of TV distribution', Ofcom suggested that one of its proposed models would be to 'move towards' switch-off in the 'longer term'.

A coalition of media companies has warned ministers of their 'deep concern' over plans by the to run adverts on its podcasts.

BBC Radio 2 revealed it will no longer be posting on either Facebook or X, formerly known as Twitter , leaving insiders at the corporation baffled.

Weekly audience figures for BBC Radio 2 between January and March were down by 1.23 million from 14.46 million to 13.23 million - nearly 9 per cent on the same period last year.

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Deborah Turness (pictured left)), chief executive of news and current affairs, says those who spend time in an 'echo chamber' - where they only hear and read views that align with their own beliefs