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‘The UK needs some media free of US control’: Comcast’s move for ITV starts to focus minds

14 décembre 2025 à 09:00

With public service broadcasters starting to look like ‘endangered species’, many want Channel 4 and BBC to work more closely

The prospect of Comcast taking over ITV has prompted concerns about the impact on British public service broadcasting, a fact that Channel 4’s new chief executive, moving from a senior post at Sky, will be all too well aware.

Sky’s advertising chief, Priya Dogra, will now be expected to lead the charge to block her former employer’s takeover plan to protect Channel 4.

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© Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock

Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud

12 décembre 2025 à 10:09

Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs given more jail time by US judge than prosecutors sought

Do Kwon, the entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost $40bn (£29.8bn) three years ago and caused the sector to crash, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud.

The South Korean, 34, had pleaded guilty to two counts of US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.

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© Photograph: Stevo Vasiljević/Reuters

© Photograph: Stevo Vasiljević/Reuters

© Photograph: Stevo Vasiljević/Reuters

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