AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTelecoms: Virgin Media O2 plans thousands of job cuts as it targets £800m in savings by 2029. It will halt parts of its UK fibre rollout and is considering using BT’s Openreach network, amid falling broadband numbers. Publisher power: The UK competition watchdog is investigating Meta’s proposed terms for publishers whose content could be used to train its AI models. Local journalism: Manchester Evening News editor Sarah Lester warned that platform dominance, AI summaries and legal intimidation threaten trusted news. Andy Burnham is backing a £12m fund for local journalism, while the News Alliance has urged advertisers to reconsider news media. BBC funding: The Government says it is keeping an “open mind” on changes to the licence fee, including whether streaming services should contribute. Advertising and production: Five B Corp businesses are set to make their TV advertising debuts after a Channel 4 competition win. New harassment rules also make employers liable for harassment of cast and crew by third parties.
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