Should Comcast and ITV strike a deal, it would affect the future of free-to-air broadcasting, news provision, TV sports rights and even where you watch quiz shows.

Comcast, owner of Sky and NBC, is in advanced talks with ITV over the sale of ITV’s media and entertainment business. Any deal would see ITV split into two.

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, expands its maritime entertainment offering with three new channels for cruise passengers worldwide.

ITV bolsters its sports coverage with two new deals in a year that’s seen the…