Scottish broadcaster STV is given the green light to reduce regionalised output, but with conditions attached to its main evening news. An existing anomaly for satellite viewers looks set to be resolved in the process.

For the first time, the number of households subscribing to at least one streaming service has exceeded 70%. But slow upward progress highlights a growing streaming divide.

France’s 24 hour news channel is now an official part of the Freely service, joining the growing number of channels available without putting a Freely device in hybrid mode.