Author: Marc Thornham

For much of the past 15 years, Channel 4 has played second fiddle to rivals in terms of streaming. The broadcaster has begun to pick up momentum with a number of shows becoming runaway successes online.

One of the two FA Cup semi-finals will be shown on free-to-air TV, with the BBC securing primetime coverage from Wembley.

Only weeks after finally arriving in the UK, Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO Max has gained 1.5 million subscribers.

2 1/2 years after the closure of its dedicated children’s channel, ITV will remove the last remaining strand of children’s programmes this weekend.

UK free-to-air broadcaster 5 has teamed up with sister streamer Pluto TV to offer live simulcast coverage of selected snooker events this spring.

Sky customers can now access Disney’s new linear movie channel, coinciding with the integration of Disney+ into most Sky TV subscriptions.

Sky has reshuffled several of its movie channels across satellite and streaming platforms in conjunction with the launch of Disney+ Cinema.

ANALYSIS | BBC Three was deleted from channel lists ten years ago, in March 2016, weeks after ceasing regular programmes. The broadcaster is still struggling to win back younger viewers.

Paramount says its main streaming platform will become a global home of BET streaming content, five years after the linear channel closed in the UK.

BBC One will dedicate Easter Saturday to the FA Cup, with coverage of two of the four quarter finals on the channel and iPlayer.