AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUK Media Economics: ITV will cut £25m from content spending as ad revenue weakens, while UK film and high-end TV production investment fell £2.08bn, or 40%, year on year. Its planned sale of channels and ITVX to Sky is progressing amid regulatory review. Safeguarding: Allegations against David Walliams, which he denies, have prompted Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to call for stronger reporting protections; Ofcom has also toughened welfare guidance for reality-TV participants. Press Freedom: An Egyptian court postponed Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah’s retrial to 18 November as the UN warned of growing pressure on independent journalists. In Nigeria, Daniel Ojukwu was remanded for 21 days over charges linked to his reporting, drawing calls for his release. Russia’s Novaya Gazeta has also shut after decades of independent reporting.
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