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CAST DOUBTS
"We have listened to feedback," said the BBC as it backed down from its plan to start sharing its podcasts with outside platforms complete with advert breaks.

X-RATED FILTH
Twitter/X's AI chatbot, Grok, is not as "maximally truthful" as it claims – especially when it comes to describing the likes of Andrew Tate.

ROYAL ASSENT
The Royal Television Society finally made its symbolic award to "journalists in Gaza", 20 days after ditching it from its Television Journalism ceremony.

CASTING CROUCH
The Advertising Standards Authority might have to take another look at whether Paddy Power ads featuring Peter Crouch follow its guidelines.

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA
The success of Netflix's Adolescence has seen renewed focus on the harmful impact of online influencer culture on young men – except on Twitter/X!

POP EYE
Spotify boasts that in 2024 it handed more than £7.7bn to music industry rights holders. But only 16 percent of that will go to performers and songwriters.