NBC asked up to $10m for 30 seconds of the US Super Bowl
NBC sold out every 2026 Super Bowl ad slot months early. Semafor and MediaPost put 30 seconds at $7m to $10m, and one drugmaker bought 90.
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Every household in Germany pays for ARD and ZDF, TV or not
Germany's Rundfunkbeitrag charges each household a flat monthly fee, whatever devices it owns, and that money pays for most of ARD and ZDF.
Blind viewers once missed the action. Now a voice fills the gaps
Audio description slips short spoken notes on the action into pauses in the dialogue, some as short as a second. A spare audio channel carries it to sets.
Europe's broadcasters borrowed Sanremo and built Eurovision
Eurovision began in 1955 as a plan by the new European Broadcasting Union. Its first contest, in Lugano in 1956, was an early live international broadcast.
James Martin cooks every dish on camera unrehearsed
James Martin's Saturday Morning cookbook collects dishes he cooked on ITV for the first time, with no rehearsal. He still never watches the show back.
Kaley Cuoco started producing before Big Bang Theory ended
Kaley Cuoco set up a production company before The Big Bang Theory ended. Critics see her Flight Attendant and Vanished heroines as ordinary women in trouble.
Fox News parts with Maria Bartiromo and gives no reason
Fox News Media dropped Maria Bartiromo on 2026-09-03 and gave no reason. Trump called her "a true warrior", and a Smartmatic lawsuit still names her.
Russell Howard launches a charity in his son Felix's name
Russell Howard and his wife, NHS doctor Cerys Morgan, set up the Felix Foundation for bereaved families. A comedy gala at the O2 on 8 February launches it.
Kristen Bell hosts the Actor Awards for a third time
Bell renamed nominees in her opening monologue. Ten days earlier, the Sonic the Hedgehog makers named her the voice of Amy Rose.
The Gentlemen season 3: what's confirmed so far
Netflix renewed The Gentlemen for an eight-episode third season before season two aired. Here is what is confirmed about timing, cast and the Markle rumour.