• UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

    12 days ago - By Up Worthy

    British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden told Parliament that the ban will apply to work phones... tiktok cabinetoffice oliverdowden parliament belgium bytedance
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  • ‘The Romance Retreat': Davina McCall To Host ‘Love Island'-Style ITV Format For Older Singletons

    12 days ago - By Deadline

    Former Big Brother host Davina McCall is to host a Love Island-style ITV format for older people. In The Romance Retreat , McCall, who also helmed Channel 4's Language of Love, will oversee a UK country house in which single parents from all walks of life seek true love. McCall told Stephen Bartlett's Diary...
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  • TikTok Banned On UK Government Phones

    12 days ago - By Deadline

    The UK government has made the same move as the U.S. by banning TikTok on ministers and civil servants' phones. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden delivered a statement to MPs in the past few minutes announcing the ban, which comes a few weeks after the U.S. senate mandated that all federate employees delete the Chinese-owned...
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  • UK Government Asks Producers For Data On Channel 4 As In-House Productions Plan Moves To Next Stage

    12 days ago - By Deadline

    EXCLUSIVE: The UK government has asked producers to provide data on their Channel 4 commissions as the controversial plan to create a C4 in-house production unit moves to the next stage. Dozens of UK producers were contacted by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport earlier this week with a request for information on...
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