Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact ...

Tim Davie will warn that “British storytelling” is being “squeezed out” by international streaming services that put the future of the BBC at risk. In a keynote speech this week, the BBC’s ...

Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds, external in 2009 and have transformed how ...

“British storytelling is at growing risk of being squeezed out in an extraordinarily competitive global media landscape,” the BBC Director General will warn in a landmark speech tomorrow that will set ...

Tim Davie also doubles down on his criticism of global social media players for causing “polarization and social division.” By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The chief of the U.K. public ...

Hidden from view, complex to understand and often controversial, algorithms are at the heart of computer coding that underpins modern society. Every time we search the internet, every time we pay by ...

Director-general Lord Tony Hall said he wants to break the echo chamber of suggested content with a new online system. The BBC boss wants greater information on viewers and their habits in order to ...

"The biggest risks deliver the biggest hits," and "real life stands out" in an age of big budgets and known IP, says Piers Wenger. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor In unveiling 47 hours of new ...