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SWINGING KATZ
Ian Katz's final months as Channel 4's chief content officer will be dominated by the fallout from allegations surrounding C4's show Married at First Sight.

DOGRA'S BREAKFAST
New Channel 4 CEO Priya Dogra has launched a review of the MAFS claims by a law firm and ex-BBC exec Lorraine Heggessey, who knows C4 well.

AD NAUSEAM
Netflix says it has driven more than 250m users to its ad tier. So now the streaming giant is going to milk them for all they're worth.

COAST IS UNCLEAR
An AI video by Labour MP Mike Tapp called the Cliffs of Dover "a fortress". Alas, the cliffs shown behind him are clearly the Seven Sisters, 70 miles away.

WORLD OF PR
Two of Keir Starmer's recently departed Number 10 team have launched a lobbying outfit called St Michael Advisory. What could possibly go wrong?

WRONG NUMBERS
The Trump smartphone has started shipping, nine months after it was meant to – and it bears a remarkable resemblance to the Taiwan-made HTC U24 Pro.

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