he says he only cried once. you re watching bbc news. now its time for the media show welcome to the media show. in a minute, we re going to talk about the christmas period and what it taught us about advertising, both about what ads are working and where companies are wanting to spend their money. we ll also talk to stephen lambert from studio lambert, which made the runaway hit for the bbc, the traitors. but before we do all of that, let s talk about channel 4 privatisation because it looks like it could be off. global s podcast the news agents broke this story. it s got hold of a letter from the culture secretary, michelle donelan, sent to the prime minister, which appears to advise against privatisation, saying there are better ways to ensure channel 4 s sustainability. let s bring in chris curtis, editor in chief of broadcast magazine. hiya, chris. good to have you back on the media show. so, is this the end of the matter? i think it s the end of the potential privatisat
crossed over recently. some breaking news. a hearing that thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. they have clashed with police used tear gas and an attempt propel them. the right wing former leader lost the last presidential election to a socialist opponent who was sworn in last week. the supporters are calling for military intervention and the owners resignation of the reader. footage circulating online shows angry protesters wrapped in the national flag with police erecting barriers around the building. we ll bring you more on that when we have it. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s bo
for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin
be a sovereign decision by the turkish and hungarian parliament because there are two parliaments that have not yet ratified but i hope and i will commit to work for those two parliaments. an american woman who was convicted two decades ago of spying for cuba has been released from jail in texas. now aged 65, she passed on classified information throughout her career as an intelligence analyst. she pleaded guilty to espionage, saying she d been motivated by opposition to us policy in latin america. many businesses are going through difficult times and the brewing industry is one sector that is struggling, with production costs soaring and beer sales in pubs falling. at least one small independent brewery a week in the uk closed during 2022 and many others are fearful of what this new year will bring, as our wales correspondent, hywel griffith explains. it should be a time when glasses are at least half full for britain s
this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines: there ve been long queues and emotional scenes at airports in china, which has fully opened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic. the number of coded cases that simply cannot be controlled by the devo covid lockdown policy was almost so great that the change would have had to have come in the next couple of months anyway. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have