as putin s unilateral ceasfire appears to have had little effect on the frontline. iran hangs two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests. you re watching bbc news. now it s 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 broad
are on a knife edge. iran has hanged two men for allegedly killing a security official during anti government protests which have lasted for more than three months. family members say they were not permitted to meet the men before they were killed. as ukraine celebrates its orthodox christmas, russian backed forces there say they ve downed a drone in breach of a temporary ceasefire. it appears to be another sign that the christmas truce called by president putin has been ignored. you re watching bbc news. now, it s 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
our commonwealth, and a poignant celebration of values we hold dear. patriotism, compassion, service. values embodied by her majesty. we thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, thank her yet again. and we welcome herson, king thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, king charles iii, to the throne. the speech was of course already scheduled for september in brighton, but we rightly cancelled our confidence so we could properly mourn her majesty. that does of course mean i have had to postpone the speech for 47 days, or to use the speech for 47 days, or to use the modern unit of measurement, approximately one liz truss. and that says it all, doesn t it? the chaos and incompetence that these conservatives have inflicted on our great united kingdom, all their squabbling, their scandals, their sleaze, it is shameful. this would be unacceptable at any time, but when our country is in the grip of a cost of living crisis, when local health services, when war ravages our con
millions of people around the world prepare for lunar new year. and britain s andy murray is out of the australian open. he lost to spain s roberto bautista agut in four sets in what could be his last time at the tournament. the uk conservative party chairman, nadhim zahawi, has responded to reports that he had to pay a penalty as part of a multi million pound tax settlement. in a statement, the former chancellor said the tax office had disagreed about the exact allocation of shares his father had in the polling company yougov, which mr zahawi founded. he said hmrc, which is the uk s tax authority, had concluded it was a careless and not deliberate error, and that he had paid what was due. labour had earlier called for mr zahawi to resign over the matter. let s go through all of this, there is a lot of detail here. reminders to the background of all of this. for almost a week, nadhim zahawi has been under pressure to give more detail about his tax affairs. there is one centr