BBC brings in Bain & Co to help make a licence fee freeze plan September 5, 2022 BBC have called in Bain & Co to review its funding strategy as the licence freeze sinks in for the broadcaster. The world-leading consultancy will be helping the Beeb put together a wide-ranging blueprint for its future, as first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News. Nadine Dorries confirmed in January that the BBC licence [...]
Tributes paid to long-serving BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull who dies aged 66 September 1, 2022 Former colleagues and Piers Morgan were among those to pay heartfelt tributes to ex BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, who has died aged 66. The broadcaster’s death after a five-year battle with prostate cancer was announced this morning, with former co-presenters remembering his “warmth, humour and being a brilliant journalist,” “Following a challenging and committed [...]
Ofcom gives merged BBC News channel the nod but calls for quality UK content August 26, 2022 Ofcom have called on the BBC to guarantee that the newly merged BBC News Channel will continue to provide high quality UK news.
End of an era: Jeremy Paxman graduates from University Challenge after nearly three decades August 20, 2022 Ending his reign as the longest-serving current quizmaster after nearly three decades on British TV, Jeremy Paxman confirmed today he is stepping down as the host of University Challenge. The 72-year-old, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last year, has presented the show since it was revived by the BBC in 1994, some 28 years [...]
MPs call for inquiry into FCA’s handling of Blackmore Bonds scandal August 16, 2022 The UK’s financial watchdog has been accused of failing to intervene in a risky property investment scheme that lost investors millions. MPs have called for inquiry into the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over its handling of the Blackmore Bonds scandal, that saw thousands of ordinary investors lose combined sums of £46m. The MPs’ call [...]
BBC could face journalist walkout as channel merger plans face backlash August 16, 2022 BBC journalists are weighing up strike action as the broadcaster plans to merge channels, including BBC News and BBC World News.
News channels to be given new freedoms to broadcast sentencing hearings July 27, 2022 Broadcasters will be given new freedoms to film and broadcast Crown Court judges’ sentencing remarks, after a new law comes into force tomorrow morning. The UK’s biggest broadcasters will be given the right to broadcast statements made by Crown Court judges during sentencing hearings, both online and on TV. Under the new rules, TV news [...]
Tim Westwood scandal blows up as another 10 women come forward and accuse BBC DJ of sexual misconduct July 13, 2022 It was revealed this afternoon that another 10 women have come forward and claim they are victims of sexual misconduct by DJ Tim Westwood, with one alleging he had sex with her when she was 14. The teenager, who uses the pseudonym Esther, said Westwood, now 64, was in his 40s when they had sex [...]
BBC’s frozen licence fee pushes annual savings of £285m as broadcaster fights vicious talent wars July 12, 2022 The BBC have aired concerns that the current funding settlement, where the licence fee is frozen for two years despite crippling inflation, could spell danger for the broadcaster’s long-term future. Discussing the Beeb’s annual results this morning, BBC Chairman Richard Sharp said the “working assumption is that this [a frozen fee] will open up a [...]
BBC investigation finds SAS killed Afghan detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances July 12, 2022 A BBC Panorama investigation has uncovered evidence that the British SAS executed detainees and murdered unarmed people on operations in Afghanistan. It reveals disturbing new evidence of scores of secret killings by the SAS, and efforts by some of the most senior figures in UK Special Forces to conceal evidence of war crimes. Panorama [...]