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BBC Social Media Guidelines After Gary Lineker Row Still Present Issues

The BBC has today revealed new guidelines, following the row over social media posts by Gary Lineker back in March. Essentially, it boils down to freelance presenters outside of news, particularly those on flagship shows, being allowed to express their views on various topics. However, they must not attack politicians personally or question their character.

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Additional Conversations: BBC And Other PSBs to Launch Freely

On Monday, the UK’s Britain’s Public Service Broadcasts – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – announced that they are combining for a new service called Freely. It will be delivered over the Internet and be built into the next generation of smart TVs. The development was the subject of the latest ‘Additional

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Over 14 Million Watch Lionesses in World Cup Final, Mostly on BBC [Updated]

The BBC has announced that there had been 25.7 million streams of the Women’s World Cup across its digital platforms, with 21.2 million tuning into its television coverage during the tournament. This culminated in a peak audience of 12 million on BBC One for the final, in which the Lionesses were defeated by Spain, along

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BBC Presenter Crisis Means Beeb is Having to Talk About Itself. Again.

The BBC News website is, once again, full of stories about the corporation itself. A presenter has been suspended over allegations, published in the Sun, that he paid a 17-year-old for sexually explicit images. There was a meeting between the corporation and the police today, with the Met now involved. The suspended star’s name is

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Joanna Gosling Starting Classic FM Show, Latest ex-BBC Star to Join Global

Joanna Gosling will present on Sunday afternoons on Classic FM, parent company Global announced on Wednesday. Her show will take place between 1 pm and 4 pm, starting this weekend. The presenter commented: As a big fan of Classic FM, I’m thrilled to be joining the team. After 30 years of news, it’s exciting and

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Gary Lineker Row: BBC Backtracks After Wasting Weekend of Sports Coverage

As I think I’ve mentioned elsewhere, BBC sports coverage tends to be the soundtrack to my weekend. It starts with “Fighting Talk” on Saturday morning and ends with “Match of The Day 2” on Sunday night. This is only really interrupted by watching a couple of live Premier League football matches, something the BBC does

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