Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, will address the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee on Wednesday. The committee is a powerful group of backbench Tory MPs. News of the unusual arrangement was revealed by Huffington Post political editor Kevin Schofield: You can read the full story here. A source informed Schofield that they “thought […]
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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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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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Rejoice! The whole of “The Bold Type” is available to stream on the BBC iPlayer. The show follows a group of three best friends, Jane, Kat and Sutton, and their friends as they navigate their way through the world of glossy mags and New York. We have career ups and downs. Love and heartbreak. Plenty
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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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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 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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BBC Sport and ITV have announced they will broadcast the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in the UK. Until this point, it had been uncertain whether or not a broadcast deal could be struck for the tournament, which kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20. Following the agreement, coverage of all 64
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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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UPDATE 10 March Well, it turns out that Gary Lineker is, in fact, the story. He will not present “Match of The Day” this week. Sky News is reporting he did not agree to step back but was taken off air because he would not apologise for his comments regarding the Illegal Migration Bill. A
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