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Piers Morgan's interview with Donald Trump seen by 3m viewers, but fails to...
Piers Morgan’s interview with US President Donald Trump on ITV on Sunday evening was seen by 3m viewers, but failed to beat BBC News. The first international TV broadcast interview with the president,...
View ArticleMPs hear of 'veiled threats' to BBC women over equal pay and a 'bunker...
The BBC Women group has told MPs it believes the corporation has, over many years, “failed to pay men and women equally for equal work” in breach of equality legislation. In written evidence submitted...
View ArticleBBC proposes capping news presenter salaries at £320,000, report claims
The BBC is understood to be proposing a pay cap of £320,000 for its news presenters in response to the outcry gender pay equality. BBC News reports that the proposed upper limit on pay has not been...
View ArticleBBC pay review for on-air talent finds 'no evidence of gender bias' in salary...
A review of pay for on-air talent at the BBC has found “no evidence of gender bias in pay decision-making” as the corporation has set out “big, bold commitments” towards equal pay. The independent...
View ArticleBBC Women say on-air pay review lacked 'transparency' and only mentions...
A group of more than 100 BBC women has accused the corporation of a lack of transparency over an audit of on-air talent published today. The pay review, carried out by PWC, found a 6.9 per cent gender...
View ArticleTony Hall confirms consultation on news presenter salary cap but says BBC has...
BBC director general Tony Hall has said he does not believe the BBC has acted illegally around pay and has urged staff to bring forward issues of pay inequality. The corporation boss told Channel 4...
View ArticleCarrie Gracie: BBC has 'belittled' women for decades because it won't admit...
An emotional but defiant Carrie Gracie told MPs today that the BBC’s unwillingness to acknowledge its “equal pay problem” has forced it to “belittle” contributions by women for decades. Giving evidence...
View ArticleBBC will provide 'core news coverage only' at party conferences with 'no more...
The BBC is to cut the number of journalists covering political party conferences as programme editors have been told to focus on “core news coverage only”. Only the Today programme will continue to...
View ArticleBBC could face 'hundreds' of salary grievances in equal pay row, BBC source...
The BBC could face “hundreds” of equal pay claims from staff as the row over gender pay parity continues, a BBC source has told Press Gazette. Since the publication of top-earning talent salaries last...
View ArticleTribunal made 'serious error' in striking out BBC reporter Sally Chidzoy's...
An employment tribunal, which struck out a claim by a BBC journalist because she spoke to a reporter, failed to properly consider how it would affect her evidence, an appeal court has been told. The...
View ArticleEx-Rugby League player scores BBC North West Tonight political editor job
Former professional rugby league player Kevin Fitzpatrick has been appointed political editor for BBC North West Tonight. Fitzpatrick, formerly of Oldham “Roughyeds” RLFC will tackle the new position...
View ArticleSky's Esme Wren appointed BBC Newsnight editor
The BBC has appointed Sky News head of politics Esme Wren as the new editor of Newsnight. Wren served as political producer of the programme between 1999 and 2004 before joining Sky news as a deputy...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch pledges 'at least five-years' of Sky News in bid to push...
Rupert Murdoch has committed to maintaining Sky News in the UK “for at least five years” as he looks to push through his bid to buy the 61 per cent of Sky he doesn’t already own. The media mogul, who...
View ArticleCait Fitzsimons appointed editor of 5 News
Cait Fitzsimons has been appointed as the new editor of 5 News. Fitzsimons has worked as deputy editor on the news programme for four years and played an “integral part” in its relaunch and return to...
View ArticleFormer Today programme editor Jamie Angus appointed as BBC World Service...
Former Today programme editor Jamie Angus has been appointed BBC World Service director. Angus joined the BBC in 1999 and has previously served as acting editor of Newsnight, editor of the World at One...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch pledges to maintain Sky News service for 'at least 10 years'...
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has upped his pledge to maintain a Sky-branded news service from five years to “at least ten years” in revised submissions to the UK’s competition watchdog. The pledge is a...
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Poll finds almost half of Leave voters think the BBC has an 'anti-Brexit' bias
New figures have revealed that 45 per cent of Leave voters believe the BBC News has an anti-Brexit bias, compared to 14 per cent of Remain voters. The Yougov poll of 1,676 UK adults found that 5 per...
View ArticleBBC tasks Scotland director Donalda McKinnon with helping it become 'best...
The BBC has appointed one of its most senior female directors to lead it in its aim to be “the best place for women to work” in the UK. BBC director general Tony Hall has given the newly created role...
View ArticleBBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern: 'We never talk about class [at the...
BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern has clarified remarks reported by the Sunday Times in which she claimed the BBC focused “too much on ethnic diversity and not enough on class”. The journalist,...
View ArticleNBC owner Comcast puts in rival bid to take over Sky worth £22bn
Comcast, the owner of NBC and Universal Studios, has announced a rival bid to take over Sky which includes maintaining Sky News’ “existing brand and culture”. The US company has said its £22bn ($31bn)...
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