Senior BBC editor did not have 'any concerns' over use of helicopter to...
A senior BBC editor has told a judge that he had no concerns about the broadcasting of images taken from a helicopter during coverage of a police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home nearly four years ago....
View ArticleBBC News director Fran Unsworth who made call on using Cliff Richard police...
The BBC’s director of news has said journalists had a public interest responsibility to cover a police search of Sir Cliff Richard’s home. Fran Unsworth told Mr Justice Mann at a High Court trial in...
View ArticleVice News boss 'chuffed' to be airing weekly news programme on 'gold...
The BBC will air a weekly news programme from Vice News starting this weekend. Vice News This Week will round-up coverage from half-hour mid-week bulletin Vice News Tonight, which airs on Vice Media...
View ArticleAl Jazeera English staff in London to take strike action after four years...
Staff at Al Jazeera’s London bureau have voted for strike action after saying they have not received a pay rise for more than four years. Members of the National Union Journalists and Bectu trade...
View ArticlePolice chief thought BBC coverage of raid on Cliff Richard’s home was...
The former chief constable of South Yorkshire Police has said he thought BBC footage of the force’s raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home was “intrusive” when he watched it while on holiday in Wales. David...
View ArticleSimon Thomas leaving Sky Sports after football season to care for son...
Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas has announced that he will leave the broadcaster at the end of the current football season. The former Blue Peter presenter joined Sky in 2005, starting as a presenter...
View ArticleMatthew Wright leaves Channel 5 current affairs show The Wright Stuff after...
Matthew Wright has decided to leave Channel 5’s weekday current affairs programme The Wright Stuff after 18 “glorious” years. Wright has hosted the topical chat show since it began on 11 September 2000...
View ArticleAl Jazeera management to attend arbitration talks over pay dispute with staff...
Management from Al Jazeera English will meet with an arbitration body in order to settle staff disputes over pay amid planned strike action. Journalists and management from the Qatari-based broadcaster...
View ArticleBBC staff receive 'significantly improved' pay deal after almost two years of...
BBC staff will vote on a significantly revised proposal on pay and conditions after almost two years of negotiations between unions and management. The new proposal includes a three-year deal on pay...
View ArticleLabour MP David Lammy accuses the BBC of ‘paying lip service’ to diversity
Labour backbencher David Lammy has accused the BBC of “letting diverse talent fade away” on a senior level as he claimed the broadcaster is not doing enough to promote diversity. Lammy said that over...
View ArticleBBC had 'strong journalistic right' to report raid on Cliff Richard's home...
The BBC had a “strong journalistic right” to report as it did on a raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home, despite the distress it may have caused, a High Court trial heard yesterday. However lawyers...
View ArticleSir Cliff Richard must wait to hear verdict on privacy battle with BBC over...
Sir Cliff Richard is waiting to hear whether he has won a fight with the BBC over coverage of a police raid on his home following a historical child sex assault allegation. A judge on Wednesday...
View ArticleBBC’s Kate Adie says being a reporter is an ‘absolute privilege’ as she...
Former BBC broadcast journalist Kate Adie OBE said being a reporter is an “absolute privilege” as she accepted the Bafta Fellowship last night. Adie, who spent her working life at the BBC, including 14...
View ArticleBBC News Channel executive editor: 'News channels are the oxygen of news'
BBC News Channel executive editor Sam Taylor says his team report on the BBC itself like any other story: going to the press office to ask for a comment. “If the press office have something to say...
View ArticleScottish broadcaster STV to cut 34 news jobs and lose entire channel as it...
STV will cut 34 news jobs as part of savings of £1m per year as the Scottish broadcaster launches a three-year restructure and growth plan. The STV News 2020 plan will, the broadcaster said, ensure it...
View ArticleAl Jazeera English staff accept two-year pay deal ending four-year wage...
Al Jazeera English staff have voted to accept a two-year pay deal worth more than 9 per cent after going four years without a raise. Staff at Al Jazeera’s London bureau received the offer last week...
View ArticleSTV staff to ballot for first strike action in years as Scottish broadcaster...
STV staff could strike within the next month after the Scottish broadcaster announced a restructure that will see 34 jobs lost in news and its secondary TV channel, STV2, closed down with the loss of a...
View ArticleChannel 4 News presenter Jon Snow takes voluntary wage cut in gesture to help...
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has taken a voluntary pay cut of 25 per cent in a gesture aimed at bridging the gender pay gap at the news service. While Snow is paid by Channel 4, ITN produces its...
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ITV seen as most politically neutral news broadcaster, UK poll shows
The British public believes ITV to be the most politically neutral broadcaster, followed by Channel 4 and then BBC, according to a new poll. Independent research agency BMG surveyed more than 1,000...
View ArticleScottish Culture Secretary raises concerns with Ofcom over STV news job cuts...
The Scottish Culture Secretary has raised fears that STV’s news restructure, which has put 59 jobs at risk, will “diminish the range of voices and perspective available to audiences”, especially in...
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