Ofcom appoints interim chief executive as Sharon White steps down
Ofcom has appointed Jonathan Oxley as its interim chief executive who will take up the post after incumbent Sharon White leaves the broadcast regulator at the end of this month. Oxley did not apply for...
View ArticleClaim Question Time put BBC editor's son in audience as Brexit supporter...
A claim that BBC Question Time hired the son of Politics Live editor Rob Burley to pose as a Brexit and Boris Johnson supporter in the show’s audience has been officially debunked as a hoax. Full Fact,...
View ArticleBBC Scotland boss says corporation taking 'too long' to resolve equal pay issues
The BBC has taken too long to deal with “bruising” equal pay cases, a senior figure at the corporation has said. Donalda MacKinnon (pictured), director of BBC Scotland, said bosses are “intent on...
View ArticleBBC 'conflating' factual and entertainment programming, says lawyer in Samira...
Lawyers for TV presenter Samira Ahmed have accused the BBC of “conflating” factual and entertainment programming to defend the pay difference between non-news presenters and journalists. Barrister...
View ArticleLib Dems threaten legal action after BBC snubs leader Jo Swinson in planned...
The Liberal Democrats have threatened to take legal action against the BBC over its decision to exclude leader Jo Swinson from a head-to-head TV debate hosted by Nick Robinson. Conservative leader...
View ArticleSNP joins Lib Dems in taking legal action over 'unfair' ITV News election debate
The SNP is taking legal action against ITV after being excluded from a leaders’ debate ahead of the upcoming snap general election. Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) confirmed the action after the broadcaster...
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JPI Media investigations team and Channel 4 News recognised for mental health...
JPI Media and Channel 4 News were among the newsbrands recognised at Bupa and Mind’s Mental Health Awards last night. JPI’s investigations team (pictured), comprising about ten reporters and...
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LBC's Iain Dale keeps 'black book' of banned guests and says Nigel Farage is...
LBC presenter Iain Dale has said he has a “little black book” containing the names of people he will not have as guests on his talk radio show, with Tommy Robinson among them. Dale was speaking...
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Newsnight declined earlier Prince Andrew interview over Epstein 'red lines',...
Emily Maitlis has revealed Newsnight turned down an earlier opportunity to interview Prince Andrew after his team said questions about the royal’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein would be off limits....
View ArticleBBC plans to scrap after-school Newsround bulletin after almost 50 years
The BBC wants to cut Newsround’s after-school bulletin after almost 50 years, saying it needs to focus on creating children’s news content online. Children’s channel CBBC currently airs three daily...
View ArticleLabour claims Sky News 'Brexit election' slogan breaches impartiality rules
The Labour Party has complained to Ofcom that Sky News’ “Brexit election” branding for the December poll is in breach of impartiality rules. Sky News has been using the phrase in some of its branding...
View ArticleLib Dems and SNP lose High Court challenge over planned ITV election debate
The Liberal Democrats and SNP have lost a High Court challenge against ITV over its decision to exclude their party leaders from a televised election debate. A head-to-head debate between Boris Johnson...
View ArticleBBC to air second Laura Kuenssberg Brexit film covering Boris Johnson...
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg will take viewers behind-the-scenes in her role reporting Brexit for a second time, covering Boris Johnson’s arrival at Number 10 through to the general election....
View ArticleSky News and Buzzfeed join forces for digital election night coverage
Sky News is teaming up with Buzzfeed UK for its election night coverage in a bid to reach a younger more diverse audience. Sky political correspondent Lewis Goodall (pictured) said the newsbrands’...
View ArticleITV debate between Johnson and Corbyn peaks at 7.3m viewers with record...
The ITV debate between Conservative leader Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn peaked at 7.3m viewers last night. Johnson v Corbyn: The ITV Debate took the highest audience share of any major...
View ArticleBBC admits ‘lesson to be learned’ over Remembrance Day footage mix-up which...
The BBC has admitted it has a “lesson to be learned” after it used years-old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath on Remembrance Sunday, blaming the “high-pressure” newsroom environment for the...
View ArticleOfcom backs Sky News 'Brexit Election' strapline in campaign coverage after...
Ofcom has backed Sky News’ right to use the strapline “Brexit Election” for its coverage ahead of next month’s snap poll on the grounds of freedom of expression, calling it a “reasonable editorial...
View ArticleSky News pulls story wrongly identifying Kenyan plane fall victim after...
Sky News has removed a story in which it claimed to know the identity of a stowaway who fell to his death from a plane over London after finding its “conclusions were mistaken”. The broadcaster...
View ArticleChannel 4 cancels leaders' debate over Boris Johnson no-show
Channel 4 has cancelled a televised leaders’ debate planned for this Sunday after Boris Johnson refused to take part. It’s not the first time Johnson has snubbed the broadcaster. He was represented by...
View ArticleChannel 4 News will empty chair Boris Johnson if he refuses leaders' climate...
Boris Johnson will be empty chaired by Channel 4 News if he declines an invitation to debate the climate crisis with other party leaders in a UK TV first ahead of next month’s general election. It...
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