Below-inflation BBC licence fee rise would mean 'less journalism', NUJ warns
A below-inflation increase to the BBC licence fee next year could result in “less journalism”, including a drop in its national and local news output, the National Union of Journalists has warned....
View ArticleOfcom backs Piers Morgan after 50,000 complaints over Meghan Markle comments...
Piers Morgan has declared a “victory for free speech” after broadcast regulator Ofcom backed him in the row that led to him leaving ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Ofcom received more than 50,000...
View ArticleTrapped ex-BBC worker says Afghanistan worst place in the world for journalists
An Afghan who worked for the BBC has said his country is currently the “worst place in the world” to be a journalist, as he seeks evacuation to the UK with his wife and baby. Abdullah, whose name has...
View ArticleHunt is on for new BBC head of news as Fran Unsworth resigns
Fran Unsworth has resigned from the BBC and will leave at the beginning of next year after three years as director of news and current affairs. Her departure fires the starting gun on the race to...
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Ex-Huffpost UK editor Jess Brammar confirmed as BBC executive news editor
Jess Brammar’s BBC job has been confirmed, with the broadcaster stating her appointment was made “through fair and open competition”. Brammar will join the BBC as executive news editor, news channels...
View ArticleChannel 4 News producer ITN backs model similar to Comcast Sky News ownership...
Channel 4 News producer ITN has said guarantees for the broadcaster’s news provision, similar to those put in place by Comcast for Sky News, would be needed if it is put into private ownership. ITN,...
View ArticlePiers Morgan signs global deal with Rupert Murdoch ahead of News UK TV...
News UK has revealed it will launch its own TV channel in early 2022, with Piers Morgan as the first major signing. The channel, which will be called TalkTV, will feature “proper” hourly news...
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The highs and lows of Piers Morgan's career in journalism
Within six months Piers Morgan has gone from quitting his breakfast presenter role at ITV’s GMB to signing a major deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News UK that might have made him the UK’s top-paid...
View ArticleMurdoch UK news channel launch puts GB News buyout on the cards
The future looks uncertain for GB News following Rupert Murdoch’s high-profile about-turn on launching a UK news channel. In February, News UK scaled down its TV news ambitions by announcing that its...
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BBC boss fears 'Jess Brammar effect' will affect hiring of journalists with...
BBC director-general Tim Davie has admitted he fears the corporation will face new difficulties in hiring from a range of political opinions owing to what he dubbed the “Jess Brammar effect”. He said...
View ArticleTalkTV versus GB News: Will Murdoch and Morgan beat Nigel Farage and co?
Rupert Murdoch turned 90 this year, but far from taking it easy he’s launching a new TV channel. TalkTV will air in the UK from early 2022, both as a linear and on-demand channel, offering “proper...
View ArticleTimes overtakes Guardian as most popular newspaper bought by the BBC
The BBC bought more copies of The Times than any other newspaper in 2020, Press Gazette has learned. A freedom of information request to the BBC revealed that more than 52,000 copies of the publication...
View ArticleNewsnight's Esme Wren named next Channel 4 News editor
Newsnight editor Esme Wren is leaving the BBC after three years to lead Channel 4 News. Wren will succeed Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear, who announced in August he would be stepping down in the New...
View ArticleNo longer 'politically controversial' to report on climate change, BBC boss says
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said it is no longer “politically controversial” to report on climate change with a stance that it has been caused by humanity’s actions. But for the BBC’s due...
View ArticleAdam Boulton to leave Sky News after 33 years
Veteran broadcaster Adam Boulton is leaving Sky News after 33 years. Boulton has been editor-at-large at the channel since 2014 when he stepped down as political editor after 25 years. He first joined...
View Article21 BBC journalists have topped up £150k+ salaries with private gigs this year
BBC on-air journalists took on a combined 301 outside engagements in the first nine months of 2021, including 108 in the third quarter of the year, according to the BBC’s latest data on external staff...
View ArticleAndrew Marr leaves BBC after 21 years to join LBC and Classic FM
Andrew Marr has said he is “keen to get my own voice back” as he revealed he is leaving the BBC after 21 years. The veteran broadcaster has signed an exclusive deal to present new shows on LBC and...
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TalkTV in-depth briefing: News UK poaches GMB staff to work with Piers Morgan...
TalkTV is Rupert Murdoch’s chance to seize the UK’s TV screens once again after he sold his stake in Sky in 2018. He has already signed up big-name talent both on and off screen in Piers Morgan and...
View ArticlePaul Dacre pulls out of Ofcom chair race and takes on ‘exciting new job in...
Paul Dacre has pulled out of the running to become Ofcom’s next chairman and revealed he is taking on an “exciting new job in the private sector”. The former Daily Mail editor, 73, was said to be the...
View ArticleBBC's international services reach record global audience of 489m people...
International BBC News services now reach 456m people every week, the corporation said on Wednesday. This is an increase of 18m, or 4%, from 2019/20. The figure covers audiences for World Service...
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