'We’ll have to go further, I’m sure': BBC boss Tim Davie suggests more job...
BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he is “sure” more job cuts will be needed at the broadcaster. Speaking to peers on Monday afternoon, Davie said the BBC has to cut its output and that it will...
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Sky News takes daily climate show out of primetime but invests in weekend...
Sky News has taken its industry-first daily climate show out of the evening primetime as Ukraine and the cost of living crisis have become the biggest stories on the agenda. The Daily Climate Show,...
View ArticleBBC to merge news channels and make CBBC online only in move to become...
BBC director-general Tim Davie has declared that the BBC will become a “digital-first” publisher as he announced a shake-up of the broadcaster, including plans to merge its TV 24-hour news output and...
View ArticleBBC Sounds boss fires back at 'haemorrhaging talent' claims with new podcast...
BBC Sounds controller Jonathan Wall refuted claims that the BBC is “haemorrhaging talent” as he announced a series of new big-name podcasts featuring the likes of Emily Maitlis and Chris Kamara. He...
View ArticleJon Sopel and Emily Maitlis hit out at BBC 'bulls**t' and 'false equivalence'...
Jon Sopel has spoken out about “bullshit” at the BBC, but dismissed fears of a “brain drain” at the corporation, after leaving for its commercial rival Global alongside Emily Maitlis. Both ex-North...
View ArticleBBC likely to stop producing Ukrainecast daily, but presenters hope fewer...
The BBC’s Ukrainecast is likely to stop putting out daily podcasts as audience interest in the war has “dipped”. But producing fewer episodes will mean it can report “in a deeper, more meaningful way,”...
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Journalists under attack in Ukraine: French reporter killed by shell shrapnel...
French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff has been killed in eastern Ukraine while covering the civilian evacuation. Leclerc-Imhoff, 32, was killed by shell shrapnel which pierced the armoured vehicle...
View ArticleMinister denies 'culture war' on public service broadcasting as BBC and...
The Government is “genuinely open-minded” about the future of the BBC funding model despite the Culture Secretary’s “serious concerns” about the licence fee, a minister told the House of Lords on...
View ArticleGB News ratings one year on: How is channel faring versus TalkTV in airwaves...
As GB News celebrates its first birthday Press Gazette looks at its ratings versus TalkTV and finds out whether its high-profile teething troubles are behind it. Earlier this year the station launched...
View ArticleBBC pays £30,000 in libel damages after 'racist' misidentification of councillor
Labour Councillor Liza Begum has won £30,000 libel damages from the BBC after the “racist” misidentification of her as an another politician with the same surname who was facing fraud allegations. The...
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GB News in-depth briefing: Arlene Foster presents live coverage of Orange...
This pages rounds up all the latest developments about GB News in one place. Includes: Hiring and firing, latest ratings and other developments. Channel launches live coverage of Orange parades GB News...
View ArticleRussia declares war on UK journalists: 29 leading editors and reporters...
Russia has sanctioned 29 UK journalists – including editors at the BBC, Times, Daily Mail and Guardian – banning them from entering the country. A statement published by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign...
View ArticleTrust and interest in news falls in UK with Sun, Mail and Mirror bottom of table
Almost half (46%) of British people actively avoid reading the news as a result of fatigue at excessive Covid and political coverage and a drop in trust in journalism, a new report has found. The...
View ArticleRos Atkins, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Alison Phillips on how to increase trust...
The news industry needs to be less arrogant, more transparent and more digitally native if it wants to increase trust in UK journalism, a panel of leading journalists, including Krishnan Guru-Murthy...
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TalkTV briefing: Former Mirror editor Richard Wallace joins TalkTV as head of TV
Former Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace is joining News UK’s TalkTV as head of TV. Wallace was editor of the Mirror from 2004 to 2012 and later worked for Simon Cowell as SVP TV and production for...
View Article'This is just the beginning': Rebekah Brooks responds to TalkTV critics as...
News UK chief executive Rebekah Brooks has said she is “confident” TalkTV ratings will grow – but that streaming and online video content is more important. In an email to staff on Wednesday afternoon,...
View ArticleBristol mayor sparks press boycott joined by BBC and ITV after...
Update 24/6/22: ITV’s regional newsroom in the Bristol area is the latest to join the media boycott of the Bristol mayor’s press briefings. Ian Axton, head of news at ITV West Country, said: “ITV News...
View ArticleFive-year decline in UK news media trust sees BBC, Times and Telegraph have...
The Times, The Telegraph and the BBC have suffered the biggest drops in trust among UK news media over the past five years, according to one annual survey. The Times was named the most trusted UK...
View ArticleMick Lynch media interviews: Confrontational approach criticised
A series of broadcast interviews with RMT union leader Mick Lynch have led many to question the effectiveness of more combative interview styles. Broadcasters like Robin Day and then Jeremy Paxman...
View ArticleBBC pays out to Panorama journalist labelled 'troublemaker' over Martin...
The BBC has apologised and agreed to pay a “significant sum” to a former Panorama journalist who alerted the broadcaster to suspicions over the way Martin Bashir secured his 1995 interview with...
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