Channel 4 outspends BBC by £30m for indie TV November 17, 2021 Channel 4 spent nearly £30m more than the BBC on independent productions outside of London last year but the number of new suppliers it worked with declined by 14 per cent.
BBC quits Stonewall after impartiality controversy November 10, 2021 BBC confirms it has quit the controversial Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, after Ofcom and the Equality and Human Rights Commission leave the scheme.
Ministers mull two-year BBC licence fee freeze November 7, 2021 Ministers are weighing up freezing the BBC licence fee at £159 for up to two years as the cost of living soars. With households facing increasing energy, fuel and food prices, ministers and the BBC are in talks over freezing the fee, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Insiders told the newspaper that talks between the [...]
LandSec buys up stake in home of BBC Breakfast for £425m November 3, 2021 UK commercial landlord Land Securities said this morning it had bought a 75 per cent stake in MediaCity, a media and tech hub at Salford in Greater Manchester, for £425.6m. MediaCity was a 50:50 joint venture between Legal & General and Peel L&P, and the latter will now retain a 25 per cent stake and [...]
BBC gets borrowing boost to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime October 28, 2021 The BBC has been given a £400m borrowing boost by the government as it tries to keep up with the streaming giants.
Thousands sign transphobia letter to the BBC October 28, 2021 More than 10,000 people have signed a letter accusing the BBC of transphobia.
Former soldier who stalked BBC presenter Louise Minchin and her daughter faces jail October 26, 2021 A man who pleaded guilty to stalking former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin is facing time in jail. Carl Davies, 44, was due to face trial at Caernarfon Crown Court on Tuesday for stalking presenter Minchin and her adult daughter Mia by posting intimidating comments on their Instagram accounts. He changed his pleas to guilty [...]
Netflix to show Bashir’s infamous Diana interview, despite Prince’s plea October 26, 2021 Netflix will dramatise Martin Bashir’s controversial Panorama interview with the Princess Diana despite the Duke of Cambridge's demands that it never be broadcast again, regarding it a “false narrative”.
Budget: Scrap £159 BBC licence fee and sell Channel 4, urges TaxPayers’ Alliance October 26, 2021 The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has called for the sale of Channel 4 and the scrapping of the BBC licence fee ahead of the Budget this week. The campaign group has also proposed that most of the BBC should be sold off and the corporation cut down to one television channel, radio station and online service. [...]
Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC’s political editor October 22, 2021 The BBC has refused to speculate on reports Laura Kuenssberg is stepping down as its political editor to join the Today programme. The Guardian says Kuenssberg is negotiating stepping away from her role of the past six years as part of a major reshuffle of the BBC’s on-air staff. Her departure would leave open the [...]