Blogger Guido Fawkes gets in a tank to save Jeremy Clarkson from BBC axe March 20, 2015 Political blogger Guido Fawkes has arrived at the BBC's Broadcasting house to deliver a petition demanding the reinstatement of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. Always one for drama, Guido traveled in style to hand in the petition, driving to the BBC in tank. An occasionally fierce critic of the Beeb, Guido has been backing Clarkson [...]
Jeremy Clarkson calls in lawyers over BBC chief’s Jimmy Savile comparison March 18, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson has called in lawyers after a senior BBC employee compared him to Jimmy Savile. The saga surrounding the controversial Top Gear presenter, currently on suspension for his involvement in a "fracas" with producer Oisin Tymon, looks set to rumble on as Clarkson responds to comments originally published in the Mail on Sunday. [...]
BBC clears Jeremy Clarkson of racism for use of word “pikey” March 17, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson has been cleared of racism for using the word “pikey” by the BBC. The controversial Top Gear presenter, currently suspended due to his involvement in a “fracas” with a producer, used the word on an episode of Top Gear which aired last February. Clarkson unveiled a placard portraying the words [...]
BBC loses 5m viewers from Top Gear cancellation March 16, 2015 BBC 2’s ratings crashed on Sunday night after a scheduled episode of Top Gear was cancelled following Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension. Clarkson and co are responsible for one of BBC 2’s most-watched programmes and had averaged around 6.2m viewers for its first seven episodes this year. This Sunday’s replacement, a repeat of Royal [...]
Jeremy Clarkson punch fracas: Row compared to Jimmy Savile by BBC executive March 15, 2015 A BBC executive has apparently compared Jeremy Clarkson’s punch heard round the world with the Jimmy Savile scandal. The executive was responding to several high-profile comments in support of Clarkson, from supporters such as the Prime Minister and the former culture secretary, Maria Millar. The comments by the senior exec., who remains unnamed, will do [...]
The BBC news website is down March 14, 2015 The BBC News website buckled today, and users were instead greeted with this rather scary error message. The "Error 500" message says that fault could be due to "abnormal traffic" or the sites' servers being unavailable. There's also a rather creepy looking clown standing in-front of a chalk board, as well as what looks like [...]
Former BBC and Yahoo exec Fabiola Arredondo is joining Burberry March 11, 2015 UK fashion house Burberry yesterday appointed former BBC and Yahoo executive Fabiola Arredondo to its board. It hopes the Spanish-American will bring her digital consumer savvy to the non-executive director role and the audit, remuneration and nomination committees. Once named the most influential woman in European business, Arredondo comes to Burberry after repeatedly smashing [...]
This is why losing Jeremy Clarkson would cost the BBC dearly March 10, 2015 Top Gear has proved to be one of the BBC's most popular TV shows ever, bringing in millions of viewers and huge profits in recent years. Presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been key to its success, but a “fracas” with a producer at the organisation has put his position on the line. The BBC announced this [...]
Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson suspended by the BBC after “fracas” March 10, 2015 Controversial Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended from the BBC after a "fracas" with a producer. In a statement today, the BBC said Clarkson had been suspended "pending investigation", and that "no one else has been suspended". It added that Top Gear would not be broadcast this Sunday. Top Gear is one of the BBC's most [...]
Coronation Street, BBC Breakfast get new landlord as Legal & General Capital takes 50pc stake in £503m MediaCityUK March 10, 2015 MediaCityUK – the new home of Coronation Street and the northern hub of the BBC – has just got a new landlord in the form of Legal & General Capital. LGC is now a 50 per cent shareholder in the Salford Quays-based media centre, alongside long-standing owner The Peel Group as part of a [...]