Tom Brady, Max Verstappen and Novak Djokovic among Sports Personality of the year nominees December 6, 2021 The BBC announced its Sports Personality of the Year’s World Sport Star of the Year nominees this morning, with its public vote starting now.
BBC media editor apologises for anti-monarchy comments saying he is ‘completely committed to impartiality’ December 2, 2021 BBC media editor apologised this morning for calling Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 'total frauds' in royal documentary impartiality row.
Impartiality continues to be a ‘complex challenge’ for the BBC says Ofcom November 25, 2021 Achieving due impartiality continues to be a “complex challenge” for the BBC, according to an Ofcom report.
BBC records highest global audience ever with 489m viewers a week November 24, 2021 The BBC has achieved the highest ever global audience, according to the Global Audience Measure (GAM) published today, which records the total weekly number of adults accessing the BBC around the world.
Kenya killing: Fresh details emerge about murder of BBC staffer Kate Mitchell in Nairobi hotel room November 24, 2021 It has emerged that BBC staffer Kate Mitchell, who was found murdered in her hotel room after being stabbed, had drinks with her alleged killer in the bar of the Nairobi hotel where she was staying. The prime suspect in the murder of the British journalist had booked a room with his girlfriend at the [...]
BBC in shock as British staff member is murdered in her hotel room in Kenya’s capital Nairobi November 23, 2021 The BBC said it is “shocked and saddened” by the death of Kate Mitchell, who had worked with the broadcaster for 14 years in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Zambia and London. Mitchell, a senior project manager at BBC Media Action, was killed in the Kenyan capital on November 19. The BBC described Mitchell as “positive, fun, [...]
Culture Secretary says social media has been ‘hijacked’ by left-wing activists November 19, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said people have become afraid to say what they think for fear of being "cancelled".
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 [...]