Media Guardian: Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chair after failing to declare link to Boris Johnson loan

Media Guardian:

Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chair after he breached the rules on public appointments by failing to declare his connection to a secret £800,000 loan made to Boris Johnson.

Media Guardian: BBC chair Richard Sharp braced for potentially damning report on his appointment

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A potentially damning report on how Richard Sharp was recommended for the job of BBC chair by Boris Johnson is expected to be published on Friday morning.

Radio Today: BBC local radio strike suspended and MP blasts BBC management

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The planned BBC strike on May 5th will now not go ahead following talks this week between the NUJ and BBC management.

Deadline; TalkTV: Inside Rupert Murdoch’s £34M Bet & Why The Network Says It Must Be More Than Just ‘The Piers Morgan Channel’

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It’s a year to the day since Rupert Murdoch’s big British television bet TalkTV took flight, hitched firmly to the wings of Piers Morgan.

Deadline: MTV Gets Ticking Off For Dropping F-Bombs In An Episode Of ‘Cribs’ Before The UK’s 9PM Watershed

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Paramount’s MTV has been found in breach of British broadcasting rules after it showed an expletive-laden episode of MTV Cribs US before the 9PM watershed.

Daily Mail: Hold on Just a Minute! No BBC Radio 4 show is 'safe from the axe'

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The future of much-loved Radio 4 comedy shows such as Just A Minute is not guaranteed – as one BBC executive warned no programme is 'sacrosanct'.

Media Guardian: Manchester City v Leeds set for 3pm Saturday TV slot despite ‘blackout’ rule

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Manchester City’s Premier League match against Leeds is set to be broadcast on television in the UK despite being moved to 3pm on a Saturday.

Broadcast Sport: Premier League looks to add 60 matches to TV rights

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The Premier League is reportedly looking at making 60 more matches available for broadcasters in the UK.

Daily Mail: Filming Top Gear while Flintoff recovers from crash 'inappropriate'

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A BBC chief has said it would be 'really inappropriate' to resume filming Top Gear as Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff recovers from his horror crash.

Advanced Television; BBC’s Moore: “We’re punching above our weight”

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BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has declared the Corporation is “punching way above its weight” in terms of its performance compared with major streaming services.

Deadline: BBC Content Boss Charlotte Moore Says She Will Not “Censor” Scribes Who Want To Write About Controversial Topics Such As Jimmy Savile & Grenfell

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BBC TV boss Charlotte Moore has said she will not “censor” respected writers who want to make shows about controversial subjects such as Jimmy Savile and the Grenfell disaster. In a wide-ranging briefing with the media press, Moore also addressed the Gary Lineker and Richard Sharp controversies, future of Top Gear, the streamers and the closure of CBBC and BBC Four on linear.

Deadline: Public Media Body Demands Twitter Drop “Government-Funded Media” Label From All Accounts

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It may have ceded to the BBC, but Elon Musk’s Twitter is back under pressure from the world’s public service broadcasters.

Daily Express: Alex Jones takes swipe at BBC pay as she details The One Show schedule shake-up

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Alex Jones and Roman Kemp poked fun at their The One Show pay when discussing the Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Liverpool next month.

Broadband TV News: New Ofcom rules require BBC to give added warning on planned changes

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Ofcom has issued new guidance designed to make the BBC communicates “more openly and consistently” with its competitors about planned changes to its public services.

Media Guardian: Richard Sharp’s future as BBC chair in doubt over ‘very uncomfortable’ report

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Richard Sharp’s future as chair of the BBC is in doubt as he awaits the publication of a “very uncomfortable” report on how he was recommended for the job by the former prime minister Boris Johnson.

Media Guardian: BBC changes course on proposed cuts to English orchestras

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The BBC has changed course on its proposed cuts to BBC English orchestras after pressure from musicians, the public and politicians.

Deadline: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Documentary & Partygate Scandal Drama On Channel 4 Slate

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s blockbuster legal bust-up will be the focus of a three-part Channel 4 documentary, as the British broadcaster unveiled a “provocative” slate of new titles.

Deadline: Martin Backlund Lands Prime Video Nordics MD Post; Tushar Jindal Takes His Amazon UK Content Role

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Long-serving Amazon exec Martin Backlund has become MD for Prime Video Nordics, we’ve learned.

UPDATED: Daily Mail: Top BBC presenters including Huw Edwards get redundancy letters

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The BBC has sent redundancy letters to some of its most famous news presenters, including Huw Edwards, Reeta Chakrabarti, Clive Myrie and Sophie Raworth.

HorrorXtra to get new broadcasting hours later this month

Our founder Media Boy UK's TiVo box (Virgin Media) has reveal that HorrorXtra will broadcast from 8am to 3am* from April 26th.

Media Guardian: Al Jazeera English announces plans to move from London’s Shard to Qatar

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Al Jazeera English plans to close its live broadcast centre that operates from London’s Shard skyscraper and move programming to Qatar, with the possible loss of dozens of UK-based jobs.

Media Guardian: Elon Musk says BBC’s ‘government-funded media’ Twitter tag will be changed

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Elon Musk, Twitter’s billionaire owner, has said the social media platform will change the BBC’s label of “government-funded media” after the broadcaster objected.

Virgin Media moves BBC Three HD to Channel 113 in Scotland and Wales

Virgin Media has BBC Three HD moved from Virgin Channel 157 to Virgin Channel 113 in Scotland and Wales.

Media Leader: No, the BBC is not government-funded, Elon (even if its chairman gives that impression)

Story from Media Leader:

Elon Musk was wrong to designate the BBC as ‘government-funded media’, but Richard Sharp is doing it no favours when it comes to perceptions of impartiality.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK to move BBC Three HD tomorrow in Scotland and Wales

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The Sun: TV rights EFL set for almost double number of televised games next season with Sky Sports agree to condition to edge out ViaPlay

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The EFL may end up almost doubling the number of live games from the next TV deal.

Deadline: What Has Happened To Gary Lineker’s Blue Tick?

Story from Deadline:

Mystery surrounds the fate of the blue Twitter tick of the UK’s most high-profile footballer turned TV presenter, Gary Lineker.

Radio Today: Tributes paid to BBC Radio Wales presenter Nicola Heywood-Thomas

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BBC Radio Wales presenter and Welsh television host Nicola Heywood-Thomas has died at the age of 67.

Daily Mail: EFL to enter exclusive talks with Sky Sports over upcoming TV rights

Story from Daily Mail:

Sky Sports has been named as the preferred bidder for the EFL's live TV rights from 2024-25.

Radio Today: PopMaster is heading to television for a six part series on More4

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Ken Bruce is taking PopMaster to TV for the first time in a new six-part series for More4.

Daily Mail: BT Sport announce plans to SCRAP one of their most popular shows

Story from Daily Mail:

BT Sport are axing their popular Score football programme, with the channel's on-screen talent told the show will no longer exist as of next season.

Daily Mail: Channel 4 programme shows adults nude in front of children

Story from Daily Mail:

Brits have been left furious after a TV programme showed naked adult bodies to a group of children.

Deadline; Chris Shaw’s Exit Interview: ITN Editorial Director On The “Laissez-Faire” Regulation Of GB News

Story from Deadline (Media Boy's UK Blog EDIT Vision):

Chris Shaw has left the building.

Broadcast Sport: BT Sport and BBC to share Premier 15s semi-finals and final

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BT Sport and BBC iPlayer will both show the Premier 15s semi-finals and final.

BBC News: Adam Smyth appointed BBC Northern Ireland director

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Adam Smyth has been appointed as the new director of BBC Northern Ireland.

Media Guardian: BBC under threat politically under Conservatives, says Ian McEwan

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The BBC is “under threat, politically,” the novelist Ian McEwan has said, as he compared sections of the Conservative party to the populist right in Hungary.

Broadcast Sport: EFL selects Sky Sports as preferred rights bidder

Story from Broadcast Sport:

The EFL has announced that it will enter an exclusive month-long negotiating period with its preferred bidder for its post-2023/24 broadcast rights, Sky Sports.

Media Guardian: Ofcom investigates GB News after Tory MPs interview chancellor

Story from Media Guardian:

GB News is being investigated over a possible breach of impartiality rules, after two senior Conservative MPs interviewed the chancellor before the spring budget on its channel.

Media Leader: Why does the BBC lack grace when it comes to saying goodbye to top talent?

Story from Media Leader:

BBC senior management’s recent behaviour towards their staff not only shows a lack of common courtesy, but a harsher culture that comes from the very top.

Media Leader: Nadine Dorries’ TalkTV chat show ‘did not breach impartiality rules’

Story from Media Leader:

Nadine Dorries’ Friday Night with Nadine chat show on TalkTV did not breach the Broadcasting Code over impartiality rules, Ofcom has ruled.

Daily Mail: Michael Vaughan will hold talks with the BBC to join commentary team

Story from Daily Mail:

Michael Vaughan's advisors will hold talks with the BBC this week, with the broadcaster hoping to reinstate him on their commentary team in time for The Ashes.

Bizasia: BBC plans to “clarify the station brand of Asian Network”

Story from Bizasia:

The BBC is planning to review the Asian Network service, which could result in changes to its Operating Licence.