BBC News: BBC rejects incorrect White House claims on Gaza coverage

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The BBC has rejected incorrect White House criticism of its Gaza coverage, describing a claim that it had taken down a story as "completely wrong".

Hollywood Reporter: Banijay Has No Immediate Plans to Buy ITV Studios as CEO Talks Consolidation at SXSW London

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Will they or won’t they?

Deadline: BBC Defends Itself & Calls For “Support” From White House After Donald Trump Administration Accuses Broadcaster Of Taking Down Gaza Story

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The BBC has been forced on the defensive after Donald Trump‘s White House accused the national broadcaster of taking down a story about the Israel-Hamas war.

Deadline: Channel 4 Says It Doesn’t Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees

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Channel 4 once described itself as the “sponsor and defender of free speech,” but a cache of documents seen by Deadline reveals it is restricting what aggrieved former staffers can say about the company.

Hollywood Reporter: New Lena Dunham, Sarah Snook Shows Touted as Universal U.K. TV Labels Execs Talk Sector Cuts

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Upcoming Sarah Snook-starring thriller series All Her Fault and Lena Dunham rom-com show Too Much, as well as a planned TV take on Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds got big shout-outs during SXSW London on Thursday.

BBC News: BBC 'no intention' of blocking output, says NI director

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BBC Northern Ireland has "no intention" of blocking its news or other output in the Republic of Ireland, its director Adam Smyth has said in an email sent to staff.

Daily Express: BBC boss offers major update on 'reform' of TV licence fee

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BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he supports "reform" in the way the corporation is funded.

Daily Mail: Gary Lineker signs new media deal just weeks after BBC exit

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Gary Lineker's final interview as a BBC broadcaster was reportedly cancelled after concerns from the organisation feared that the pundit would discuss the war in Gaza with Mohamed Salah.

Deadline: “Dramatic Shift In Commissioning” Could Be Problem For British TV Industry, Says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

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A “dramatic shift in TV commissioning” has seen the UK become a world leader in high-end drama while the value of smaller shows plummets, according to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

Deadline: Channel 4 Boss Alex Mahon Hits Back At “Excitable” Wayne Garvie’s Criticism Of In-House Plan

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A row has broken out between top execs at today’s Deloitte Conference, with departing Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon refusing to take Sony international chief Wayne Garvie’s criticism lying down.

Deadline: Ollie Madden Exiting Film4/Channel 4 To Join Netflix As Director Of UK Film; Farhana Bhula & Gwawr Lloyd Upped At UK Broadcaster

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Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, is leaving the broadcaster after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as Director Of UK Film.

RTÉ News: BBC granted time to consider appeal in Gerry Adams case before paying all costs

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The BBC has been granted time to consider taking an appeal, after a jury found that it had defamed Gerry Adams, before paying all costs and damages to the former Sinn Féin leader.

Deadline: BBC Director General Floats Concerning Vision Of Future Where “People Don’t Care” About Nation’s Oldest Public Broadcaster

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The BBC makes the UK front pages almost every day but Director General Tim Davie isn’t so worried about that.

Deadline; Sony’s Wayne Garvie Roasts “Ridiculous” Channel 4 In-House Plan: “It Could Be Potentially Disastrous”

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The new Channel 4 in-house productions biz is “preposterous,” “ridiculous” and “potentially disastrous” for the nation’s irreverent public broadcaster, according to Sony international boss Wayne Garvie.

Hollywood Reporter; BBC Boss: “We Need to Protect Our National IP” and Need “Muscular Partnerships With Big U.S. Tech”

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“We need to protect our national IP”, BBC boss Tim Davie told the Media & Telecoms 2025 and Beyond Conference, organized by Deloitte and Enders Analysis, in London on Tuesday.

Hollywood Reporter: Sky Content Chief Says “We Had an Amazing Bubble” in Production

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The state of U.K. TV production “has been really tough, and anybody who’s been in production these days would echo that,” Cécile Frot-Coutaz, the CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer of Sky, owned by Comcast, told the Media & Telecoms 2025 & Beyond Conference in London on Tuesday.

Advanced Television: High Street TV expands reach with ABS Broadcast

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ABS Broadcast has launched High Street TV onto Virgin Media and Freeview platforms, making the channel now available in over 28 million homes across the UK.

Broadband TV News: Ministers to begin search for new Ofcom chair

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Veteran broadcast executive Lord Michael Grade is to step down from his position of chair Ofcom after a single term.

Broadband TV News: Adform enhances programmatic access to Channel 4 BVOD inventory

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Advertisers will enjoy greater transparency, control, and measurable outcomes across Channel 4’s inventory via Adform’s media buying platform.

Variety: Ncuti Gatwa Leaves ‘Doctor Who’ at Disney+ and the BBC in Twist Regeneration Sequence

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Ncuti Gatwa is exiting the Tardis.