BBC investigation prompts Ken Livingstone aide to quit
One of London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s senior advisers has resigned after an investigation by the BBC. BBC London revealed that…
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Purnell’s critics fear shared licence fee could ruin BBC
Culture secretary James Purnell’s proposals to share the BBC licence fee with other public-service broadcasters will weaken the BBC’s ability…
ByFormer BBC1 controller to deliver Edinburgh lecture
The former BBC1 controller who resigned in the wake of the crisis over a misleading promo clip of the Queen…
ByBBC Breakfast celebrates 25 years
BBC Breakfast is 25 years old today. Current editor Alison Ford marks the milestone on the BBC editors’ blog plus…
ByConvention turns spotlight on public service broadcasting model
The future of the 80-year-old model for public service broadcasting was under the spotlight at the Oxford Media Convention, today…
ByTesco bans cotton after Newsnight investigation
Tesco has banned all products made of cotton from Uzbekistan after a Newsnight expose on the use of child labour in its…
ByNews at Ten misses own scoop
News at Ten missed its own scoop this week when the ITN press office sent out clips to newspapers and…
ByBBC Scotland plans eight compulsory redundancies
BBC Scotland is planning eight compulsory redundancies under its Value for Money cuts announced in 2004, reports Broadcast magazine. A…
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