Director general defends his performance after criticism from culture secretary over ‘catastrophic failures’ Tim Davie has insisted he is still the right person to lead the BBC, after a succession of controversies that have led the...
Annual report says pace of change amid battle with streaming rivals is ‘a moment of real jeopardy for the sector’ A further 300,000 households have stopped paying the licence fee, as the BBC said it was looking at overhauling the payment...
The decision to take Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone off iPlayer was not necessary – and has opened it up to further accusations of bias For a genocide to occur, everything that people think is wrong has to first be turned on its head....
Gregg Wallace report upheld allegation against fellow presenter who says he has no recollection of incident The MasterChef presenter John Torode has said he was the subject of an allegation of using racist language that was upheld as...
Director general apologises and announces changes but faces growing pressure from culture secretary Lisa Nandy The BBC’s director general has admitted the broadcaster made a “significant failing” over a documentary about children in...
Investigation verifies allegations of inappropriate sexual language and one incident of unwelcome physical contact A report on the behaviour of Gregg Wallace has substantiated 45 allegations made against the former BBC presenter,...
However, inquiry into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone says there were no other breaches, including impartiality A BBC documentary about children in Gaza breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines for accuracy by failing to disclose...
Amal Clooney says the policy allows for ‘safe and frank’ conversation. But what if you want to show George a cool meme of an anteater posing? Would you willingly surrender your phone if you were invited to the Clooneys’? Because that’s...
By extension of the Trump-aligned ‘manosphere’, figures such as ESPN’s Pat McAfee have upended US culture with their brash, hypermasculine punditry This February, Pat McAfee was broadcasting live on ESPN, the most watched sports network...
Actor says she is latest in long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by US president Rosie O’Donnell has shrugged off a threat from Donald Trump to revoke her US citizenship on the grounds that she is “a threat to...
Former commissioner of the Metropolitan police who was at the helm during the 7/7 terror attacks in London and the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes Ian Blair, Lord Blair of Boughton, who has died aged 72, was the Metropolitan police...
Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvinced The UK’s chief media regulator has promised age verification checks will prove a “really big moment” in the battle to keep children safe...
The BBC Breakfast presenter on bullying, an embarrassing first date and a horrendous stint in double-glazing sales Born in London, Naga Munchetty, 50, read English at the University of Leeds and then studied journalism. She began her...
Campaigners criticise remarks in which TV presenter appeared to link allegations against him to diagnosis The UK’s leading charity for autism has said it is important not to generalise about the condition in the wake of comments made by...
The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go? Grok, Elon Musk’s X-integrated AI bot, had a Nazi meltdown on Tuesday. It’s useful to recap it fully, not...
Exclusive: BBC understood to be speaking to US tech giants as it desperately seeks cost savings The BBC is examining a significant outsourcing drive that could put thousands of jobs at risk as it desperately searches for savings, the...
Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, settled a lawsuit filed against it by Donald Trump for $16m last week. It came after Disney and Meta settled lawsuits with the president in similar ways. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the...
Coverage ranges from psychedelic gifs to ‘full-on Walking Dead-style zombie stuff’. Plus: is the ABC really listening? Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter here The media were...
Committee finds firms’ business models endangered public and two-year-old Online Safety Act ‘not up to scratch’ Social media business models endangered the public by incentivising the spread of dangerous misinformation after the 2024...
Letter of dismissal cites lack of confidence that former MasterChef presenter could maintain a ‘safe and respectful working environment’ Gregg Wallace was dropped from the BBC after bosses concluded they had no confidence he could...
Speaking at the FT Digital Media 2016 conference, Jimmy Maymann, executive vice president at AOL, explains how his company is preparing to update its output to match changing audience habits