Nonagenarian Tim Watson on why no one, including adults, should be using smartphones. And Carole Gray found her enjoyment of the Van Gogh exhibition impeded by the crowd holding up their phones to take photos Channel 4’s Swiped: The...
TV presenter’s death on Greek island in June probably due to heatstroke or a pathological cause, coroner finds A coroner has recorded an open conclusion regarding the “unascertainable” death of the TV presenter Michael Mosley, who died...
In addition to his prowess in commissioning and scheduling for various TV networks, Ashley Hill was friendly and supportive. While at the BBC he left his office door open for producers like me, making him the polar opposite of his...
TV channel spun off from France’s Vivendi could climb to £5bn in biggest new listing in London for two years Canal+, the international pay-TV company and owner of the studio behind the Paddington film franchise, is to make its...
Exclusive: TV star is said to have behaved inappropriately towards journalist he met at awards ceremony Gregg Wallace has been accused of sending inappropriate texts to a young female reporter asking her for “a snog” and leaving multiple...
Our new report documents how conspiracy theories about a Muslim takeover of Britain have become primetime TV fare Miqdaad Versi is the founder of the Centre for Media Monitoring “Sharia law is operational in large swathes of the United...
Exclusive: CfMM report over two-year period says channel’s ‘negative’ focus on Islam borders on an ‘obsession’ GB News accounted for half of all news broadcast coverage of Muslims over a two-year period, much of it negative, according to...
Film studio behind Barbie and HBO shows including Succession is preparing its Max streaming service Business live – latest updates Sky has struck a crucial content deal with Warner Bros Discovery, the owner of the film studio behind...
CEO has fared well in an embattled sector, turning around the UK’s biggest commercial public broadcaster despite the stubbornly low share price As Carolyn McCall enters her eighth year as boss of ITV she might be forgiven for wondering...
That new British show you love? There’s a fair chance it is being backed by a US studio. What’s behind the Americans’ sudden influence over our TV – and will it mean more Ted Lassos, and fewer Only Fools and Horses? My favourite TV show...
TV presenter denies fresh claims of incidents that Shannon Kyle alleges happened when she was working on his 2012 autobiography The ghostwriter of Gregg Wallace’s 2012 autobiography has claimed he sexually harassed her when she was...
Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies discuss impact of AI on creative industries before Doctor Who Christmas special One of the masterminds behind Doctor Who has warned that the more AI content is used for creative purposes the worse its...
Sykes says she informally complained about MasterChef host, as Vanessa Feltz claims he told people in lift of sex act Melanie Sykes has revealed she made an informal complaint about Gregg Wallace, saying that having to work with him on...
A slew of accusations have emerged of inappropriate remarks and behaviour dating back as far as 19 years Gregg Wallace has been accused of making sexualised jokes and other inappropriate remarks towards a range of women dating back...
Comcast is spinning off the cable news network and Elon Musk has joked about buying it – what does the future hold? For years, the cable news channel MSNBC has been a reliable liberal voice in the US media landscape, but amid the return...
Woman who complained about MasterChef presenter says lack of action shows there is ‘no satisfactory means of reporting sexual harassment and bullying within the TV industry’ A letter containing multiple allegations of inappropriate...
British director whose career is being celebrated at the BFI says creative industry increasingly wants safe bets The veteran British director Richard Eyre has said it is “very hard” to get small-budget independent dramas made any more...
Presenter denies allegations of harassment, including claim he made ‘lesbian jokes constantly’ and discussed spanking Gregg Wallace has been accused of “highly inappropriate” behaviour including making “lesbian jokes constantly”,...
Costume designer who created Del Boy’s flash new look for Only Fools and Horses and worked on the POW drama Tenko Robin Stubbs, who has died aged 84 after suffering from dementia, was a costume designer who gave David Jason, as Del Boy,...
Fascinating documentary about Margaret Moth, whose footage from war zones almost killed her in 1992, lives up to her motto ‘don’t be boring’ When TV news camerawoman Margaret Moth was shot through the face by a Serbian sniper in Sarajevo...
2020-09-22T00:00:00 This month, we hosted our first ever online panel event for our charity partners and key stakeholders in which we explored how children and young people’s experiences over the last few months in lockdown will...
Over half (51%) of 6 - 15 year olds don’t talk to their parents about choosing what content to watch Four in ten (42%) parents say they’re concerned about what effect upsetting or disturbing content might have on their...
Both film and online BBFC classifications grow in the last year 462% rise in classifications given to online content from from just five years ago 99% rise in film classifications in a decade 15 the most popular age rating for both...
Trolls (U) tops the polls of feel good films of lockdown, picked by children themselves Playing outdoors has been kids favourite positive lockdown activity Full list of films published on CBBFC, along with fun, free activities for...
The BBFC is pleased to announce that Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Catherine Doran, James Lockwood, Catherine McAllister and Dr Helen Molden have been named as the newest members of the BBFC’s Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing....
47% of teens say they have seen content online they wish they hadn’t seen while in lockdown, and one in seven (13%) see harmful videos everyday. 14 year olds see the most harmful content, with a quarter saying they see...
Find out all about the rise of film releases heading to streaming services early due to COVID-19 The episode marks the first time that the BBFC podcast has been recorded remotely Listen on Soundcloud, Spotify or iTunes...
Free educational resources available on the BBFC website to help parents with homeschooling Initiative supported by Government and leading charities, including Barnardo’s, PSHE Association and Childnet Check the age rating and...
We know that coronavirus is currently posing challenges for many content distribution models, especially with regard to theatrical and packaged media releases. With this in mind, some of you may be wondering how best to get content ready...