David Clementi to argue against limiting time iPlayer can make shows available for The BBC chair is to suggest that the system of media regulation is no longer fit for the modern age, after the corporation was forced to delay plans to...
Latest series of BBC car show sees duo begin presenting duties in slightly macabre style Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness hurtle around a rainy Welsh racetrack in a souped-up hearse in the first footage to be released from...
The BBC’s Comic Relief broadcast drew 600,000 fewer viewers than the last event Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day earnings fell by £8m this year after criticism from Labour MP David Lammy that the charity fundraising event promotes a “white...
Shocking harassment of journalists and their families should get wider media attention Tyrannical regimes seek to control what their populations read, see and hear, lest the people obtain information that might encourage them to question...
In 1972 the BBC made a 10-part series entitled Ireland: Some Episodes From Her Past, writes Giles Oakley , who was a researcher on the series It may be true that “Irish affairs had long been regarded with a mixture of indifference and...
Local newsgathering is in crisis, but all is not lost, says Tim Luckhurst John Harris is right ( The demise of local radio is fuelling a new age of ‘Unplace’ , 12 March). Britain faces a crisis in local news and the closure of radio...
Today the BBFC has launched an innovative new industry collaboration with Netflix to move towards classifying all content on the service using BBFC age ratings. 2019-03-14T00:00:00 Netflix will produce BBFC age ratings for content using...
Show set for Friday release amid speculation makers failed to access key people in the case Netflix is to release its long-awaited documentary series on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann on Friday, despite opposition from the missing...
Comments by Tucker Carlson and Jeanine Pirro mark just the latest crisis engulfing the most-watched cable channel Fox News Channel should not be struggling right now. It has just completed its 17th year as the most-watched cable news...
Changes – including new slogan ‘America is watching’ – come amid series of scandals over hosts’ views Fox News is planning a shake-up of its pitch to advertisers at the same time as multiple controversies over the tenor and content of...
ASA finds advert irresponsible for implying good knowledge of sport could improve chances A gambling advert fronted by the Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling has been banned by the advertising watchdog for being socially irresponsible....
Remarks made when Carlson was a guest on a shock jock radio show, which he was a regular guest on from 2006 to 2011 Fox News host Tucker Carlson is under fire for the second time in as many days for remarks he made years ago as a guest...
The Fox News host has shown us just how much misogyny continues to be tolerated – and encouraged – by men Tucker Carlson, the Fox News commentator with a primetime show and a history of vitriolic racist rants , is in the news again after...
Views that were beyond the pale are now commonplace. It is time to stop pretending that all opinions are equal Waking up to the news is becoming ever more painful. Not just because a lot of what’s happening in the world is depressing and...
Lawsuits also issued to offset impact of Leaving Neverland, which details alleged abuse Michael Jackson’s estate is engaged in a campaign of adverts, lawsuits and interviews in an attempt to salvage his image after the screening of...
Tony Hall admits iPlayer has lost its advantage against rivals such as Netflix The BBC must plan for a future where a large proportion of its audience never watch its traditional television channels , its director general will say, as he...
Inspired by the New Romantic movement, the presenter – who has died aged 61 – brought glamour and intelligence to groundbreaking ‘yoof TV’ shows like Network 7 and Rough Guide It’s odd to think that to the under 40s, Magenta Devine is...
Caroline Spry remembers the television channel’s pioneering programmes Owen Jones’s celebration marking 20 years since the excellent series Queer as Folk was first televised ( Journal , 28 February) suggests that it was this...
Placing a handful of successful female writers with hit shows on a pedestal only masks the problem of gender bias • Lisa Holdsworth is a TV writer whose credits include Call the Midwife and Midsomer Murders We really are living in the...
Diana Falzone ‘had obtained proof’ of alleged affair but was told: ‘Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go’ Follow the latest in US politics Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News channel knew about Donald Trump’s illegal hush money...
Singer’s estate makes live films from Bucharest and London available to stream as Leaving Neverland documentary makes child sexual abuse allegations Michael Jackson ’s estate is releasing a pair of concert films of the late singer on...
Today, Safer Internet Day 2019 is being celebrated globally with the slogan: ‘Together for a better Internet. 2019-02-05T00:00:00 Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations...
Today, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) publishes new Classification Guidelines, and in response to public demand is calling for greater consistency for age ratings across different platforms. 2019-01-16T00:00:00 The...
2018-12-03T00:00:00 We would like to let you know that BBFC fees will increase from 1 January 2019. In line with our commitment to setting fees at RPI -1% based on the September RPI figure from the Office for National Statistics, given...
BBFC web services will be undergoing scheduled maintenance and certain services will not be accessible to customers on specified weekends. 2018-10-04T00:00:00 To ensure we are providing the best possible service to our customers we will...
From 1 October organisations can submit applications for the BBFC donations program. 2018-09-28T00:00:00 The BBFC takes corporate responsibility seriously and is a proud supporter of the charity and voluntary sector. Our role as a...
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) today launches primary school PSHE education teaching resources in a bid to help equip pupils with the tools to make the best choices about what to watch, when and where....
82% more films were classified for cinema in 2017 compared to 2007. Video on demand continues to receive more BBFC age ratings than any other format In 2017 the BBFC gave 378 films a 12A age rating, the most ever at the 12A category...
Young people’s online safety films to be used as educational resources across the UK, as Childnet announce winners of its 2018 national Film Competition 2018-07-04T00:00:00 On Tuesday 3 July 2018, leading online safety charity...