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🇬🇧 Co-op boss quits after 'toxic culture' claims reported by BBCShirine Khoury-Haq's departure comes after a troubled year, in which the retailer suffered a cyber-attack and faced allegations about its workplace cu...
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🇬🇧 Who is the BBC's new director general?The BBC's Noor Nanji gives us an insight into the ex-Google boss confirmed as the BBC's new Director General....
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🇬🇧 Hospital waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak, BBC learnsExperts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak....
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🇬🇧 Former Google executive Matt Brittin selected to be next BBC director general<p>Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government</p><p>The BBC has turned to a former tech executive...
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🇺🇸 BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with TrumpFormer Google executive Matt Brittin will be the new director-general of the BBC, the broadcaster announced Wednesday, taking the helm as the U.K.'s n...
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🇺🇸 Matt Brittin, Former Google Executive, Named the New BBC HeadMatt Brittin, the former president of Google in Europe, will become the new director general. Among the items on his to-do list: handling a lawsuit fr...
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🇺🇸 BBC Appoints Former Google Exec Matt Brittin as Director General, Succeeding Tim DavieFormer Google executive Matt Brittin has been appointed the new director general of the BBC, succeeding beleaguered Tim Davie. He is set to take up th...
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🇺🇸 BBC Confirms Ex-Google EMEA Chief Matt Brittin As Director GeneralThe BBC has for the first time dived into the world of big tech for its director general. With reports swirling these past few weeks, the corporation ...
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🇬🇧 From YouTube to Trump: six urgent issues for BBC’s new boss, Matt Brittin<p>Pressing tasks for new director general also include an expiring royal charter, and finding a new top team</p><p>Matt Brittin may have only just be...
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🇬🇧 BBC announces former Google boss as new director-generalFormer Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the BBC's new director-general....
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🇬🇧 Matt Brittin: why the BBC’s new Doctor Who-loving boss may not have much time for sleep<p>After almost two decades at Google, the corporation’s incoming director general is taking on British media’s most powerful and treacherous job</p><...
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🇬🇧 The Papers: 'US troops gather in Gulf' and 'Strictly No Baftas'Donald Trump plans to deploy US ground troops in the Gulf is a focus for Wednesday's front pages....
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🇺🇸 Commissioners Behind Huw Edwards Drama Say They Have No Interest in Platforming His Alternative Version, Detail Significance of His Downfall: ‘He Was Incredibly Trusted by the Public’Two years ago, when news anchor Huw Edwards – one of the BBC’s highest paid and best known journalists – was convicted of making indecent images of ch...
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🇺🇸 Richard Gadd’s New Show ‘Half Man’ Gets HBO & BBC Premiere DatesBuzz is building for Richard Gadd’s next project and today HBO and the BBC have unveiled premiere dates with artwork. Half Man, Gadd’s first show sinc...
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🇺🇸 Ex-BBC News Anchor Huw Edwards Scolds Film Depicting Lead-Up to Child Sex Abuse Images Scandal: “No Attempt to Check” the “Truth”
A rep for 5 has maintained that all allegations made in 'Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards' were put to the ex-broadcaster six weeks before its premi...
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🇺🇸 Huw Edwards Issues Blistering Statement About Drama Chronicling His Downfall & Says He’s Planning To Tell His Side Of StoryHuw Edwards has spoken out for the first time since receiving a suspended prison sentence for accessing child abuse images. The disgraced former BBC N...
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🇺🇸 ‘Taskmaster’ Presenter Greg Davies to Host BAFTA TV Awards
"His sharp humor, warmth and energy will set the stage for an unforgettable night honoring the very best in British television."...
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🇬🇧 'A direct hit' - BBC visits Israeli town after Iranian strikeThe BBC's Sebastian Usher reports from Dimona in southern Israel, which was hit by an Iranian missile....
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🇬🇧 Karen Hauer to leave Strictly Come DancingStrictly Come Dancing's longest serving female professional dancer, Karen Hauer, has announced she's not returning this year....
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🇬🇧 ‘There’s no way back for him’: Martin Clunes on playing Huw Edwards in a controversial new drama<p>A powerful new fact-based drama depicts Huw Edwards’s fall from being the BBC’s top news anchor to a conviction for making indecent images of child...
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🇺🇸 BBC Staffers Kick Up Stink About Plans To Cull Cleaners At London HeadquartersEXCLUSIVE: BBC staffers often hold their noses at cost-cutting plans, but the latest effort to save money is proving too pongy for some. Deadline hear...
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🇬🇧 The BBC’s Today has always had its critics – they speak to its importance | Letter<p>Responding to an article that asked whether the flagship Radio 4 news programme has lost its way, <strong>Francis Bown </strong>writes that it was ...
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🇬🇧 Mum 'so proud' of deafblind son's Eastenders debutFive-year-old Harvey Hind, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, appeared on the BBC One soap on Wednesday....
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🇬🇧 'I thought I'd be bleeped by BBC' - but Hunt's words resonateBritish sprinter Amy Hunt on inspiring female athletes to get university degrees as she prepares to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Championship...
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🇬🇧 BBC expected to name Matt Brittin as director general within days<p>Board meets this week to discuss appointment, with former Google executive the strong favourite to replace Tim Davie</p><p></p><p>Former Google exe...
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🇺🇸 “He Seeps in a Bit”: Martin Clunes Talks Playing Disgraced BBC Anchor Huw Edwards in 5 Drama
Clunes told a London audience about his depiction in 'Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards': "[It's] my version of him. That's what it was ever going to...
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🇺🇸 Trump Falsely Accuses BBC Of Using AI To Doctor His Capitol Riots SpeechDonald Trump has opened up a new front in his war with the BBC, falsely claiming that the British broadcaster used AI to tamper with his January 6 spe...
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🇬🇧 Lisa Nandy vows to give BBC permanent charter to prevent political interference<p>Minister says the change is needed to protect the corporation from repeated ‘culture war’ attacks</p><p>The government is to put the BBC’s charter ...
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🇬🇧 BBC not planning to use Johnson in 2026 coverageThe BBC does not plan to use four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson in its athletics coverage this year....
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🇺🇸 BBC files motion asking US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit
US president sued BBC over 'Trump: A Second Chance?', seeking $5bn for defamation, $5bn for unfair trade practices....
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🇬🇧 'Chilling' $10bn Trump lawsuit should be thrown out, BBC saysThe BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip....
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🇬🇧 Who did BBC pundits pick in their Six Nations teams of tournament?Former Wales captain Sam Warburton and former Scotland skipper John Barclay discuss their Six Nations teams of the tournament....
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🇬🇧 Michael Sheen to be new House of Games host as Richard Osman leaves quizHe will replace Richard Osman, who has presented House Of Games for the last nine years....
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🇺🇸 ‘Good Omens’ Star Michael Sheen Replacing Richard Osman On ‘House Of Games’The BBC has landed a starry booking to replace Richard Osman fronting House of Games, with Good Omens star Michael Sheen taking up the mantle. Osman r...
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🇬🇧 'A new norm': BBC visits Doha market starting to fill up again two weeks into Iran warThe BBC's International News correspondent, Barbara Plett Usher, visits Doha's Souq Waqif market as strikes in the region continue....
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🇺🇸 ‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found EpisodesTwo unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were res...
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🇬🇧 Two lost Doctor Who episodes from the 1960s found … and regenerated<p>The black-and-white shows were first broadcast in 1965, and will be available to watch next month on BBC iPlayer</p><p>Two lost episodes of Doctor ...
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🇬🇧 Has Today had its day? BBC’s flagship Radio 4 show grapples with podcast age<p>As it searches for a new editor and presenter, programme is facing questions over its direction and status </p><p>With well over 5 million listener...
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🇺🇸 International Insider: London Book Fair; A Conundrum For Cannes; Tim Davie’s SwansongIt’s Friday, 1 p.m. UK local time (or 6 a.m. for those early risers on the West Coast), which means it’s time to stop what you’re doing and get down w...
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🇬🇧 Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on GulfThe UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began....
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🇬🇧 Kaye Adams denies 'malicious stories' after BBC misconduct complaintThe presenter was taken off air on BBC Radio Scotland last year following an internal complaint about her conduct....
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🇬🇧 Romance conman posed as MI6 and BBC worker to scam women out of £50k"Selfish and narcissistic" Rodney Ade Roberts is jailed for more than five years for scamming three women....
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🇺🇸 Missing ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes Unearthed & Heading To iPlayer After Being Restored By BBCTwo missing Doctor Who episodes from six decades ago have been unearthed and are heading to BBC iPlayer. Whovians will be rejoicing as the “Nightmare ...
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🇬🇧 Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collectionThe Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester....
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🇬🇧 Google’s former Europe boss close to becoming next head of BBC, sources say<p>Appointment of Matt Brittin as director general would be latest sign of big tech’s power in media world</p><p>Google’s former Europe boss is closin...
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🇺🇸 Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell Face Off in New Images of BBC-HBO Series ‘Half Man’
The six-part drama is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Gadd's Emmy-winning 'Baby Reindeer.'...
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🇺🇸 Outgoing BBC Director General Spotlights The One Characteristic His Successor Requires Above All Else“Energy” and “resilience” were identified by outgoing BBC boss Tim Davie today as the key traits required of his successor. Davie is stepping down fro...
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🇺🇸 Tim Davie Says BBC Will Need To Be “Brave” & “Expend Political Capital” In Government Negotiations As He Signs Off In Reflective MoodTim Davie delivered his final setpiece speech this morning as he urged a room of industry doyens to “develop a little bit of swagger” when championing...
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🇺🇸 BBC Needs “More Scale,” “Radical” Funding Reform, “Reinvention” Amid “Brutal” Financial Outlook and Crisis of Trust, Outgoing Boss Says
Tim Davie outlined a bold vision for the U.K. public broadcaster, which he described as being on a "knife edge," during a speech in London: "We are in...
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🇺🇸 ‘The Traitors’ and ‘Celebrity Traitors’ Staying at BBC Until at Least 2030 Following Three-Year DealThe traitors and the faithfuls aren’t going anywhere in the U.K. for the foreseeable. The BBC has secured the rights to the smash hit psychological re...
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🇺🇸 ‘The Traitors’ & ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Renewed Until 2030 By The BBCThe Traitors will be a fixture on the BBC until at least 2030. The British broadcaster has signed a three-year deal for the Claudia Winkleman-hosted s...
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🇬🇧 'It was the stuff of dreams' - Liza Tarbuck leaves Radio 2 Saturday showShaun Keaveny, host of The Rock Show, will stand in for her until the end of the end of the month....
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🇬🇧 'Kill the regime but not people': BBC speaks to Iranians crossing into TurkeyDan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime....
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🇬🇧 BBC decision to axe LGBTQ+ dating show is two steps back, say contestantsFormer contestants of I Kissed A Boy and I Kissed A Girl speak out as show axed due to "funding challenges"....
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🇬🇧 Two more connected to Iranian football team stay in Australia, BBC understandsIt is understood most of the team left Australia on Tuesday night after losing their Sunday game in the Asian Cup....
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🇺🇸 “Everyone’s Hiding Something” In Trailer For The BBC’s ‘Crookhaven’ AdaptationEXCLUSIVE: “This is Crookhaven. Everyone’s hiding something.” We have exclusive trailer for the BBC’s adaptation of high school with a twist series Cr...
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🇺🇸 Former Storyville Boss Mandy Chang Becomes First CEO Of Documentary Film CouncilFormer Fremantle and Storyville docs supremo Mandy Chang has joioned the UK’s Documentary Film Council (DFC) as its first-ever CEO. Chang will lead th...
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🇬🇧 'Massive' numbers killed by gunmen in latest Nigeria attack, senator tells BBCSuspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes....
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🇬🇧 'Worst night' of Israeli strikes so far, Tehran residents tell BBCIranians in the capital tell the BBC of "constant explosions", as the US warned attacks will intensify....
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🇬🇧 BBC ‘profoundly regrets’ BAFTAs incident, says director generalThe BBC regrets its "serious mistake" during the BAFTAs broadcast, the corporation's outgoing director general Tim Davie has said....
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🇬🇧 BBC says broadcast of racial slur at Baftas was 'genuine mistake'Director general Tim Davie also says the BBC is looking into why the ceremony remained on iPlayer....
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🇺🇸 Warner Bros. Vented Anger At BBC Over BAFTA N-Word Debacle During Tense MeetingEXCLUSIVE: Amid ongoing reviews into the debacle that led to a racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards airing on British television, Deadline hears of a ...
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🇬🇧 Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me'Look Mum No Computer unveils his "completely wacky" song, and says he's surprised it was selected....
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🇬🇧 From subscription models to ‘Britflix’: key takeaways from BBC response to charter review<p>The 114-page document backs licence fee but suggests its funding model is being tested to breaking point</p><p>It’s that time again. The BBC has pu...
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🇬🇧 Cillian Murphy hails 'humbling' love for Peaky Blinders as film is releasedThe Oscar-winning actor returns to play gangster Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man....
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🇺🇸 “YouTube Economics Are Challenging For Broadcasters,” BBC SaysThe BBC may have struck what it described as a landmark YouTube deal this year but it sees little commercial opportunity on the Google-owned behemoth....
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🇺🇸 BBC Says iPlayer Could Host Rival Broadcasters As Corporation Sets Out Charter Renewal Funding VisionThe BBC has suggested the radical idea of opening up its iPlayer platform to rival public broadcasters, as the corporation seeks to find new ways of c...
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🇺🇸 Brit Detective Series ‘Lovejoy’ Getting Reboot as ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Acquires Book Rights“Lovejoy” the hit BBC comedy-drama mystery series that ran from 1986 to 1994 and starred Ian McShane, is to return to screens. See-Saw Films, the Brit...
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🇺🇸 BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva Stepping DownBBC COO Leigh Tavaziva is stepping down from her role. The news — which she revealed in an internal email to staff — marks the third board-level execu...
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🇺🇸 BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva To Exit As Leadership Upheaval ContinuesEXCLUSIVE: Leigh Tavaziva, the BBC’s chief operating officer, is stepping down amid continued leadership upheaval at the UK national broadcaster. Per ...
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🇬🇧 TV tonight: Jonathan Ross handcuffs mismatched pairs in a bold new show<p>Couples are sent on a road trip around the UK with hopes of winning a big cash prize. Plus: the must-watch season finale of Industry. Here’s watch ...
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🇺🇸 AMC Lands U.K. Crime Drama ‘This City Is Ours’ From ‘The Crown’ Producer Left BankAMC Networks has acquired U.S. rights to U.K. crime drama “This City Is Ours” ahead of Sony Pictures Television’s London Showcase. The Liverpool-set s...
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🇺🇸 AMC+ Lands BBC Crime Family Series ‘This City Is Ours’EXCLUSIVE: AMC+ has landed U.S. rights to BBC crime drama This City is Ours. The deal is one of a number distributor Sony Pictures Television has stru...
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🇺🇸 “Biggest Initiative To Address Mental Health In Film & Television In A Generation” Unveiled At UK Charity EventManaging the impact of contributors, cast, and presenters on the people behind the camera was one of nine Principles for Mentally Healthy Productions ...
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🇺🇸 John Davidson: BBC Could Have “Worked Harder” To Stop N-Word Tourette’s Tic From AiringTourette’s campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC could have done more to stop his involuntary racial slur about the stars of Sinners from airing o...
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🇺🇸 ‘Doctor Foster’ Returning for a Third and Final Season With Suranne Jones
The hit BBC drama will film in and around Hertfordshire, England, later this spring....
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🇺🇸 ‘Doctor Foster’ Returning To BBC For Third & Final Season After Nearly 10 Years; Suranne Jones & Bertie Carvel Reprise RolesDoctor Foster is returning for a third and final season, nearly a decade after Season 2 debuted. Suranne Jones, Bertie Carvel and Tom Taylor are retur...
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🇺🇸 ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Criticizes Institutional Racism Behind BBC “Censoring” Akinola Davies Jr.’s BAFTA Speech But Airing Racist SlurMy Father’s Shadow lead Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù shared a lengthy statement on Instagram Monday evening, criticizing what he described as the institutional racism...
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🇺🇸 Banijay Rights Boards BBC Docuseries ‘The Clickbait Clinic With Stacey Dooley’ (EXCLUSIVE)As the London TV Screenings kick into high gear, Banijay Rights is set to bring to market upcoming BBC title “The Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley,...
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🇺🇸 Racial slur is shouted during BAFTAs while 'Sinners' actors are onstage
A racial slur was shouted during the BAFTAs while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage. A spokesperson for the BBC attributed the ou...
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🇺🇸 The BBC Apologizes for Racial Slur Outburst During BAFTAs, but Initially Let It Air Unedited on TV and Streaming
Despite instant fervor and publicity around the incident, the broadcaster neglected to cut the moment before it went to air, even with a two-hour tape...
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🇺🇸 BBC Removes BAFTA Film Awards From iPlayer After Leaving N-Word Outburst in Tape-Delayed BroadcastThe BBC has removed the BAFTA Film Awards from being available to stream on iPlayer after not cutting a racial slur from its tape-delayed broadcast on...
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🇺🇸 BBC Removes BAFTA Film Awards From iPlayer After Initially Failing To Cut N-Word From CeremonyThe BBC has removed from iPlayer the BAFTA Film Awards after initially failing to cut a racial slur involuntarily shouted by an audience member with T...
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🇺🇸 ‘Free Palestine’ Cut From BBC Broadcast of ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Director Akinola Davies Jr.’s BAFTAs SpeechAfter winning the BAFTA Film Award for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer, “My Father’s Shadow” helmer Akinola Davies Jr. end...
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🇺🇸 BAFTA and BBC Let the N-Word Air on Tape Delay — Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the Tourette’s Community and Viewers Deserve an ApologyThis cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audi...
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🇺🇸 BBC Greenlights Three New Dramas, Including Tudor-Set ‘1536,’ ‘Shy & Lola’ With Hayley Squires, Bel Powley
A third series, a British political thriller from 'Blue Lights' creators Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, was also confirmed Monday....
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🇺🇸 ‘Tall Tales & Murder’ With Aidan Gillen & Ella Lily Hyland Racks Up International SalesEXCLUSIVE: The first international pre-sales for RTÉ & BBC drama Tall Tales & Murder are in. Billed as a darkly funny crime caper, the much-anticipate...
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🇺🇸 BBC Apologizes For “Strong & Offensive Language” After Failing To Cut N-Word From BAFTA Film AwardsThe BBC has apologized after its coverage of the BAFTA Film Awards failed to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome. T...
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🇺🇸 BBC & A24’s ‘The Ministry Of Time’ To Roll Cameras Later This YearEXCLUSIVE: The BBC and A24 are set to roll cameras soon on their adaption of Kaliane Bradley’s hit novel The Ministry of Time. The show has gone quiet...
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🇺🇸 ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ & ‘Blue Lights’ Creators Making Investigative Journalism Thriller For BBCEXCLUSIVE: The in-demand creators of The Salisbury Poisonings and Blue Lights have landed on their next project, a political thriller about investigat...
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🇬🇧 Michael McIntyre plays ultimate prank on EastEnders superfanAmanda Grey's furniture, clothes and even members of her family made sneaky appearances on the soap....
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🇺🇸 Hillary Clinton alleges Epstein files "cover-up" by Trump administration
"There's something about this administration's attitude toward this, which I think really leads us to conclude they have something to hide," she told ...
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