BBC Studios Nordic Production has announced three leadership appointments in Denmark and Norway, reinforcing its commitment to local talent and growth across the region. In Denmark, Jens Villebro, currently Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Managing Director for Denmark, effective from the December 1st. Villebro will continue in his position as Nordic COO alongside Chief […]

The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for airing a Panorama episode that edited parts of a Trump speech together so he appeared to explicitly encouraged rioting – but the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation. “Lawyers for the BBC have written to President Trump’s legal team in response to a letter […]

BBC Cymru Wales has agreed a free-to-air rights for three Welsh BKT United Rugby Championship matches over the festive period in partnership with Premier Sports. Scrum V Live will broadcast the live matches of Cardiff vs Scarlets on December 19th (KO 7.45pm), Cardiff vs Dragons on December 26th (KO 3pm) and Ospreys vs Cardiff on […]

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session with members of the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee – BBC Chair Samir Shah and BBC board members Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson. The hearing is likely to take place in the next few weeks, with […]

BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have resigned after controversy over a documentary edit pertaining to US President Donald Trump. It comes after The Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo suggesting Panorama edited two parts of Trump’s speech together so he appeared to explicitly encourage the […]

Who will be the new DG of the BBC? It is hardly the most attractive job just now – there’s little upside reputationally or financially. However, they will not be short of candidates; the prospect of being a high-profile saviour – the $64 million question being what does it need saving from? – will bring […]

The BBC’s debut episode of The Celebrity Traitors is now the biggest unscripted title on Broadcaster VoD ever. Episode 1 is the biggest single episode on TV so far this year with 14.8 million views (28 days) and The Celebrity Traitors has now become the biggest Unscripted title across the entire market in the UK […]

BBC Children in Need has announced that their iconic mascot, Pudsey, will be brought to life in a 25 minute on-screen animation, created for CBeebies and coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this December. Pudsey and the Thread of Hope,  a story by Tom Fletcher, follows Jai, a young boy navigating grief after the […]

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has written to BBC Chair Samir Shah to ask what action is being taken over concerns raised by a former adviser to the corporation’s editorial standards body. The letter asks for the Committee to be provided with the full report previously provided to […]