BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva has told staff she will step down in September. Tavaziva is the third board-level executive to depart in recent months, following the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and BBC News boss Deborah Turness late in 2025. Tavaziva told colleagues: “After five brilliant years, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on […]
As widely expected, the BBC has confirmed it will file a motion to dismiss US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over how a speech of his was edited in a Panorama documentary. Trump filed a $5 billion (€4.2bn) lawsuit in a Florida court in last year, accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons will hold a scrutiny session on the BBC World Service at 10am on Thursday January 8th 2026, taking evidence from senior BBC officials including outgoing BBC Director General Tim Davie. The World Service’s budget (£358 million [€430m] in 2025-26) has fallen by 21 per […]
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has launched the once-in-a-decade review of the BBC’s Royal Charter with the aim of bolstering trust in the broadcaster and putting it on a sustainable financial footing. As part of the Charter renewal process, the Government is considering options to ensure the BBC is sustainably funded for decades to come, […]
The BBC has announced that Bérangère Michel has been appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bérangère brings experience from her 16-year career at the John Lewis Partnership, where she held senior roles including CFO, Customer Service Executive Director, Operations Director and Finance & Strategy Director. Prior to that, Bérangère spent 11 […]
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 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 has published the results of what it calls its “biggest ever listening exercise” revealing “resounding support” for its ethos. The Our BBC, Our Future questionnaire, launched in March, received 872,701 responses, with people from across the UK sharing their views on the organisation and its future. The results will play a central part […]
The RTS Cambridge Convention, an annual event hosted by the Royal Television Society, is taking place this week [September 17th-18th] at King’s College, Cambridge, bringing together senior figures from the global television and media industry to discuss and set the agenda for the future of media, addressing critical topics like AI’s impact and new content […]