All Broadcasters articles – Page 856
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CommentBBC must rebuild ethically
The BBC is suffering from weak governance and unethical behaviour, says John Burbidge-King
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NewsC4 head of comedy contenders emerge
Comedy executives from the BBC and leading production companies are vying for the head of comedy role at Channel 4, it has emerged.
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NewsBroadcast backs Fast Train North
Broadcast is backing a series of Twitter workshops at the forthcoming Fast Train North event.
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NewsFran Unsworth bids to plug press leaks
Fran Unsworth, the acting director of BBC News, has warned staff off leaking internal developments to the press and social networking websites as the corporation bids to restore public trust.
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News4Creative wins gold at Promax
4Creative/Channel 4 scooped the Channel of the Year award at the 2012 Promax Awards as part of a 27-award haul.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest to launch Crossover Market
Sheffield Doc/Fest is to spin-off its MeetMarket service for multiplatform projects and offering indies tailor-made meetings with funders in 2013.
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NewsC5 hires head of programmes
Former Channel 5 exec Ben Frow is returning to the broadcaster to become its director of programmes.
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NewsTOWIE goes live for Xmas
The Only Way is Essex is going live for a Christmas special which will air at the start of December on ITV2.
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NewsNewsnight report: 'Basic journalistic checks not completed'
The BBC has begun disciplinary action against staff involved in Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report after an internal inquiry found that journalists failed to carry out “basic” checks.
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NewsNAO to question Entwistle’s £450,000 payoff
The National Audit Office has confirmed that it will discuss George Entwistle’s £450,000 payoff with the BBC Trust in light of increased political disquiet about the severance deal.
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NewsActing head of vision rallies staff
Acting head of vision Roger Mosey has rallied BBC Vision staff and defended public service broadcasting, saying the weekend’s developments “have been awful to watch” in an email.
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NewsDavie blames 'fuzzy decision making' for Newsnight report
Tim Davie, the acting BBC director general, has blamed Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report on “fuzzy decision-making” within the corporation’s news division.
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NewsBBC in flux: temporary roles and changing faces
In the wake of George Entwistle’s resignation, see Broadcast’s at-a-glance guide to who’s doing what at the BBC.
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NewsEntwistle' departure: politicians, commentators and BBC staff react
More reaction to the unfolding events at the BBC
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NewsCulture secretary questions Entwistle’s £450,000 payout
Political pressure is mounting on the BBC over George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout after culture secretary Maria Miller said it was “tough to justify”.
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NewsBBC changes News management
BBC director of news Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell have “stepped aside” in the wake of Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report and pending the results of the Pollard review.
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NewsPatten: new DG will be appointed ‘within weeks’
Lord Patten has promised that a new BBC director general will be in place in the next “few weeks” and will be tasked with launching a “radical structural overhaul” of the corporation.
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CommentThe BBC's darkest weekend
The BBC has just endured the darkest weekend in its history following the shock resignation of director general George Entwistle.
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NewsBBC director general George Entwistle resigns
George Entwistle has dramatically resigned his post as director general of the BBC after Newsnight wrongly implicated former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine in child abuse allegations.