All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 115
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NewsTim Davie tackles staff concerns over BBC crisis
Tim Davie addressed all BBC staff for the first time today as he embarks on a tour of the country to “get a grip” on the crisis engulfing the corporation.
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NewsITV dodges grilling over This Morning stunt
ITV executives have avoided being questioned by MPs over Phillip Schofield’s paedophile list stunt on This Morning.
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RatingsLast Tango in Halifax takes to floor with 6.16m
BBC1’s romantic drama Last Tango in Halifax got off to a strong start - as Chelsea’s Champions League hopes were left on a knife edge in front of 3.75m viewers.
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NewsDavie and Patten summoned by culture committee
Acting BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten are to be grilled by MPs next week over the crisis at the corporation.
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NewsBBC told to improve financial reporting by NAO
The BBC must improve its financial reporting systems to tackle the budget cuts resulting from the 2010 licence fee settlement, according to a review.
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NewsFamily question review into BBC reporter's death
The family of Russell Joslin, a BBC journalist believed to have committed suicide, have joined a chorus of concerns about the corporation’s internal review into his death.
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RatingsStephen Fry: Gadget Man boots up more than 2m
Stephen Fry’s exploration of cutting edge technology booted up with a strong start for Channel 4 - beating BBC1’s Panorama.
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NewsMPs to grill BBC execs on George Entwistle’s payoff
The BBC is set to be grilled by MPs over George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout and its engagement of freelancers through personal service companies.
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NewsTim Davie appeals for information about "inappropriate behaviour"
Acting BBC director general Tim Davie has appealed to current and former staff to assist police with the Jimmy Savile investigation and blow the whistle on any other “inappropriate behaviour” relating to the corporation.
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RatingsSecret of Crickley Hall spooks 5.3m
BBC1’s new supernatural drama The Secret of Crickley Hall got off to a below par start on Sunday - as the live bushtucker trial helped I’m a Celebrity.. to its second biggest audience of the series.
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NewsBBC journalists balloted over strike action
BBC journalists are to be balloted over whether to strike over compulsory job cuts and redeployment plans across four news services.
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RatingsChildren in Need hits six-year low
Children in Need pulled in its lowest audience in six years for BBC1, despite raising a record £26.8m.
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RatingsGreat Continental Railway Journeys topples Hunted
Michael Portillo’s Great Continental Railway Journeys steamed ahead of axed drama Hunted – as EastEnders pulled in its lowest BBC1 audience in more than a year.
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NewsOfcom admits to local TV gaffe
Ofcom has taken back recently awarded local TV licences in Nottingham and Sheffield after it discovered “small errors” in its procedures.
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NewsBBC1 takes Talpa comedy panel show to series
David Walliams, Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan are to star in a BBC1 Saturday night comedy entertainment show about patriotic knowledge.
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NewsBBC pays Lord McAlpine £185,000 over child abuse claims
The BBC has agreed to pay Lord McAlpine £185,000 in damages after Newsnight wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsBBC4 pulls TOTP repeat after Dave Lee Travis arrest
BBC4 has pulled a re-run of Top of the Pops from 1977 following the arrest of former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis today.
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NewsMcAlpine: 'My reputation can’t be repaired'
Lord McAlpine has said that his reputation “can’t be repaired” after a Newsnight report wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsCaroline Thomson resurfaces to chair Digital UK
Former BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has been appointed chair of Digital UK and will oversee its merger with Freeview EPG operator DMOL.
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RatingsThe Hour returns to record low ratings
The Hour returned to BBC2 with its lowest audience on record - as England’s defeat in Stockholm took the primetime honours.