All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 51
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NewsRoss could still get money from BBC
Jonathan Ross may still receive money from the BBC for the three months of his suspension.
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NewsLyons defends BBC's right to take risks
BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons has pledged not to wade into editorial decisions about provocative output and has defended the corporation's right to take risks.
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NewsBBC Staff: Edgy comedy at risk after 'Sachsgate'
Edgy comedy could be sacrificed amid an “atmosphere of fear” at the BBC following Sachsgate, staff at the corporation have warned.
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NewsBBC still silent over 'Sachsgate' cause
Confusion has continued to cloud the ‘Sachsgate' phone prank row this morning, with the BBC remaining silent on how the offending incident was allowed to air.
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NewsBBC Trust: tighten editorial controls
The BBC Trust has called on the BBC to toughen up its editorial controls and demanded that it offers an on-air apology to licence fee payers for the prank phone call scandal involving Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
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NewsRoss suspended for 12 weeks
The BBC has suspended Jonathan Ross for 12 weeks without pay - but warned that the consequences for managers will be “more serious”.
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NewsLesley Douglas resigns
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has resigned from the corporation saying she believes it is “right that [she] takes responsibility” for ‘Sachsgate'.
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NewsComplaints top 35,000 but start to slow
The number of complaints flooding into the BBC over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank call has reached 35,700 but has finally started to slow.
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NewsBBC pulls Buzzcocks tonight
The BBC has cancelled the broadcast of tonight's planned edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks because it featured disgraced comedian Russell Brand.
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NewsBBC braces itself for Trust verdict
BBC executives are bracing themselves for the BBC Trust's verdict on Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand after a gruelling three-hour emergency meeting.
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NewsHuntingford joins Boomerang Plus
Cardiff-based indie Boomerang Plus has appointed former Chrysalis Group chairman Richard Huntingford as a non-executive chairman.
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NewsBBC1 goes for Speed instead of Ross
The BBC has scheduled the Keanu Reeves film Speed in place of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tomorrow evening - as the number of complaints about Ross' and Russell Brand's obscene prank phone call reached 30,500.
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NewsBlumenfeld joins ITVP
Amaze TV has ceased trading and its boss Remy Blumenfeld is joining ITV Productions as the head of a newly formed global formats team.
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NewsToo little, too late, say angry BBC staff
BBC staff are furious at how the corporation has handled the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand prank call row, claiming that once again it has done too little, too late.
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NewsWriter claims BBC stole sitcom idea
A row has erupted over BBC sitcom In My Country after comedy writer Jim Miller claimed the corporation stole his idea.
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NewsNew programme director for RDF
RDF Television has poached the controller behind ITV Productions' Come Dine with Me and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as director of programmes.
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NewsBrand Ross complaint numbers rocket
More than 27,000 people have now complained to the BBC about the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank.
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NewsMTV UK considers axing in-house production unit
MTV Networks UK & Ireland is considering axing its in-house production unit and outsourcing all its British-made content.
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Horse story saddles up for Storyville
The BBC is to offer a horse's eye view of the Irish national hunt in a documentary for the Storyville strand.
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NewsBBC suspends Ross and Brand
BBC director general Mark Thompson has suspended Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand over their “offensive” prank call and vowed to “satisfy” licence fee payers that “appropriate action” will be taken.