Culture secretary confirms fee will remain at £159 until 2024, but softens stance on its permanent abolitionThe culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, has confirmed that the BBC’s funding will be frozen for the next two years – but has softened her stance …
Jon Snow’s exit marks the end of an era of TV news big beasts
Falling ratings for primetime news suggest the days when presenters were household names are drawing to a closeIt has been one of the paradoxes of the year: as TV viewers continue to hunger for updates on the pandemic – the biggest story since the seco…
Chris Cuomo fired by CNN for helping brother Andrew fight sexual misconduct charges
Primetime anchor was suspended on TuesdayNetwork says ‘additional information’ has come to lightCNN has fired the primetime anchor Chris Cuomo for trying to help his brother, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, fight accusations of sexual miscon…
BBC’s George Alagiah to take break from TV after cancer spread
Newsreader’s agent says he will have chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is ‘determined to come back’The newsreader George Alagiah is to take a break from his presenting duties at the BBC as he deals with “a further spread of cancer”, his agent has said….
Jeremy Vine ‘unnerved’ after anti-vaccine protesters target his home
Television presenter says group ‘angry’ at BBC reporting on Covid vaccines tried to serve him ‘anti-vaxx writ’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTelevision presenter Jeremy Vine has said he was “unnerved” after anti-vaccine pro…
Jodie Comer: ‘I’ve had to know my own worth. ’Cos there’ll always be someone to question that’
From Killing Eve’s assassin to Help’s broken care worker, the home-grown superstar has proved she can do anything. As she hits Hollywood, can she keep it real?Fist bump? Quick, slappy handshake? Standoffish salute? After a brief hesitation, the actor J…
Warnings distinctly British children’s TV could vanish if subsidy ends
Government weighing whether to continue fund that covers costs of kids’ shows for public service broadcastersBritish children could miss out on the next Peppa Pig or Bob the Builder if the government decides to stop subsidising television shows for you…
BBC payout for designer ‘scapegoated’ over Bashir’s Diana interview
Matt Wiessler receives substantial compensation after he was made ‘fall guy’ following Panorama scandalA graphic designer has received a substantial financial settlement from the BBC after he was made the “fall guy” for Martin Bashir’s decision to use …
The Swarm: German TV adapts hit sci-fi novel in English
Broadcaster ZDF targets international sales and will dub eight-part series for domestic audienceIt topped Germany’s list of bestselling novels for eight months, and to great local excitement Frank Schätzing’s science-fiction page-turner Der Schwarm is …
BBC staffed by people ‘whose mum and dad worked there’, says Nadine Dorries
Culture secretary attacks ‘nepotism’ and ‘groupthink’ at broadcaster in interview at Tory conferenceAll the latest from the Tory conference – liveNadine Dorries has labelled the BBC an institution riven by bias and staffed by people “whose mum and dad …