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Political satire scoops hat-trick of awards
Friday, 26 March 2010
Political satire The Thick Of It scooped a hat-trick at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, it was announced today.
Saudi woman poet lashes out at clerics in 'Arabic Idol'
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Abu Dhabi judges praise courage of writer who dared to criticise hardliners
![John Simpson said 'in a big outfit like the BBC, right at the top or near the top, [there was] quite a lot of ageism'](http://web.archive.org/web/20100519210704im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00339/john-simpson_339028m.jpg "John Simpson said 'in a big outfit like the BBC, right at the top or near the top, [there was] quite a lot of ageism'")
BBC is not just ageist against women, says John Simpson
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
World affairs editor says discrimination comes from top of the Corporation
Election status of Channel 4 News is beyond debate
Monday, 22 March 2010
Jon Snow is taking the show on the road, spearheading a poky, provocative take on election coverage, reports Ian Burrell
Ashes deal will cause 'collapse of cricket'
Sunday, 21 March 2010
The government was warned last night that there could be a mass exodus of players from international cricket if the Ashes are screened on BBC Television.
Sport on TV: Davina insists on Big Sister role but Jimmy is just car-crash telly
Sunday, 21 March 2010
One of the joys of Sport Relief is watching pampered celebrities being taken out of their protective cocoon to perform challenges which strip away the make-up and leave them grimacing in pain.
6 Music: BBC blames slip-up for shooting down Archers
Friday, 19 March 2010
BBC presenter Shaun Keaveny turned his show over to The Archers theme today after a bungle meant listeners to the Radio 4 rural soap heard three minutes of rock tunes last night.
Ashcroft's lawyers silence 'Panorama'
Thursday, 18 March 2010
The BBC has shelved a Panorama documentary about the business affairs of the Tory billionaire Lord Ashcroft, because of a threat of legal action.
The evil that reality television contestants do
Thursday, 18 March 2010
If somebody told you to inflict a potentially fatal electric charge on an unseen victim, would you comply? A spoof French programme did just that – with shocking results
ITV reconsiders regional news cuts
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Archie Norman, the new chairman of ITV, is understood to be reconsidering the broadcaster's decision to dump regional news, as part of a wider strategic review of all the channel's activities.
I'd read the news naked, Sian Williams tells tax tribunal
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
BBC Breakfast host Sian Williams has claimed she would be happy to present her TV show naked - but her bosses would not let her.
Donal MacIntyre joins ITV London Tonight
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre is joining Katie Derham to co-anchor ITV London Tonight.
On the front line of news
Monday, 15 March 2010
Only one broadcaster has a full-time bureau in the hazardous Afghan province of Helmand. Ian Burrell reports on the unsung heroes of the BFBS
Evening Session to return... on 6 Music
Monday, 15 March 2010
The show that chronicled the birth of Britpop is back – for one night only
24: Is it all over for Jack?
Sunday, 14 March 2010
President Bush and his cronies were big fans – but rising costs and falling audiences may mean that time has finally run out for the TV thriller
Sport on TV: Nolan brothers' neigh-sayers leave us feeling a little hoarse
Sunday, 14 March 2010
You don't often hear it straight from the horse's mouth. Normally Clare Balding is in the way, getting it straight from a jockey's mouth even if there's barely a tooth on show. But she's busy with our other four-footed friends on More 4's Crufts coverage. On Race Horses (BBC4, Thursday) and Barbados at the Races (BBC4, Tuesday), both produced by Cutting Edge, it was a case of four legs better than two.
Radiation murder libel payout for Berezovsky
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The Russian businessman sued over claims on a Russian TV broadcast about the radiation poisoning murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
Heads must roll at the BBC, says Geldof after Ethiopia aid report
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Furious Band Aid founder calls for director of World Service to be dismissed
TV licence fee to increase to £145 from 1 April
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The cost of the BBC licence fee will increase by 2 per cent to £145.50 from 1 April. This year's rise from £142.50 for the colour licence is part of a six-year BBC funding settlement agreed in 2007.
BBC Trust chief accuses Sky of misrepresentation
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Ian Burrell: Sir Michael Lyons said Sky’s claims to be in jeopardy from the size of the BBC were simply not credible
Tally ho: why Hunt has the scent of BBC blood in his nostrils
Monday, 8 March 2010
The Shadow Culture Secretary details his plans to transform the media landscape.
Davies puts himself in the firing line
Monday, 8 March 2010
Proposals to change broadcasting rights for major British sports events have been met with fury from the bodies concerned. Donald Trelford looks at why
Tories would curtail BBC boss's power
Monday, 8 March 2010
Mark Thompson's powers must be reined in, says shadow Culture Secretary
Saturday Kitchen Live rapped over swearing incident
Monday, 8 March 2010
Popular TV show Saturday Kitchen Live has been rapped by the broadcasting watchdog after a guest chef swore while attempting to cook an omelette.
Etchingham on God, glamour and the joys of live TV news
Sunday, 7 March 2010
The News at Ten anchor tells Matthew Bell that 20 years' of journalism belie her 'autocutie' tag
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