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Mark Thompson was approached about return to BBC as director general

Former chief was sounded out about applying for his old job but said he was committed to CNN, it is understood

The Guardian - UK

The BBC’s proposal to switch off Freeview is a threat to its universal service

Letter: Forcing households to buy broadband to access BBC television channels after 2034 would exclude poorer viewers, writes Christy Swords

The Guardian - UK

BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies as interim director general

BBC’s director of nations will take over Tim Davie’s role while corporation seeks permanent replacement

The Guardian - UK

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BBC names interim director-general after Tim Davie’s resignation

Rhodri Talfan Davies will take over after Mr Davie steps down from the top job this April

The Independent UK

Rhodri Talfan Davies confirmed as interim BBC director-general

He is currently the director of nations.

Evening Standard

BBC considers using iPlayer to catch out licence fee dodgers

Last year over £500m was lost due to licence fee evasion

The Independent UK

The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television – 100 years later they’re almost invisible

On the evening of January 26 1926, members of the Royal Institution and other guests climbed three flights of draughty stairs to a tiny workshop in Soho’s Frith Street. They were there to witness the first public presentation of what inventor John Logie Baird called “true television”. A hundred years…

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BBC boss sounds alarm over licence fee as evasion hits record levels

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The Independent UK

BBC will be in ‘profound jeopardy’ without funding change, director-general says

Tim Davie has backed calls for the licence fee system to be overhauled

The Independent UK

BBC faces ‘profound jeopardy’ without funding overhaul, Tim Davie says

Exclusive: Outgoing director general indicates support for update to licence-fee model as part of wider changes

The Guardian - UK

BBC announces landmark deal to make bespoke content for YouTube

Agreement a milestone for British television as broadcaster teams up with world’s biggest video platform

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

The Independent UK

Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘should be spending double’ on BBC World Service, says Tim Davie

The outgoing BBC director-general was quizzed by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Why Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit against the BBC is doomed to fail

The BBC is accused of misleading viewers by editing a speech Donald Trump delivered on 6 January 2021

Evening Standard

Donald Trump sues BBC for up to £7.5bn over Panorama speech edit

The US president’s lawyers argue part of the documentary was ‘false and defamatory’.

Evening Standard

BBC chairman Samir Shah says Tim Davie had board’s ‘unanimous’ support

In a letter in response to a Culture, Media And Sport Committee evidence session, he said Mr Davie had been an ‘outstanding’ director-general.

Evening Standard

BBC staff required to complete anti-discrimination training

The director-general Tim Davie emailed staff on Thursday stating they have to complete training modules on antisemitism and islamophobia.

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Evening Standard

Gary Lineker on building his podcast empire, being single and what he really thinks about the BBC

If you thought it was all over for Gary Lineker after he quit the Beeb, think again — the podcast king is now a bona fide media mogul who we are going to hear a whole lot more of in 2026

Evening Standard

Gary Lineker says BBC has 'tied themselves up in knots' over impartiality rules amid Trump edit row

The former Match of the Day presenter, who left the BBC in May after 26 years, reflected on the corporation’s struggles in a new interview with the London Standard

Evening Standard

Number of complaints about BBC to watchdog decreased in year to March – report

The report comes at a time of ‘significant crisis’ for the BBC, Ofcom said.

Evening Standard

Head of culture select committee advises against replacing BBC chairman

It comes after director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned in the wake of controversy over an edited speech.

The Guardian - UK

Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says

Mark Damazer says over-assertive board and executives feeling ‘embattled’ played into departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness

The Independent UK

Banerji criticises BBC board over resignations of Davie and Turness

Shumeet Banerji published his full letter of resignation on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

BBC has shown ‘leak and launch’ tactics work to destabilise it, ex-board member says

Shumeet Banerji says Turness was forced out without allowing reasoned discussion between board members

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