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Licence fee-paying public must be ‘heard and seen’ in consultation – BBC boss

The forthcoming consultation into the future funding of the BBC should ensure the licence fee-paying public is “heard and seen” and outline a “clear set of principles” for the broadcaster, its director-general has said. Tim Davie told the Lords ...

23 May 2022 at 18:02

Record numbers tune into BBC coverage of Ukraine war, broadcaster says

BBC Director-General Tim Davie has said the BBC is “performing an indispensable role delivering impartial news around the world” as record numbers tune in to Ukraine coverage. During the first week of the conflict, an estimated 280 million ...

30 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Full in-tray of challenges to greet Deborah Turness as new BBC News boss

As chief executive of ITN and president of American news channel NBC News, Deborah Turness tackled issues including the digitisation of newsrooms and the pressures of the pandemic. However, she faces a full in-tray when she takes over ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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Music organisations share ‘grave concerns’ over future of BBC Introducing

A collection of music organisations have shared their “grave concerns” with the BBC over the future of the broadcaster’s platform to support up and coming musical talent, BBC Introducing. In a letter to the BBC’s chairman, Richard ...

17 Jan 2023 at 18:46

BBC chairman Richard Sharp says broadcaster ‘fighting against its liberal bias’

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has said the broadcaster “does have a liberal bias” but that “the institution is fighting against it”. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the former Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan banker said the BBC ...

04 Dec 2022 at 12:20

BBC bosses pledge to ‘make strong case’ to Government amid axing of licence fee

BBC bosses have pledged to “continue to make a strong case to the Government for investing” in the corporation after the licence fee came under fire. In a message sent to staff, director-general Tim Davie and chairman Richard ...

17 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Leading British Jews call for meeting with Guardian editor over cartoon

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called for an “urgent” meeting with the editor-in-chief of The Guardian over the use of “antisemitic tropes” in a cartoon about Richard Sharp. The newspaper removed the drawing by ...

30 Apr 2023 at 21:55

‘Richard Sharp lost the dressing room at the BBC’ – media react to resignation

The media industry has reacted to the resignation of Richard Sharp as the chair of the BBC. The former Tory donor, 67, was found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose he played a role in getting then-prime ...

28 Apr 2023 at 12:43

Next appointment process must restore trust in BBC, Sunak warned

Rishi Sunak is facing calls to make the process of appointing Richard Sharp’s successor as BBC chairman more transparent. Mr Sharp’s decision to stand down came after Adam Heppinstall KC’s review found the former ...

28 Apr 2023 at 12:26

Who could replace Richard Sharp as chairman of the BBC?

Who could replace Richard Sharp as chair of the BBC?

The resignation of Richard Sharp as BBC chairman leaves a void at the top of the corporation at a time when it faces pressure on different fronts. The ex-banker formally succeeded Sir David Clementi in early ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:43

Richard Sharp: What has the row been all about?

Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after becoming embroiled in a cronyism row. The former Goldman Sachs banker, 67, announced on Friday morning that he will stand down at the end of June after the ...

28 Apr 2023 at 11:22

‘No concerns’ about Richard Sharp’s integrity while he was BBC chairman – review

There were “no concerns” about Richard Sharp’s integrity while he was BBC chairman, a BBC conflicts of interest review commissioned after he was embroiled in a cronyism row involving Boris Johnson has ...

11 May 2023 at 13:33

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