TV presenters in stitches after it got the most laughs from the list of Britain's rudest place names. Brokenwind, in Aberdeenshire, had BBC News' Christian Fraser and Katty Kay doubled over as they delved into the hilarious rundown.
Future BBC could be subscription based, former culture secretary says
05.10.2020 - 17:41 / breakingnews.ie
A subscription-based BBC could be what the “future looks like”, the former UK culture secretary has said.
John Whittingdale, minister for media and data, told a conference that public service broadcasters must “adapt” to the changing TV landscape.
“One of the issues for debate, in the longer term, not the next year, is the funding,” he said.
“We have a model where the BBC is maintained by the licence fee.
“We’ve already begun to see evidence that people are questioning whether they need to pay
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19.10.2020 / 15:41
Adele and Stormzy Collaborator Fraser T Smith Talks Philosophical Project, Future Utopia: ‘It’s Good for People to Question’
Niall Doherty In late 2019, British producer and songwriter Fraser T Smith travelled to New Orleans to meet Albert Woodfox, the former Black Panther who spent over 40 years in solitary confinement.
dailyrecord.co.uk
12.10.2020 / 12:55
SNP MPs threaten to boycott BBC licence fee unless the broadcaster makes major changes
BBC is run in Scotland.The four politicians made five demands in an angry backlash at "editorial balance" going back to what they claim was bias in the independence referendum.A letter to the broadcaster and the UK Government was signed by Scotland's former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill and his Westminster colleagues Angus MacNeil, Douglas Chapman and Neale Hanvey.However, the letter, published in The National newspaper, quickly provoked a split in the party.
etcanada.com
09.10.2020 / 14:57
U2’s ‘Joshua Tree’ Tops BBC Radio 2 Poll Of The Best Albums Of The ’80s
Bono and friends are top of the pops.
variety.com
08.10.2020 / 11:19
BBC Three Nabs Lena Waithe’s BET Title ‘Twenties’ From ViacomCBS Ahead of Mipcom
Naman Ramachandran Lena Waithe’s single-camera comedy “Twenties” has found its U.K. home at BBC Three, where it will debut this fall.A key title in ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Distribution’s original scripted content slate, the show has also sold to New Zealand SVOD platform Neon where it streams this month.The British public service broadcaster has acquired exclusive U.K.
deadline.com
06.10.2020 / 20:25
Vue International Chief Tim Richards Says Chain Wants To Avoid “Nuclear Option” Of Temporarily Closing Cinemas
Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Vue International CEO and founder Tim Richards wants to avoid “the nuclear option” of temporarily closing his cinemas in the UK and other overseas markets amid recent shifts to the landscape.
variety.com
06.10.2020 / 17:35
Soumya Sriraman Exits BBC, ITV Streamer BritBox
Naman Ramachandran Soumya Sriraman, U.S. and Canada president and CEO of BBC Studios and ITV’s streaming service BritBox, will step down from her position at the end of October.New leadership will be announced in the coming weeks, the streamer said.Positioned as the streaming home for British television content, BritBox was set up in 2017 and now has more than 1.5 million subscribers.
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04.10.2020 / 10:23
New Top Gear series filmed during pandemic to make debut on BBC One
Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris will make their BBC One debut on Sunday as the new series of Top Gear begins.
msn.com
02.10.2020 / 20:06
Hilary Duff Says Becoming A Mother Helped Change Her Career For The Better, But Most Women Aren't So Lucky
Cosmopolitan UK, Hilary Duff spoke of how it helped her career immensely. Having been typecast as ‘Lizzie Maguire’ for so long, she found that becoming a mother helped push her image beyond the shy and clumsy teen we grew up watching.‘From age 21 to 25, before I became a mom, there was a lot of frustration,’ Duff explained.