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EXCLUSIVE: BritBox International is operating “autonomously” and free of “creative pressure” from the BBC, according to its president, who branded the streamer “the best route to market for British TV outside of the UK.” Robert Schildhouse was speaking to Deadline for the first time since being promot…

The BBC presenter who conducted an engagement interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has said she was left perplexed after the Duchess of Sussex described it as an “orchestrated reality show.” Mishal Husain, one of the BBC’s most respected news anchors, said she was unsure what to make of…

Huw Edwards took home his biggest pay packet since 2019 during his final year at the BBC, despite the newsreader being off-air for eight months amid a misconduct scandal. The BBC’s annual report revealed that Edwards was paid as much as £480,000 ($620,000) in the 12 months to the end of March 2024…

The boss of the BBC has apologized for the Strictly Come Dancing scandal, saying “with the benefit of hindsight we should have done more” but positing that this year’s contestants are “itching to get going.” Tim Davie was asked mounds of questions by journalists about the scandal, the current review…

The BBC will lay off 500 more staff by March 2026 as its annual report paints a worrying financial picture including a near-doubling of its deficit to almost £500M ($646M). BBC headcount has fallen by 2,000 – or 10% – over the past five years, the corporation said, and a further 500 net public…

Publication of the BBC’s probe into former DJ Tim Westwood has been delayed again due to the ongoing police investigation, the corporation has revealed. The BBC ordered its own investigation almost two years ago and at that point said it was expected to take six months and would be published in full…

For traditional TV networks, the summer Olympics in Paris feels at something of a crossroads. As hoards of sports fans descend on the French capital and camera crews ready themselves for what will undoubtedly be their most intense three-week period of the year, industry observers and folks from the…

James Corden has shared that he has finished writing the script for the final episode of UK comedy Gavin and Stacey. Corden, who co-writes the show with Ruth Jones – both also star in the BBC show – told Virgin Radio the script had been finished "a while back" but had to be cut down to size. He…

Sunday in the UK has brought another quiver of bad headlines for the BBC's beleaguered dance show Strictly Come Dancing, mothership of 60 spin-off versions across the world including the US's Dancing With the Stars, previously the broadcaster's jewel in its entertainment crown, and otherwise expected to…

Strictly Come Dancing's bad week of PR just got a bit worse, with one of the show's most popular judges now being investigated for a remark he made while working as a dancer on the show. One of the UK's most popular TV entertainment shows with versions in more than 60 territories around the world, Str…

Strictly Come Dancing enjoys a unique status on British television. The beloved BBC show has been woven into the fabric of the nation for 20 years, with a peerless record in gathering families on the sofa and delivering a sequin-embroidered burst of light and energy as nights draw in for winter. It…

EXCLUSIVE: Conversations over the tightening of protocols on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars are taking place in the wake of this week’s Strictly Come Dancing scandal, Deadline has been told. A spokesman for BBC Studios said “new measures being introduced in the UK” will contribute to an “ongoing…