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Investigations for Deadline. Former The Times media correspondent. Email: [email protected]
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Honestly, same
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đź‘Š
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Iconic. Honestly one of the great moments in our recent history.
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Haha, indeed! But thank you
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Sorry you're off, but look forward to hearing more about the next job. B2B journalism is king!
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It's not just silence. Two sources tell me that senior figures on BBC Breakfast have in recent days been downplaying the seriousness of a complaint upheld against editor Richard Frediani last year, when a woman accused him of physically shaking her.
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Deadline revealed in March how Frediani was the subject of at least two BBC misconduct complaints, including one from a woman who had her grievance upheld after claiming that the Breakfast editor physically shook her during a newsroom exchange last year. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...
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Thanks Robin!
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Update: Following my story above, YouTube yanked ad revenue from a couple of big boy fake movie trailer channels. YouTube declined to answer a bunch of other questions about how its algorithm boosts these AI-heavy knockoffs ahead of official trailers. deadline.com/2025/03/yout...
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The Goopiverse
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Thank you for sharing!
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Agree, the craft here is totally fascinating! Thanks for sharing the piece.
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Jack did actually lament comedy also being a victim. He asked if Dad's Army or Only Fools would be made in current climate.
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Perhaps, but the Beeb no longer has a monopoly on these stories
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Yes, I think that's a legitimate concern here. The UK govt has already said it has "no plans" to introduce a levy, though ministers have been open to discussions about the idea.
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There's no way it would not have hit the same on Prime Video
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Yes, absolutely true
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An interesting nugget from Jack Thorne: Adolescence was originally developed for Amazon Prime Video.
Can you imagine the inquest going on over there as the series has become the most-watched show on Netflix in 71 countries? deadline.com/2025/03/adol...
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We revealed earlier this week that the four seasoned BBC News channel presenters were in talks to settle. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...
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The BEST kind of mischief
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Love this
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Culture committee chair Caroline Dinenage said the claims about Frediani are “deeply disappointing and frustrating,” and part of a “conveyor belt of unacceptable behaviour." She said the FOI figures suggest the BBC is failing to take misconduct seriously. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...
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Figures obtained under FOI raise questions about the BBC's "zero tolerance" position after a wave of power abuse scandals. The BBC only meted out punishment in around a third of cases where bullying, harassment and sexual harassment complaints were upheld. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...
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Richard Frediani has faced bullying and misconduct claims, but his influence has grown. He was handed News at One soon after the BBC upheld a complaint about the alleged shaking incident. Our story reflects on disquiet behind Breakfast’s famous red sofa. deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-...
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Davie cautioned against giving Westood a final warning in April 2010 after a complaint regarding the DJ's on-air sexual innuendo about “red velvet cake.”
Davie told the barrister review that the threat of firing Westwood could have been "disproportionate" to his remarks.
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A subplot of the Tim Westwood review: how clean is Tim Davie? The BBC director general headed up radio for 4 years of Westwood's era.
Today's barrister review says Davie had "very limited involvement with Westwood or issues relating to him," but there was one nugget (cont.)...