Channel 4 News has landed a major coup in booking Prince Andrew interviewer Emily Maitlis to head up its general election coverage.
Maitlis, who was portrayed by Gillian Anderson in Netflix movie Scoop about the notorious interview, will present alongside regular helmer Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
Channel 4 News has focused on Britain’s biggest podcasts by booking Maitlis, who co-hosts smash hit The News Agents, along with landing Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, who present the popular Rest is Politics pod, as contributors.
The pair will bring “inimitable analysis,” according to Channel 4. The “eclectic line-up” will also feature some of the cast of Gogglebox, the network’s second most popular show. Cathy Newman will present from campaign HQs for the ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties. Sports presenter CLare Balding will front the data coverage.
“Delighted to be involved with this election night and it’s brilliant cast of people,” said Maitlis.
Maitlis, who was portrayed by Gillian Anderson in Netflix movie Scoop about the notorious interview, will present alongside regular helmer Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
Channel 4 News has focused on Britain’s biggest podcasts by booking Maitlis, who co-hosts smash hit The News Agents, along with landing Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, who present the popular Rest is Politics pod, as contributors.
The pair will bring “inimitable analysis,” according to Channel 4. The “eclectic line-up” will also feature some of the cast of Gogglebox, the network’s second most popular show. Cathy Newman will present from campaign HQs for the ruling Conservative and opposition Labour parties. Sports presenter CLare Balding will front the data coverage.
“Delighted to be involved with this election night and it’s brilliant cast of people,” said Maitlis.
- 4/22/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don’t live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, the former BBC presenters who now host podcast The News Agents – USA.
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel beat the UK’s major news networks in gaining access to Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday. They entered Donald Trump’s Florida estate with a simple ambition to test the mood inside the ex-president’s camp, but ended up being told to “f*** off” by one of his most fanatical supporters.
Maitlis, the former BBC journalist immortalized by Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s Scoop, was probing Marjorie Taylor Greene...
- 4/10/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s “Scoop” is inspired by the real events behind the bold efforts of “Newsnight” booker Sam McAlister to secure an interview with Prince Andrew amidst the fallout he felt from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It traces the admirable behind-the-scenes teamwork of McAlister, journalist and interviewer Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson), editor Esme Wren (Romola Garai), producer Stewart Maclean (Richard Goulding) and ultimate fact-checker Freddy (Jordan Kouamé), as well as photographer Jae Donnolly (Connor Swindells).
High stakes, adrenaline and twists and turns make “Scoop” a compelling watch, in addition to the star-stacked cast that portrays all the real-life players.
Here are the cast and characters of “Scoop” on Netflix:
(Netflix/BBC)
Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson)
Emily Maitlis worked for “Newsnight” and the BBC for years before leaving the network to work on “The New Agents” podcast with Jon Sopel. When she isn’t conducting measured interviews, she...
It traces the admirable behind-the-scenes teamwork of McAlister, journalist and interviewer Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson), editor Esme Wren (Romola Garai), producer Stewart Maclean (Richard Goulding) and ultimate fact-checker Freddy (Jordan Kouamé), as well as photographer Jae Donnolly (Connor Swindells).
High stakes, adrenaline and twists and turns make “Scoop” a compelling watch, in addition to the star-stacked cast that portrays all the real-life players.
Here are the cast and characters of “Scoop” on Netflix:
(Netflix/BBC)
Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson)
Emily Maitlis worked for “Newsnight” and the BBC for years before leaving the network to work on “The New Agents” podcast with Jon Sopel. When she isn’t conducting measured interviews, she...
- 4/5/2024
- by Dessi Gomez, Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The News Agents has parted ways with the company that helped make the show one of the most popular podcasts in the UK.
Deadline understands that Dino Sofos’ production outfit Persephonica is no longer involved in making The News Agents following a behind-the-scenes split on the show owned by UK audio giant Global.
Dubbed the “Prince of podcasts,” Sofos helped lure Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, and Lewis Goodall away from their BBC presenting roles to the world of daily podcasting in 2022.
He was central to The News Agents‘ launch and heavily involved in establishing the podcast, but sources said he has not been involved in the show’s day-to-day running for some time.
The changes became formal this month, with Persephonica no longer the official production partner of The News Agents. The company’s credit has not appeared on episodes this week.
People familiar with the matter said there...
Deadline understands that Dino Sofos’ production outfit Persephonica is no longer involved in making The News Agents following a behind-the-scenes split on the show owned by UK audio giant Global.
Dubbed the “Prince of podcasts,” Sofos helped lure Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, and Lewis Goodall away from their BBC presenting roles to the world of daily podcasting in 2022.
He was central to The News Agents‘ launch and heavily involved in establishing the podcast, but sources said he has not been involved in the show’s day-to-day running for some time.
The changes became formal this month, with Persephonica no longer the official production partner of The News Agents. The company’s credit has not appeared on episodes this week.
People familiar with the matter said there...
- 4/5/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Zucker did not hold back today in taking on some of Britain’s biggest media stalwarts as RedBird Imi pushes on with its bid to buy The Telegraph and Spectator publications.
Speaking to The News Agents podcast, the former CNN boss hit out at Andrew Neil, chair of The Spectator, and Paul Marshall, co-owner of right-leaning news network Gb News, who has made a rival bid for The Tele.
Zucker blasted Gb News founder Neil as “quite the hypocrite” after alleging that Neil had been interested in becoming chair of a combined Editorial Trust Board for The Telegraph and Spectator, which RedBird Imi turned down.
“And ever since that day, he’s been one of our most vocal critics,” Zucker said. “And I think that says all you need to know about Andrew Neil. And since I am sure that he’s going to deny this and pretend that didn’t happen,...
Speaking to The News Agents podcast, the former CNN boss hit out at Andrew Neil, chair of The Spectator, and Paul Marshall, co-owner of right-leaning news network Gb News, who has made a rival bid for The Tele.
Zucker blasted Gb News founder Neil as “quite the hypocrite” after alleging that Neil had been interested in becoming chair of a combined Editorial Trust Board for The Telegraph and Spectator, which RedBird Imi turned down.
“And ever since that day, he’s been one of our most vocal critics,” Zucker said. “And I think that says all you need to know about Andrew Neil. And since I am sure that he’s going to deny this and pretend that didn’t happen,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Podcast Show, the biggest international festival for the business of podcasting, is back for a third year. The one-of-a-kind event will bring together industry leaders, brands, platforms and the sharpest new creators from across the globe to celebrate and help shape the future of podcasting. The festival will take place across two days at The Business Design Centre in Islington, London on 22 & 23 May 2024, in the heart of the city’s media district.
In May 2023, the show brought together over 10,000+ visitors (day and night) from the audio industry globally, to learn, do business and network. It was an extraordinary international celebration of the industry, with 40% of visitors coming from outside the UK. Over 40 countries were represented including: the US, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada, Spain, Denmark, South Korea, Brazil and more. The show featured some of the most recognisable names in podcasting including: Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall,...
In May 2023, the show brought together over 10,000+ visitors (day and night) from the audio industry globally, to learn, do business and network. It was an extraordinary international celebration of the industry, with 40% of visitors coming from outside the UK. Over 40 countries were represented including: the US, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Canada, Spain, Denmark, South Korea, Brazil and more. The show featured some of the most recognisable names in podcasting including: Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall,...
- 2/28/2024
- Podnews.net
Welcome to ElectionLine’s A View From Abroad series, in which we speak to media figures who don’t live in America, but keep a close eye on its politics. Every couple of weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White House. This week, our interview is with Justin Webb, a BBC journalist who spent the best part of a decade reporting on North America. He is now one of the BBC’s top presenters and hosts the UK broadcaster’s Americast podcast.
Justin Webb is an old hand at covering U.S. elections, but he admits that the nature of the 2024 campaign feels alien. On his Americast podcast last week, the BBC presenter repeatedly returned to the idea of it being a “strange” presidential race. Broadcasting from Iowa, you could almost hear him craning his...
Justin Webb is an old hand at covering U.S. elections, but he admits that the nature of the 2024 campaign feels alien. On his Americast podcast last week, the BBC presenter repeatedly returned to the idea of it being a “strange” presidential race. Broadcasting from Iowa, you could almost hear him craning his...
- 1/23/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Rest is Politics, The Rest is History and Political Currency have taken the British podcasting world by storm of late and one man connects them all – Alex Bewley.
The podcast supremo launched WME’s London digital department a decade ago and has pivoted over the past few years to focus almost solely on the audio format. The past year has seen his team’s methods seriously begin to bear fruit, with Bewley’s clients Goalhanger and Persephonica occupying a front row seat to the runaway success of informal political chatshows The News Agents and The Rest is Politics, which continue to dominate the weekly UK charts. The former is hosted by ex-BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, taking an in-depth look at daily talking points in the world of current affairs, while the latter has seen the oddball pairing of former Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell...
The podcast supremo launched WME’s London digital department a decade ago and has pivoted over the past few years to focus almost solely on the audio format. The past year has seen his team’s methods seriously begin to bear fruit, with Bewley’s clients Goalhanger and Persephonica occupying a front row seat to the runaway success of informal political chatshows The News Agents and The Rest is Politics, which continue to dominate the weekly UK charts. The former is hosted by ex-BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, taking an in-depth look at daily talking points in the world of current affairs, while the latter has seen the oddball pairing of former Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell...
- 11/7/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the success of the chart-topping daily podcast The News Agents, Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, today (Friday 29th September 2023) announced a new monthly podcast The News Agents Investigates, fronted by Lewis Goodall.
Launching on Sunday 1st October, The News Agents Investigates is the latest extension to The News Agents brand, following the launch of The News Agents USA this summer. The investigative podcast will provide on-the-ground newsgathering and reporting, getting to the heart of the biggest stories in news and current affairs.
Hosted by The News Agents co-presenter and Global’s Analysis and Investigations Editor, Lewis Goodall, The News Agents Investigates will release stand-alone, fully visualised podcast episodes available on Global Player, alongside exclusive social media content.
Lewis Goodall said: "I couldn't be happier about this project and the fact that Global and The News Agents brand are investing so much in original journalism. Reporting is my bread and butter,...
Launching on Sunday 1st October, The News Agents Investigates is the latest extension to The News Agents brand, following the launch of The News Agents USA this summer. The investigative podcast will provide on-the-ground newsgathering and reporting, getting to the heart of the biggest stories in news and current affairs.
Hosted by The News Agents co-presenter and Global’s Analysis and Investigations Editor, Lewis Goodall, The News Agents Investigates will release stand-alone, fully visualised podcast episodes available on Global Player, alongside exclusive social media content.
Lewis Goodall said: "I couldn't be happier about this project and the fact that Global and The News Agents brand are investing so much in original journalism. Reporting is my bread and butter,...
- 9/30/2023
- Podnews.net
The 2023 British Podcast Awards from PodPod have taken place at Here at Outernet in London hosted by comedians Zoe Lyons and Stephen Bailey. Among those joining them on stage were including Elizabeth Day, Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall, Jamie Laing & Sophie Habboo, Poppy Jay & Rubina Pabani, Owain Wyn Evans, Miquita Oliver, Vogue Williams & Spencer Matthews, Jordan North and William Hanson.
- 9/28/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Exclusive: Persephonica, the producer behind hit daily news podcast The News Agents, has signed with WME in a bid to win more work across the pond.
The indie founded by Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos is also forging a podcast about slavery reparations, in which a former BBC World News anchor whose ancestors were slaveowners heads on a journey with a Labour politician whose ancestors were most likely enslaved by the journalist’s.
Alongside this new untitled podcast, Persephonica is developing a “big slate of shows,” according to Sofos, and has signed with WME’s Alex Bewley, who also reps Gary Lineker’s The Rest is Politics indie Goalhanger.
“Pushing into America is a big thing for us,” Sofos told Deadline. “It’s really important in this industry to have someone like Alex with their finger on the pulse in terms of commissioning and gaps in the market, and linking us...
The indie founded by Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos is also forging a podcast about slavery reparations, in which a former BBC World News anchor whose ancestors were slaveowners heads on a journey with a Labour politician whose ancestors were most likely enslaved by the journalist’s.
Alongside this new untitled podcast, Persephonica is developing a “big slate of shows,” according to Sofos, and has signed with WME’s Alex Bewley, who also reps Gary Lineker’s The Rest is Politics indie Goalhanger.
“Pushing into America is a big thing for us,” Sofos told Deadline. “It’s really important in this industry to have someone like Alex with their finger on the pulse in terms of commissioning and gaps in the market, and linking us...
- 9/11/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Journalists and other personnel at BBC News remain divided over the organisation’s treatment of the story concerning its most senior news anchor Huw Edwards – identified on Wednesday as the presenter at the centre of allegations of spending thousands of pounds on sexual pictures.
The Times of London reports concerns within the building that one BBC news presenter, Victoria Derbyshire, had been making enquiries about the alleged behaviour of another senior presenter, in the days before the scandal came to light. Derbyshire went on to break a story on daily current affairs show Newsnight that three BBC staffers (current and past) had accused Edwards of sending them inappropriate messages.
The Times quotes another unnamed presenter saying, “I felt like it was more of an Hr thing than a story.”
However, a Newsnight source defended the editorial decisions, telling the paper:
“Whenever there’s a story about the BBC we bend...
The Times of London reports concerns within the building that one BBC news presenter, Victoria Derbyshire, had been making enquiries about the alleged behaviour of another senior presenter, in the days before the scandal came to light. Derbyshire went on to break a story on daily current affairs show Newsnight that three BBC staffers (current and past) had accused Edwards of sending them inappropriate messages.
The Times quotes another unnamed presenter saying, “I felt like it was more of an Hr thing than a story.”
However, a Newsnight source defended the editorial decisions, telling the paper:
“Whenever there’s a story about the BBC we bend...
- 7/16/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC’s main primetime news presenter Huw Edwards and his family are receiving advice from former News of the World tabloid editor Andy Coulson, The Guardian reports.
The paper states that Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind – herself a TV producer – consulted Coulson before issuing her statement identifying her husband on Wednesday evening.
The presenter is currently in hospital, according to his wife, following allegations that he had paid £35,000 for inappropriate pictures from a teenage user of crack cocaine.
Coulson runs a PR agency specialising in crisis management. He previously edited News of the World between 2003 and 2007, and went on to become then-prime minister David Cameron’s director communications. He was jailed in 2014 for hacking offences.
His support for Edwards puts him in opposition to his former boss, Rupert Murdoch, boss of News UK and owner of The Sun newspaper, which first published the allegations but is facing backlash in some quarters,...
The paper states that Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind – herself a TV producer – consulted Coulson before issuing her statement identifying her husband on Wednesday evening.
The presenter is currently in hospital, according to his wife, following allegations that he had paid £35,000 for inappropriate pictures from a teenage user of crack cocaine.
Coulson runs a PR agency specialising in crisis management. He previously edited News of the World between 2003 and 2007, and went on to become then-prime minister David Cameron’s director communications. He was jailed in 2014 for hacking offences.
His support for Edwards puts him in opposition to his former boss, Rupert Murdoch, boss of News UK and owner of The Sun newspaper, which first published the allegations but is facing backlash in some quarters,...
- 7/15/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Banking group Hsbc UK has partnered with Global to be the headline sponsor of the chart-topping daily podcast The News Agents. Sponsorship messaging will remind listeners of Hsbc UK’s position as one of the world’s leading international banks. This will include hosts Jon Sopel, Emily Maitlis and Lewis Goodall showcasing the range of benefits across the bank, from personal and business banking support to international spending services.
- 6/27/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
The News Agents: USA, fronted by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel is being launched by Global. This follows the success of the chart-topping daily UK version. The weekly companion podcast, The News Agents: USA will launch on Tuesday 20 June, charting the biggest news stories in the US. It will be available exclusively on Global Player every Tuesday evening and other platforms on Wednesdays.
- 5/26/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
How To Fail’s Elizabeth Day will be the Chair of Judges for this year’s British Podcast Awards. Named the British Podcast Awards' Rising Star in 2019, Elizabeth's hugely successful podcast How To Fail has since reached over 40 million downloads and she launched Best Friend Therapy with psychotherapist Emma Reed-Turrell in 2022. The #1 Sunday Times bestselling author follows in the footsteps of Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, George The Poet, Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Miranda Sawyer.
- 5/2/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
The News Agents, the UK’s leading daily podcast, has surpassed 24 million downloads since launching seven months ago.
Hosted by Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, The News Agents has consistently topped the podcast charts, while on social its clips and bespoke explainer videos reach over 25 million users every month across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
The podcast has quickly established itself as the go to source for listeners to make sense of the biggest stories of the day, featuring interviews with key players in news and current affairs including leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who revealed that The News Agents episode on rising childcare costs provided him with ‘ammunition’ to expand free childcare hours in the spring budget. The News Agents has also attracted some of the most beloved names in entertainment including Happy Valley actor James Norton,...
Hosted by Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, The News Agents has consistently topped the podcast charts, while on social its clips and bespoke explainer videos reach over 25 million users every month across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
The podcast has quickly established itself as the go to source for listeners to make sense of the biggest stories of the day, featuring interviews with key players in news and current affairs including leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who revealed that The News Agents episode on rising childcare costs provided him with ‘ammunition’ to expand free childcare hours in the spring budget. The News Agents has also attracted some of the most beloved names in entertainment including Happy Valley actor James Norton,...
- 3/28/2023
- Podnews.net
Leading daily UK podcast The News Agents, has surpassed 24 million downloads since launching seven months ago. The daily weekday podcast is available every afternoon and is a Persephonica production for Global, available on Global Player. Hosted by Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, The News Agents has consistently topped the podcast charts, while on social its clips and bespoke explainer videos reach over 25 million users every month across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
- 3/28/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
The Podcast Show, the biggest international festival for the business of podcasting, is back for a second year. This one-of-a-kind event is open to industry professionals, independent podcast creators, business leaders, emerging talent and fans alike, and will see the podcast community gather for two days at The Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on 24th & 25th May. Day and night, thousands of visitors are expected from around the world, with visitors from 25 countries already represented.
Headline partners for The Show this coming May are Acast and Amazon Music and Wondery. As well as bringing well-loved voices from its extensive network, Acast will offer podcasters and advertisers a "choose your own adventure"-style experience, to learn how the creator economy in podcasting can work for them. Amazon Music and Wondery will be hosting their own exclusive sessions across the two days as well as delivering, for the second year, an...
Headline partners for The Show this coming May are Acast and Amazon Music and Wondery. As well as bringing well-loved voices from its extensive network, Acast will offer podcasters and advertisers a "choose your own adventure"-style experience, to learn how the creator economy in podcasting can work for them. Amazon Music and Wondery will be hosting their own exclusive sessions across the two days as well as delivering, for the second year, an...
- 3/15/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: The BBC is confident that it will stem the flow of its presenter exodus by signing a new deal with its highest-profile news anchor.
Deadline can reveal that BBC sources expect Huw Edwards to commit himself to the broadcaster for up to three years, ending speculation about his future.
Edwards, 61, is the BBC’s best-known and joint highest-paid news presenter. He has spoken recently about scaling back his duties, but BBC insiders are optimistic they have convinced him to stay after his standout year in 2022.
Edwards was in the chair when the BBC first reported the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September. He remained ever-present on-screen during the period of national mourning and the funeral, winning praise for the tone and eloquence of his reporting during a historically significant moment.
Edwards said in 2021 that he was considering quitting the BBC’s News at Ten, with The Sunday Times...
Deadline can reveal that BBC sources expect Huw Edwards to commit himself to the broadcaster for up to three years, ending speculation about his future.
Edwards, 61, is the BBC’s best-known and joint highest-paid news presenter. He has spoken recently about scaling back his duties, but BBC insiders are optimistic they have convinced him to stay after his standout year in 2022.
Edwards was in the chair when the BBC first reported the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last September. He remained ever-present on-screen during the period of national mourning and the funeral, winning praise for the tone and eloquence of his reporting during a historically significant moment.
Edwards said in 2021 that he was considering quitting the BBC’s News at Ten, with The Sunday Times...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan defended Jeremy Clarkson’s right to free speech when asked about the presenter’s much-criticised comments regarding Meghan Markle.
After the release of Prince Harry and Markle’s six-part Netflix docuseries in December last year, Clarkson wrote that he loathes the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and wants people to “throw lumps of excrement” at her, in an op-ed for The Sun.
The Sun eventually removed the op-ed from its website after Clarkson addressed the backlash, saying he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt”.
“I defend his right to be able to say what he wants,” the Culture Secretary told BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show on Wednesday (11 January).
“I believe in freedom of speech very, very strongly. Obviously, we all have to be mindful of what we say and the ramifications of that, but I am a believer of freedom of speech.
After the release of Prince Harry and Markle’s six-part Netflix docuseries in December last year, Clarkson wrote that he loathes the Duchess of Sussex “on a cellular level” and wants people to “throw lumps of excrement” at her, in an op-ed for The Sun.
The Sun eventually removed the op-ed from its website after Clarkson addressed the backlash, saying he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt”.
“I defend his right to be able to say what he wants,” the Culture Secretary told BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show on Wednesday (11 January).
“I believe in freedom of speech very, very strongly. Obviously, we all have to be mindful of what we say and the ramifications of that, but I am a believer of freedom of speech.
- 1/11/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Nigella Lawson has a warning for us, which she revealed on The News Agents podcast. The celebrity cook and food writer says that we should abstain from ‘obscene overindulgence’ this Christmas to avoid becoming ‘a bloated wreck’. Speaking to hosts Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, Nigella suggested what we should get rid of this Christmas: “I don’t know why people do starters on Christmas for Christmas lunch,” she replied.
- 12/22/2022
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
The News Agents podcast, hosted by Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall, has exceeded 10 million downloads since launching three months ago.
Fronted by three of the UK’s top journalists, The News Agents has consistently topped the podcast charts, quickly establishing itself as the UK’s leading daily news podcast. The News Agents creates shortform explainers on social media platforms, as well as clips from the podcast recordings, which so far have gathered over 23 million video views across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
Since launching at the end of August, The News Agents has covered the premierships of three Prime Ministers and the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in news and current affairs including former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, broadcasters Gary Lineker and Jeremy Clarkson and Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner.
Megan Wastell, Director of Product and Podcasts for Global Player,...
Fronted by three of the UK’s top journalists, The News Agents has consistently topped the podcast charts, quickly establishing itself as the UK’s leading daily news podcast. The News Agents creates shortform explainers on social media platforms, as well as clips from the podcast recordings, which so far have gathered over 23 million video views across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
Since launching at the end of August, The News Agents has covered the premierships of three Prime Ministers and the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in news and current affairs including former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, broadcasters Gary Lineker and Jeremy Clarkson and Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner.
Megan Wastell, Director of Product and Podcasts for Global Player,...
- 12/9/2022
- Podnews.net
After only three months since launch, The News Agents podcast has exceeded 10 million downloads. Consistently topping the podcast charts, the podcast is hosted by three of the UK’s top journalists, Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall. The News Agents creates shortform explainers on social media platforms, as well as clips from the podcast recordings, which so far have gathered over 23 million video views across TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
- 12/8/2022
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Former BBC News correspondent Jon Sopel has said he believes it was “wrong” of the broadcaster to publish the salaries of its presenters.
In a new interview, Sopel recalled the circumstances in which he learnt that he would be taking a “voluntary” pay cut amid outcry over gender pay inequality among presenters at the broadcaster.
BBC sparked controversy when the salaries of top talent earning over £150,000 was revealed in 2017. The numbers revealed a pay gap between the BBC’s male and female presenters.
In 2018, it emerged that a number of the BBC’s leading male presenters, including Sopel, had agreed to have their pay cut as a result.
The journalist – who worked for the BBC for 39 years – said he first heard about the “voluntary” pay cut from his colleagues on the Today programme.
“They said, ‘Jon, we’d like to ask you about your salary cut.’ I said, ‘What salary cut?...
In a new interview, Sopel recalled the circumstances in which he learnt that he would be taking a “voluntary” pay cut amid outcry over gender pay inequality among presenters at the broadcaster.
BBC sparked controversy when the salaries of top talent earning over £150,000 was revealed in 2017. The numbers revealed a pay gap between the BBC’s male and female presenters.
In 2018, it emerged that a number of the BBC’s leading male presenters, including Sopel, had agreed to have their pay cut as a result.
The journalist – who worked for the BBC for 39 years – said he first heard about the “voluntary” pay cut from his colleagues on the Today programme.
“They said, ‘Jon, we’d like to ask you about your salary cut.’ I said, ‘What salary cut?...
- 9/8/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
BBC Chair Richard Sharp has said MacTaggart lecturer Emily Maitlis was “completely wrong” to say due process was not followed after her now-infamous Dominic Cummings Newsnight rant, and rubbished her claim that a Conservative Party agent sits on the BBC Board.
Maitlis, who has now left the BBC and is fronting a Global podcast, made the comments during last month’s Edinburgh TV Festival address, stating that the BBC had “sought to pacify the complaint” immediately, which she disagreed with.
Speaking to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Dcmsc) this morning, Sharp said Maitlis was “completely wrong” to say due process was not followed.
“While I thought the issues raised were worthwhile, I disagree with her view of impartiality which may mean she led with opinions, not facts. We found Newsnight had not appropriately addressed the issue because she led with her opinions.”
The now-infamous opening segment led with...
Maitlis, who has now left the BBC and is fronting a Global podcast, made the comments during last month’s Edinburgh TV Festival address, stating that the BBC had “sought to pacify the complaint” immediately, which she disagreed with.
Speaking to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Dcmsc) this morning, Sharp said Maitlis was “completely wrong” to say due process was not followed.
“While I thought the issues raised were worthwhile, I disagree with her view of impartiality which may mean she led with opinions, not facts. We found Newsnight had not appropriately addressed the issue because she led with her opinions.”
The now-infamous opening segment led with...
- 9/6/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has hit back at Channel 4’s Ian Katz’s view on TV reboots by stating “well, Channel 4 bought The Great British Bake Off back.”
Katz used his Edinburgh TV Festival session this morning to describe the current penchant for reboots as “depressing” but Moore said reboots take “creativity and are challenging.”
Questioned on Katz’s comments, she reminded the Edinburgh audience that Channel 4 had commissioned Great British Bake Off, it’s top-rated show, soon after the show stopped airing on the BBC last decade.
The issue has become a key talking point at Edinburgh and reboots were also criticized by former Channel 4 CEO David Abraham a day before Katz.
“I don’t think it’s easy to bring titles back and make them successful,” said Moore. “It would be a problem if it was all we were doing but if you’re going...
Katz used his Edinburgh TV Festival session this morning to describe the current penchant for reboots as “depressing” but Moore said reboots take “creativity and are challenging.”
Questioned on Katz’s comments, she reminded the Edinburgh audience that Channel 4 had commissioned Great British Bake Off, it’s top-rated show, soon after the show stopped airing on the BBC last decade.
The issue has become a key talking point at Edinburgh and reboots were also criticized by former Channel 4 CEO David Abraham a day before Katz.
“I don’t think it’s easy to bring titles back and make them successful,” said Moore. “It would be a problem if it was all we were doing but if you’re going...
- 8/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
British broadcaster Emily Maitlis has warned that populism has overcome the power of the mainstream media to hold politicians to account in the wake of Donald Trump’s popularity and Brexit, and unveiled a blueprint for wrestling back control in her MacTaggart lecture Wednesday.
Delivering this year’s annual Edinburgh TV Festival address as she takes a “deep breath” following her recent BBC exit, the former Newsnight presenter, globally recognized as the journalist behind the notorious Prince Andrew interview, said “one set of rules had been replaced with another” when Trump won the U.S. presidency in 2016.
She used a string of examples from the past five years, including the infamous Robert De Niro rant against Trump, to explain the way in which the media has allowed populists to dominate. It was part of her thoughtful speech entitled “Boiling Frog: Why We Have To Stop Normalising The Absurd.”
The mainstream...
Delivering this year’s annual Edinburgh TV Festival address as she takes a “deep breath” following her recent BBC exit, the former Newsnight presenter, globally recognized as the journalist behind the notorious Prince Andrew interview, said “one set of rules had been replaced with another” when Trump won the U.S. presidency in 2016.
She used a string of examples from the past five years, including the infamous Robert De Niro rant against Trump, to explain the way in which the media has allowed populists to dominate. It was part of her thoughtful speech entitled “Boiling Frog: Why We Have To Stop Normalising The Absurd.”
The mainstream...
- 8/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
“Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis took aim at Donald Trump, the U.K. government and the BBC – her soon-to-be former employer – in a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday evening. But crucially she didn’t give any insight into her infamous interview with Prince Andrew, which she is now hoping to turn into a scripted drama.
“I apologise to anyone who came thinking this would be about the Prince Andrew interview,” said Maitlis, who has reportedly signed a deal with Blueprint Pictures to make a screen adaptation of the interview. “That will have to wait till next time.”
While many of the attendees to Maitlis’ MacTaggart lecture were hoping she would open up about the “car crash” interview, which saw Andrew banished from public life after it aired, Maitlis instead chose to focus on the journalistic landscape, giving examples of her own interviews with former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka as...
“I apologise to anyone who came thinking this would be about the Prince Andrew interview,” said Maitlis, who has reportedly signed a deal with Blueprint Pictures to make a screen adaptation of the interview. “That will have to wait till next time.”
While many of the attendees to Maitlis’ MacTaggart lecture were hoping she would open up about the “car crash” interview, which saw Andrew banished from public life after it aired, Maitlis instead chose to focus on the journalistic landscape, giving examples of her own interviews with former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka as...
- 8/24/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Dino Sofos might not be a household name in the same vein as Edinburgh TV Festival MacTaggart lecturer Emily Maitlis or former BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel, but he has had a mighty impact on the British broadcasting news landscape of late.
The creator of the hugely-popular Brexitcast, Americast and Newscast BBC Sounds podcast franchise exited the BBC after 15 years last November to set up his own production outfit, Persephonica, with Tom O’Hara, and has since had a hand in tempting BBC lifers Maitlis and Sopel away from the corporation, amidst a wider talent exodus that has left Broadcasting House bosses nervous.
Along with another ex-bbc heavyweight, Policy Editor Lewis Goodall, Persephonica is gearing up for the launch of Global podcast The News Agents, a daily audio show “holding power to account without fear or favor,” according to Sofos, who speaks to Deadline in the weeks before the launch.
The creator of the hugely-popular Brexitcast, Americast and Newscast BBC Sounds podcast franchise exited the BBC after 15 years last November to set up his own production outfit, Persephonica, with Tom O’Hara, and has since had a hand in tempting BBC lifers Maitlis and Sopel away from the corporation, amidst a wider talent exodus that has left Broadcasting House bosses nervous.
Along with another ex-bbc heavyweight, Policy Editor Lewis Goodall, Persephonica is gearing up for the launch of Global podcast The News Agents, a daily audio show “holding power to account without fear or favor,” according to Sofos, who speaks to Deadline in the weeks before the launch.
- 8/23/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran interviewer Emily Maitlis is set to deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland.
As a senior member of the BBC’s news team for over a decade, she has covered elections, interrogated Prime Ministers and interviewed numerous celebrities as well as anchoring evening news show “Newsnight” and hosting pdocast “Americast.”
In her lecture she will address “the complex world of modern journalism where the threat to reporting the news and holding power to account across the globe, comes not just with intimidation and outright censorship, but in more nuanced ways with language and normalizing the extraordinary,” according to the festival.
Previous MacTaggert lecture speakers have included actor and writer Michaela Coel, writer Armando Iannucci, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and writer Jack Thorne.
Maitlis is perhaps most best known for her interview with Prince Andrew, described at the time as “car crash...
As a senior member of the BBC’s news team for over a decade, she has covered elections, interrogated Prime Ministers and interviewed numerous celebrities as well as anchoring evening news show “Newsnight” and hosting pdocast “Americast.”
In her lecture she will address “the complex world of modern journalism where the threat to reporting the news and holding power to account across the globe, comes not just with intimidation and outright censorship, but in more nuanced ways with language and normalizing the extraordinary,” according to the festival.
Previous MacTaggert lecture speakers have included actor and writer Michaela Coel, writer Armando Iannucci, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and writer Jack Thorne.
Maitlis is perhaps most best known for her interview with Prince Andrew, described at the time as “car crash...
- 8/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Emily Maitlis, one of the most respected British news broadcasters of the past two decades and the notorious Prince Andrew Newsnight interviewer, is to deliver this year’s prestigious James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
Former Newsnight host Maitlis’ address, which will focus on the role TV has to play in speaking truth to power, will be her first since leaving the BBC as she prepares to front a Global podcast with former BBC North America Correspondent Jon Sopel.
The multi-award-winning Maitlis is one of the most established British TV news faces of the past two decades, working for a number of networks, mainly the BBC, fronting popular podcasts and interviewing presidents, prime ministers, Hollywood A-listers and business leaders.
She is known for her thorough interviewing style and an in-depth knowledge of a whole range of issues. Perhaps her best moment came during the 2019 Prince Andrew interview...
Former Newsnight host Maitlis’ address, which will focus on the role TV has to play in speaking truth to power, will be her first since leaving the BBC as she prepares to front a Global podcast with former BBC North America Correspondent Jon Sopel.
The multi-award-winning Maitlis is one of the most established British TV news faces of the past two decades, working for a number of networks, mainly the BBC, fronting popular podcasts and interviewing presidents, prime ministers, Hollywood A-listers and business leaders.
She is known for her thorough interviewing style and an in-depth knowledge of a whole range of issues. Perhaps her best moment came during the 2019 Prince Andrew interview...
- 8/9/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has unveiled plans to merge its domestic and international news channels, with 70 jobs set to be cut in London HQ but 20 created in Washington.
The landmark plan, which was first unveiled last year as the BBC battles to make millions of pounds of savings within its news division including 450 redundancies, will see the merger of the UK BBC News channel and domestic BBC Global News.
The new channel, confusingly titled BBC News, will launch in April 2023.
The network will still operate from London HQ during the UK day and Singapore and Washington will take over out of hours UK, with 20 roles created in the latter city to help run it. Eleven roles in Washington will be journalists, including one presenter, and nine will be technical as the BBC beefs up its non-uk operation.
The BBC said sports programing, both domestic and international, will become more of a feature...
The landmark plan, which was first unveiled last year as the BBC battles to make millions of pounds of savings within its news division including 450 redundancies, will see the merger of the UK BBC News channel and domestic BBC Global News.
The new channel, confusingly titled BBC News, will launch in April 2023.
The network will still operate from London HQ during the UK day and Singapore and Washington will take over out of hours UK, with 20 roles created in the latter city to help run it. Eleven roles in Washington will be journalists, including one presenter, and nine will be technical as the BBC beefs up its non-uk operation.
The BBC said sports programing, both domestic and international, will become more of a feature...
- 7/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Representation
“Slow Horses” star Christopher Chung has signed with The Artists Partnership in the U.K. for representation. He will be repped by Christina Shepherd, who also counts Olivia Cooke, Suranne Jones and Noah Jupe among her clients. Chung recently dazzled viewers as egotistical tech wizard Roddy Ho in Apple TV+ spy series “Slow Horses,” which also starred Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas. Season 2 has wrapped and the show has already been renewed for a third and fourth season.
As well as an extensive theater background, including stints in Andy Fickman’s “Heathers the Musical, where he originated the role of Kurt, and “Romeo & Juliet” at Shakespeare’s Globe, Chung has also appeared in British drama “Waterloo Road.” Chung is also repped by More/Medavoy Management in the U.S.
Presenters
Victoria Derbyshire, who currently presents on the BBC News channel, BBC World News and the “News at...
“Slow Horses” star Christopher Chung has signed with The Artists Partnership in the U.K. for representation. He will be repped by Christina Shepherd, who also counts Olivia Cooke, Suranne Jones and Noah Jupe among her clients. Chung recently dazzled viewers as egotistical tech wizard Roddy Ho in Apple TV+ spy series “Slow Horses,” which also starred Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas. Season 2 has wrapped and the show has already been renewed for a third and fourth season.
As well as an extensive theater background, including stints in Andy Fickman’s “Heathers the Musical, where he originated the role of Kurt, and “Romeo & Juliet” at Shakespeare’s Globe, Chung has also appeared in British drama “Waterloo Road.” Chung is also repped by More/Medavoy Management in the U.S.
Presenters
Victoria Derbyshire, who currently presents on the BBC News channel, BBC World News and the “News at...
- 7/8/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC has attempted to prove its worth in the face of the incoming licence fee freeze by publishing a landmark study in which households had to go without all of the corporation’s services for nine days.
Releasing data as Director General Tim Davie prepares to address the Voice of the Listener & Viewer (Vlv) Conference, the BBC said 70 of the households who initially wanted to pay nothing or less than the £159 (200.54) per year fee had u-turned by the end of the study.
According to the study conducted by research company Mtm, the main reason households gave for changing their minds was underestimating the amount of BBC content and services they consumed such as high-profile drama, live sport, children’s channels and audio platform BBC Sounds.
Those researched, of which there were 200, varied in size, age range and background and included singles, couples, young and older families, and shared homes.
Releasing data as Director General Tim Davie prepares to address the Voice of the Listener & Viewer (Vlv) Conference, the BBC said 70 of the households who initially wanted to pay nothing or less than the £159 (200.54) per year fee had u-turned by the end of the study.
According to the study conducted by research company Mtm, the main reason households gave for changing their minds was underestimating the amount of BBC content and services they consumed such as high-profile drama, live sport, children’s channels and audio platform BBC Sounds.
Those researched, of which there were 200, varied in size, age range and background and included singles, couples, young and older families, and shared homes.
- 4/26/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Brexitcast co-host Chris Mason, who has been a BBC News Political Correspondent for the past decade, has been promoted to become Laura Kuenssberg’s replacement as BBC News Political Editor.
The role is arguably the most important and challenging across the British news landscape and Kuenssberg is stepping down after five years to replace Andrew Marr by hosting a Sunday morning talk show. BBC News heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are also leaving.
The highly-regarded Mason, who was always positioned as one of the frontrunners for the role, has been reporting from UK parliament during the last 10 years as BBC News Political Correspondent.
He has presented BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? for three years, was co-host of popular BBC Sounds podcast Brexitcast and regularly appears on its successor Newscast.
“Chris has been an exceptional correspondent at an extraordinary time in British politics,” said BBC News Interim Director Jonathan Munro.
The role is arguably the most important and challenging across the British news landscape and Kuenssberg is stepping down after five years to replace Andrew Marr by hosting a Sunday morning talk show. BBC News heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are also leaving.
The highly-regarded Mason, who was always positioned as one of the frontrunners for the role, has been reporting from UK parliament during the last 10 years as BBC News Political Correspondent.
He has presented BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? for three years, was co-host of popular BBC Sounds podcast Brexitcast and regularly appears on its successor Newscast.
“Chris has been an exceptional correspondent at an extraordinary time in British politics,” said BBC News Interim Director Jonathan Munro.
- 4/13/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC News’ veteran heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are leaving the corporation to launch a podcast for Global.
The pair, who have around 60 years of BBC experience between them and have combined recently on BBC Sounds podcast Americast, said little about the new audio venture but Sopel described it as an “innovative project” and it will be exec produced by the BBC’s Dino Sofos.
Both made the announcement on Twitter in the past hour.
Maitlis said it will be a “wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years”. She has most recently been hosting Newsnight, for which she gained global acclaim for her notorious interview with Prince Andrew in the wake of the Virginia Giuffre accusations. She has also presented elections coverage for the BBC and reported for various shows.
Sopel joined the BBC in 1983 and has held senior roles including North America Editor, during which time he...
The pair, who have around 60 years of BBC experience between them and have combined recently on BBC Sounds podcast Americast, said little about the new audio venture but Sopel described it as an “innovative project” and it will be exec produced by the BBC’s Dino Sofos.
Both made the announcement on Twitter in the past hour.
Maitlis said it will be a “wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years”. She has most recently been hosting Newsnight, for which she gained global acclaim for her notorious interview with Prince Andrew in the wake of the Virginia Giuffre accusations. She has also presented elections coverage for the BBC and reported for various shows.
Sopel joined the BBC in 1983 and has held senior roles including North America Editor, during which time he...
- 2/22/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
“Newsnight” lead host Emily Maitlis is set to leave the BBC, she confirmed today. She will be joined by the broadcaster’s North America editor Jon Sopel.
“Some work news,” she tweeted on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “BBC’s Jon Sopel and I are going to launch a brand new podcast with Global, exec produced by Dino Sofos. It’s an amazing opportunity to do something we all love, and we are so thrilled Global is giving us this opportunity to be big and ambitious with this project.”
“Dino Sofos has been the powerhouse behind ‘Brexitcast,’ ‘Newscast’ and ‘Americast,’ and we are delighted his new company Persephonica will be producing this major new podcast with Global.”
“Nevertheless, it will be a wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years. I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there. More than anything I’m grateful to have worked with the most...
“Some work news,” she tweeted on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “BBC’s Jon Sopel and I are going to launch a brand new podcast with Global, exec produced by Dino Sofos. It’s an amazing opportunity to do something we all love, and we are so thrilled Global is giving us this opportunity to be big and ambitious with this project.”
“Dino Sofos has been the powerhouse behind ‘Brexitcast,’ ‘Newscast’ and ‘Americast,’ and we are delighted his new company Persephonica will be producing this major new podcast with Global.”
“Nevertheless, it will be a wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years. I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there. More than anything I’m grateful to have worked with the most...
- 2/22/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is to step down next Easter after seven years.
Kuenssberg will stay with the BBC to take up a senior presenting and reporting role. Sunday morning TV host Andrew Marr stepped down this week and the move opens up the opportunity for Kuenssberg to move into this role.
Kuenssberg has been in the esteemed Political Editor role for seven years, during which time she has overseen a highly toxic era in UK politics that has included the Brexit vote, three general elections and the pandemic period.
“Laura has been an outstanding BBC Political Editor throughout the most turbulent political times in living memory,” said Director General Tim Davie. “Her incisive commentary, tough questioning and astute insight has guided our audiences through the last seven years.”
The BBC will begin a competitive recruitment process for her replacement shortly. North America editor Jon Sopel, who recently returned from the States,...
Kuenssberg will stay with the BBC to take up a senior presenting and reporting role. Sunday morning TV host Andrew Marr stepped down this week and the move opens up the opportunity for Kuenssberg to move into this role.
Kuenssberg has been in the esteemed Political Editor role for seven years, during which time she has overseen a highly toxic era in UK politics that has included the Brexit vote, three general elections and the pandemic period.
“Laura has been an outstanding BBC Political Editor throughout the most turbulent political times in living memory,” said Director General Tim Davie. “Her incisive commentary, tough questioning and astute insight has guided our audiences through the last seven years.”
The BBC will begin a competitive recruitment process for her replacement shortly. North America editor Jon Sopel, who recently returned from the States,...
- 12/20/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has said sorry for underpaying one of its top news correspondents, Carrie Gracie, and settled a dispute that shone a light on gender inequality at the British pubcaster.
Gracie was China editor for the BBC’s news division, a job she took on the assurance from the BBC that she would be paid the same salary as the North America editor, Jon Sopel. However, it emerged later that Gracie was not being paid an equal amount.
“The BBC acknowledges the specific circumstances relating to Carrie’s appointment, apologizes for underpaying Carrie, and has now put this right,” the BBC said in a statement Friday. “Carrie is donating the full amount received to a charity of her choice.”
Gracie had refused a £45,000 raise when the salary disparity with her male colleague came to light, saying what she wanted was equality, not simply more money. She said: “For me, this...
Gracie was China editor for the BBC’s news division, a job she took on the assurance from the BBC that she would be paid the same salary as the North America editor, Jon Sopel. However, it emerged later that Gracie was not being paid an equal amount.
“The BBC acknowledges the specific circumstances relating to Carrie’s appointment, apologizes for underpaying Carrie, and has now put this right,” the BBC said in a statement Friday. “Carrie is donating the full amount received to a charity of her choice.”
Gracie had refused a £45,000 raise when the salary disparity with her male colleague came to light, saying what she wanted was equality, not simply more money. She said: “For me, this...
- 6/29/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Six male presenters at the BBC are accepting pay cuts after income disparity among male and female staffers at the organization has come under the public spotlight. “We are very grateful to Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson and Jeremy Vine, who have agreed that their pay will now be reduced,” the BBC said in a statement today. “These are great journalists and presenters, who have a real connection with the audience. We are proud to have…...
- 1/26/2018
- Deadline TV
The lineup for this year's Pointless Celebrities series has been announced by BBC One.
Beginning with an August 9 comedy special, the upcoming series will feature different themes each week.
Four teams of two from the world of music, TV, soaps, sport, food and drink, journalism, radio and theatre will compete for charity in weekly specials to air on Saturday evenings on BBC One.
The first show pits Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson from Birds of a Feather against Ronni Ancona and Phil Cornwell, Su Pollard and Ruth Madoc, and Josh Widdicombe and his partner Sara Pascoe.
Standout teams from the series include Stefan Dennis and fellow Neighbours star Rebekah Elmaloglou, who will square off against Ray Quinn and Louis Emerick from Brookside.
Antony Costa from Blue will team with 5ive's Scott Robinson in the music special, while TV stars Louie Spence and Carol McGiffin will face off against the likes...
Beginning with an August 9 comedy special, the upcoming series will feature different themes each week.
Four teams of two from the world of music, TV, soaps, sport, food and drink, journalism, radio and theatre will compete for charity in weekly specials to air on Saturday evenings on BBC One.
The first show pits Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson from Birds of a Feather against Ronni Ancona and Phil Cornwell, Su Pollard and Ruth Madoc, and Josh Widdicombe and his partner Sara Pascoe.
Standout teams from the series include Stefan Dennis and fellow Neighbours star Rebekah Elmaloglou, who will square off against Ray Quinn and Louis Emerick from Brookside.
Antony Costa from Blue will team with 5ive's Scott Robinson in the music special, while TV stars Louie Spence and Carol McGiffin will face off against the likes...
- 7/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Jon Sopel suffered a broken hip after crashing his scooter on Wednesday morning. The Politics Show host was en route to Westminster to front the BBC's coverage of the Spending Review when he skidded on wet leaves and fell onto the road. Sopel initially attempted to continue his journey to work but decided to head to hospital when the pain became "unbearable". A BBC spokesperson said: "He was (more)...
- 10/22/2010
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.