BBC to axe 500 more jobs in bid to be 'more agile'The BBC will cut 500 jobs by March 2026, aiming to save £200 million amid inflation and funding challenges. Shifting to a digital-first app...
23 Jul, 2024, 06.51 PM IST
Will continue to cooperate fully: BBC on ED probeThe statement came in response to a query about reports that the ED has reportedly called for documents and statements of some company exec...
13 Apr, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
BBC to cut hundreds of jobs at World ServiceThe BBC, which marks its centenary next month, said its international services needed to make savings of £28.5 million ($31 million) as par...
29 Sep, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Khalsa TV surrenders UK broadcast licence over Khalistani propagandaThe Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced on Tuesday that having received Ofcom's draft revocation notice on May 26, Khalsa Television...
22 Jun, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
UK media watchdog suspends Khalsa TV licence over Khalistani propagandaThe communications regulator said the 95-minute live discussion programme included material likely to "incite violence".
02 Apr, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Britain revokes UK licence of Russian TV channelThe move follows a similar ban issued by the European Union earlier this month as Western nations seek to punish Russia for its war in Ukra...
18 Mar, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Russia TV disappears from Tata Play, Dish TVThe message on the TV screen of the DTH players read, "This channel is temporarily unavailable from the broadcaster due to a technical fail...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
British government to cut funding for BBCThe future of the licence-payer funded British Broadcasting Corporation is a perpetual topic of political debate, with Prime Minister Boris...
17 Jan, 2022, 12.12 AM IST
Britain expels Chinese spies posing as journalists: Report"Their true identities were uncovered by MI5 and they have since been forced to return to China," it said, referring to Britain's domestic ...
05 Feb, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
UK media watchdog fines Zakir Naik's Peace TV 300,000 pounds for 'hate speech'"We concluded that the content represented serious failures of compliance with our broadcasting rules, which warranted fines. Ofcom has tod...
17 May, 2020, 12.12 PM IST
Swastik Productions will produce 260-episodic mega-budget historical show for Sony Entertainment TelevisionSiddharth Kumar Tewary, founder, Swastik Productions, said, “We are a content company and by that definition we should have the IP of our c...
09 Jun, 2017, 09.42 AM IST
ETS no longer providing TOEFL, TOEIC tests for UK visaThe TOEFL test remains the most widely respected English-language test in the world recognised by more than 9,000 institutions in more than...
04 May, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Rupert Murdoch resigns from newspaper boardsMurdoch has stepped down from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain, his company said.
23 Jul, 2012, 10.48 AM IST
- Will under-fire Rupert Murdoch sell UK titles?
There are already reports about Murdoch considering the unthinkable -- selling off his newspaper titles in Britain to focus on the more luc...
02 May, 2012, 01.54 PM IST
- Rupert Murdoch not a fit person to lead an MNC: UK Lawmakers Rupert Murdoch not a fit person to lead an MNC: UK Lawmakers
Murdoch "turned a blind eye and exhibited willful blindness to what was going on in his cos and publications", the House of Commons Culture...
02 May, 2012, 01.51 PM IST
- TRAI favours 74% FDI, bidding for Mobile TV licences
In the first major step in making mobile TV a reality in India, TRAI submits its set of recommendations on the subject to the govt. New pho...
24 Jan, 2008, 12.50 AM IST
- Image makeover for Prasar Bharati?
Recently, the government got a taste of public opinion on its public-service broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All In...
09 Aug, 2007, 03.41 AM IST