Sky History denies The Chop contestant’s tattoos have ‘ideological meaning’
Sky History has denied the tattoos on a contestant on woodworking show The Chop have any “political or ideological meaning”.
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Breakaway league suggested in Project Big Picture talks, says FA chief
A breakaway league was “mooted as a threat” in Project Big Picture discussions, Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said.
Project Big Picture ‘a sugar-coated cyanide pill’, claims FSA
Project Big Picture plans are “a sugar-coated cyanide pill”, according to a leading fans’ group.
Project Big Picture ‘will destroy the game in this country’, says Nicola Palios
The Project Big Picture proposals have been likened to “someone offering you a million pounds but shooting you soon after” by Tranmere co-owner Nicola Palios.
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr remember John Lennon
Sir Paul McCartney has marked what would have been the 80th birthday of his late Beatles band mate John Lennon by sharing a black and white photograph of the pair together.
John Lennon at 80: Events held to mark musical legend’s birthday
Late Beatles star and musical legend John Lennon would have been celebrating his 80th birthday on Friday.
Nat Sciver hoping her England heroics put cricket on the map for young females
Nat Sciver hopes her starring role for England will ignite the interest of the next generation of female cricketers as a women’s international was broadcast live on free-to-air television for the first time in 27 years.
Production of Brassic halted after crew member tests positive for coronavirus
Production of series three of Sky comedy Brassic has been paused after a member of the crew tested positive for coronavirus.
Shangela: Seeing drag queen culture enter the mainstream is really cool
Seeing drag queens make inroads into mainstream culture is “really cool”, a former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant said.
Sky working on fix as broadband issues cause misery for north-east home workers
Sky engineers are working to restore homes in the north-east after a fault hit their network today.
Resignation of James Murdoch shows famous family’s political divide
James Murdoch’s resignation from News Corporation is the latest example of the political divide in the famed media family.
Ally Sheedy: The Breakfast Club would be completely different if made today
Ally Sheedy has said The Breakfast Club would be a “completely different movie” if it was made today and the 1985 film was controlled by “the straight white male perspective”.
UK broadcasters call for support for television industry freelancers
A group of major UK broadcasters have written to the Culture Secretary calling for television industry freelancers to be made eligible for Government support during the coronavirus outbreak.
Portrait Artist Of The Year winner revealed
Christabel Blackburn has been named as the winner of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist Of The Year.
Dynamo features in new trailer for show about his recovery from serious illness
Dynamo has released a new trailer for a programme that will chart his road to recovery from a career-threatening illness brought on by Crohn’s disease.
BBC needs to avoid ‘narrow urban outlook’, Culture Secretary to say
The BBC needs to avoid providing a “narrow urban outlook” and make sure it has “genuine diversity of thought and experience”, ministers are expected to say.
Disney+ launch events in London cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Disney has scrapped planned press events in London for the launch of its streaming service amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak.
BT adds flexible packages to TV platform in challenge to streaming services
BT has unveiled a revamp of its TV packages, including new flexible bundles which will allow users to change the channels they subscribe to every month.
Jude Law stars in ‘world’s first immersive TV drama’
Jude Law’s new television show will be the “world’s first immersive TV drama”, with a live event staged as part of the series.
Dame Harriet Walter shares ‘bleak’ side of The End role
Dame Harriet Walter has told how it was sometimes “bleak” wearing a prosthetic to play someone who has had a mastectomy in her series The End.
Bumper year for Northern Ireland as filming location
The body which promotes Northern Ireland as a filming location is celebrating after the region hosted three of the most talked-about TV shows of 2019.
Olivia Colman to star as killer in TV crime drama written by her husband
Olivia Colman will play convicted killer Susan Edwards in a new drama series written by her husband Ed Sinclair.
Ofcom proposes ban on mobile firms selling locked phones
Ofcom is proposing a ban on the sale of “locked” mobile phones as part of plans to make it easier for mobile users to switch operators.
Sky to develop major new TV and film studio in Elstree
Sky will develop a major new TV and film studio in Elstree, it has been announced.
Ofcom could investigate Kay Burley ’empty chairing’ James Cleverly
Ofcom may investigate Kay Burley’s “empty chairing” of James Cleverly.
Government should shift Ashes coverage to public broadcasters, say peers
The Government should make coverage of The Ashes free-to-air in order to dampen division and boost competition against the likes of Netflix, peers have recommended.
Broadcasters join forces to tackle disability in the media
British broadcasters are to get together to tackle disability in the media.
Acclaimed drama Chernobyl was nearly a very different show
The director of critically acclaimed TV drama Chernobyl has revealed it would have been his “dream” to film the show in Russian.
Yahoo email outage hits thousands of users
Yahoo is currently “working diligently” to resolve technical issues stopping users from accessing their emails.
That old chestnut! Bros documentary and Killing Eve among TV Awards winners
Bros star Matt Goss’s comic rant about conkers has been named the television moment of the year at the Edinburgh TV Festival.