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BBC News is reporting that a third party has reported sexual offenses by a man to police following recent claims against actor Noel Clarke. Police said they were assessing the information, which was reported on April 21. A third party report in the UK is anonymous, so the allegation cannot be investigated by the…

BBC Radio host DJ Sideman announced that he’s quitting the team following a reporter’s use of the n-word in a news segment.  The BBC Radio 1xtra host, whose real name is David Whitely, announced his departure from BBC in an Instagram post. “I just don’t feel comfortable being aligned with the organization,” Whitely…

A BBC reporter used the N-word without censorship during a report on an unprovoked racist attack on a British healthcare worker. Fiona Lamdin, a social affairs correspondent, was reporting on the incident in the city of Bristol for regional BBC news service Points West on Tuesday evening. During her description of the…

Quibi has revealed further details of its daily news bulletin show Around The World By BBC News, which is being made by the UK broadcaster. Jeffrey Katzenberg's short form venture is set to launch April 6, and the first edition of the bespoke news show will be made available that day. It will be produced from the…

Quibi, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s short-form video platform, has announced a partnership with BBC News to produce an original daily international news show aimed at millennials. It’s slated to launch in April 2020. With the partnership, BBC News becomes the international news producer for Quibi's curated…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, aka the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have welcomed their first child, a boy, the first interracial baby in the British monarchy's recent history. Live news coverage of the event has been a bit subdued in the UK, with news channels, including Sky News and BBC News covering live, but main…

The BBC has requested to be friends with Facebook after striking a deal to produce a news show for the social media platform's Watch service. BBC News will produce Cut Through The Noise for the nascent platform. The show, which is the first from a non-U.S. news publisher, will tackle a different issue each week…

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…

CBS News and BBC News are teaming in a new editorial and newsgathering relationship that the partners say will “significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities” of both. The arrangement replaces the BBC's current deal with ABC News and comes following NBC News’ acquisition of a 25% stake in European…

ABC News has hired BBC News star Ian Pannell for its London bureau. Here is ABC News chief James Goldston’s memo to staff:   Team – I'm thrilled to announce that Ian Pannell is joining ABC News as a senior foreign correspondent stationed in our London Bureau starting in June. Ian is one of the great foreign…