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In a joint letter, the UK's major broadcasters ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5 owner Viacom and union Pact have called on the government to ensure it will support television industry freelancers during the coronavirus crisis. The UK government unveiled measures last week to support the nation's freelance workers…

Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid star, is to donate two months’ salary to charity The British Red Cross to help boost the battle against coronavirus. The Match Of The Day presenter and former soccer star revealed the gesture during an interview on BBC Radio 4 and then on Twitter, saying, “Decided to donate a…

The All England Club has canceled the Wimbledon tennis championships as coronavirus continues to rip through the global sporting calendar. The tournament was due to begin on June 29 and run for two weeks, but the south London event has been axed for the first time since World War II. It follows the postponement of the…

BBC newsreader George Alagiah has become one of the first British television stars to test positive for coronavirus. Alagiah, who is also currently fighting his second bout of bowel cancer, revealed his diagnosis to BBC News having not been on-air in recent weeks. He said that he has had a mild dose of the illness…

The BBC has claimed the government plans to decriminalize license fee evasion in the UK could blow a £300M ($370M) hole in its programming budget and will lead to “significant cuts” to front line services. The BBC made its case in a submission to the government’s consultation on scrapping criminal sanctions, including…

Costumers who worked on the BBC and HBO drama His Dark Materials are making scrubs for British medics on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. The Helping Dress Medics initiative was launched by costume maker Dulcie Scott over the weekend and has raised more than £8,000 ($10,000) on GoFundMe to help supply…

The BBC has pledged to make a £500,000 ($612,000) donation to the COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund set up by the BFI and the UK's Film and TV Charity. The BBC’s donation follows Netflix pledging £1M to the cause, which is aimed at providing short-term relief to active workers and freelancers who have been…

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Four and PBS are co-producing a special documentary on the mission to revive the Notre Dame de Paris after it was devastated by a fire on April 15, 2019. Rebuilding Notre Dame: Inside The Great Cathedral Rescue (working title) will be produced by British production company Windfall Films and will…

Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators and stars of the BBC sketch show Little Britain, have held talks with Netflix about rebooting the comedy more than 14 years after the last episode aired on British television. In an interview with BBC Radio 2 on Friday, Lucas — who has gone on to star in features including Br…

Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…

The BBC has shelved plans to ax 450 jobs under a radical restructuring of its news division, as it battles to keep services on-air amid the spiraling coronavirus pandemic. BBC director general Tony Hall told staff Wednesday that the planned £80 million ($94 million) in cuts will be paused after being announced in…

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is drawing up plans to persevere with some of its most famous studio shows during the coronavirus crisis — even though it will have to sacrifice a live audience to make them happen. Deadline understands that QI, the Fremantle-produced panel show, will record this week at BBC Television Centre…