Rona Fairhead, who became chair of BBC governing body the BBC Trust in August 2014, has opted not to stand for re-appointment. Until today, she wouldn’t have had to. And, it’s complicated. The former Financial Times Group chief executive was due to remain in her post for a full four years, sequeing from the BBC Trust…

The BBC’s embattled general director Tony Hall warned today that planned changes to the public broadcaster’s structure represent a threat to its independence. In a speech to the Enders media conference, Hall said the BBC "needs new safeguards for independence, not yet more erosion".

His speech comes days after an indep…

The Church of England has come out swinging against major UK cinema chains and Digital Cinema Media, which handles most of the country's movie advertising. At issue: The church says it had planned to buy screen time for a 60-second commercial to run ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens beginning December 18 in UK…

BBC director general Tony Hall said today that the public broadcaster will be cutting more than 1,000 jobs as part of a restructure caused by a $234 million gap in license-fee income for 2016-2017.

The shortfall in revenues has been blamed on more people using iPlayer, mobiles and online catch-up, leading to an unexpec…

David Cameron will remain the UK’s Prime Minister after securing a surprisingly decisive victory in the country’s general election with a result that has left media commentators with plenty of egg on their faces. With the final tally of votes still being counted as of Friday morning, Cameron and his Conservative Party…

The British General Election campaign gets into full swing this evening with the first televised live debate between Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Party leader Ed Miliband. The event, which will be aired on Channel 4 and Sky News, comes after months of tortuous negotiations about what format the debates, if…

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Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage

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Joe Utichi contributes to Deadline’s UK coverage

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Don Groves is a Deadline contributor based in Sydney

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