TV Giants Refuse To Pay Fees For UK’s Independent Bullying & Harassment Complaints Body After String Of Power Abuse Scandals

TV Giants Refuse To Pay Fees For UK’s Independent Bullying & Harassment Complaints Body After String Of Power Abuse Scandals

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 and Disney are among the television giants declining to pay annual fees to the UK industry’s new independent bullying and harassment complaints body, Deadline can reveal. As executives gather in Scotland for the Edinburgh TV Festival, sources said there is growing uncertainty over whether the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (now commonly…

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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Accused Of Jeopardizing BBC Independence After Repeated Attacks On Tim Davie

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Accused Of Jeopardizing BBC Independence After Repeated Attacks On Tim Davie

EXCLUSIVE: British culture secretary Lisa Nandy’s repeated attacks on BBC boss Tim Davie have sparked concern about the national broadcaster’s independence, with a Deadline analysis revealing the frequency of her interventions when compared with Conservative predecessors. Nandy, who was appointed culture secretary by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last July, has savaged the BBC over editorial…

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