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Political speeches rarely end when the applause does. The real test begins once television and radio broadcasters decide how to explain them to audiences who never watched them live. Every…

1. Tim Davie outlines BBC reinvention vision In his final major speech as BBC director general, Tim Davie called for significant reform including decentralisation, a pan-PSB iPlayer, greater investment in…

The latest RAJAR figures land at a point where radio feels increasingly split between two realities. On one side, overall listening remains remarkably strong. More than 50 million adults still…

The latest RAJAR figures land at a point where radio feels increasingly split between two realities. On one side, overall listening remains remarkably strong. More than 50 million adults still…

The rise of news influencers has moved well beyond media industry chatter. Deborah Turness used her Sir David Nicholas memorial lecture to argue that audiences are shifting away from institutions…

For almost a century, the BBC Charter has defined the role, responsibilities and independence of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is one of the most important constitutional documents in UK…

The BBC has appointed former Google executive Matt Brittin as its new Director-General, with the incoming chief set to take up the role in May. He will become the corporation’s…

The language coming from the BBC and ITV around YouTube is getting noticeably sharper. At the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Spring Conference, senior figures from both broadcasters called…

Pact chief executive Nigel Warner has urged the government to set out a clearer long-term funding plan for the BBC as discussions around the corporation’s next charter continue. Speaking during…

Within minutes of Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, the broadcast conversation moved on from what happened to what comes next. Rolling news has shifted quickly towards Labour’s stability, the Prime Minister’s position,…