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NewsMcDonald steps down from News at Ten
Trevor McDonald has confirmed he is to step down from his role as co-presenter of ITV's News at Ten in late November.
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NewsBBC pulls Buzzcocks tonight
The BBC has cancelled the broadcast of tonight's planned edition of Never Mind the Buzzcocks because it featured disgraced comedian Russell Brand.
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NewsComplaints top 35,000 but start to slow
The number of complaints flooding into the BBC over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank call has reached 35,700 but has finally started to slow.
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NewsLesley Douglas resigns
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas has resigned from the corporation saying she believes it is “right that [she] takes responsibility” for ‘Sachsgate'.
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Lesley Douglas's resignation letter
The following is the text of an exchange of letters which took place earlier today between Lesley Douglas, controller, BBC Radio 2, 6 Music and Popular Music and the director general of the BBC.
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NewsRoss suspended for 12 weeks
The BBC has suspended Jonathan Ross for 12 weeks without pay - but warned that the consequences for managers will be “more serious”.
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NewsBBC Trust: tighten editorial controls
The BBC Trust has called on the BBC to toughen up its editorial controls and demanded that it offers an on-air apology to licence fee payers for the prank phone call scandal involving Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
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NewsBSkyB profits up 25%
BSkyB has announced quarterly profits of£179m, up 25% for the three months to the end of September.
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NewsCarnie named acting head of R2
BBC Radio 2 head of programmes Lewis Carnie is to stand in as acting controller of the station following the resignation of Lesley Douglas.
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NewsAllinson and Lester to replace Ross and Brand on R2
Radio 2 DJs Richard Allinson and Alex Lester are to stand in for Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand tomorrow.
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NewsBBC still silent over 'Sachsgate' cause
Confusion has continued to cloud the ‘Sachsgate' phone prank row this morning, with the BBC remaining silent on how the offending incident was allowed to air.
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NewsRoss pulls out of Comedy Awards
Jonathan Ross is to step down from hosting the 2008 British Comedy Awards following the 'Sachsgate' affair.
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NewsPonderland receives 70 complaints
Channel 4 received 70 complaints about last night's broadcast of Russell Brand's Ponderland, but the criticism was outweighed by support for the disgraced comedian.
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NewsA million ponder Russell Brand
The ‘Sachsgate' controversy surrounding comedian Russell Brand helped his Channel 4 show Ponderland last night to its highest ever audience.
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NewsLesley Douglas: a legacy
Lesley Douglas was the archetypal BBC “lifer”. Born in Newcastle in 1963, she collected a degree in English at Manchester University before taking a job as a production assistant in a BBC research department in 1986.
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NewsBBC Staff: Edgy comedy at risk after 'Sachsgate'
Edgy comedy could be sacrificed amid an “atmosphere of fear” at the BBC following Sachsgate, staff at the corporation have warned.
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NewsLyons defends BBC's right to take risks
BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons has pledged not to wade into editorial decisions about provocative output and has defended the corporation's right to take risks.
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NewsRoss could still get money from BBC
Jonathan Ross may still receive money from the BBC for the three months of his suspension.