After Numerous Scandals, BBC Boss Tim Davie Says He’s Had A “Tough Period” But Is Going Nowhere: “This Job Is Not One You Take If You Want A Quiet Life”

After Numerous Scandals, BBC Boss Tim Davie Says He’s Had A “Tough Period” But Is Going Nowhere: “This Job Is Not One You Take If You Want A Quiet Life”

[ad_1] Following numerous scandals, it was perhaps unsurprising that BBC Director General Tim Davie faced questions over his position at today’s Annual Report press briefing. Per his response and that of BBC Chair Samir Shah, Davie is going nowhere as he approaches his five-year anniversary running the nation’s oldest public broadcaster. “It’s certainly been a…

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BBC License Fee Income Hits Record High

BBC License Fee Income Hits Record High

[ad_1] At last some good news for the BBC. The UK’s public broadcaster broke its license fee income record in the last financial year, while group revenue shot up by close to 10%. As the annual £174.50 ($234) fee was increased following two years of being frozen by the Conservative government, BBC license fee income…

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer asks for Donald Trump’s help: “dealmaker”

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer asks for Donald Trump’s help: “dealmaker”

[ad_1] Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer appeared to invite President Donald Trump to intervene in her Supreme Court appeal against a 20-year prison sentence over Jeffrey Epstein-related sex trafficking. David Oscar Markus described the president as the “ultimate dealmaker” and said Trump would disagree with the Department of Justice‘s decision on Monday to oppose Maxwell’s appeal to…

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Locarno Juries: Director Carlos Reygadas & ‘Nickel Boys’ Producer Joslyn Barnes Join Rithy Panh In Main Competition Jury

Locarno Juries: Director Carlos Reygadas & ‘Nickel Boys’ Producer Joslyn Barnes Join Rithy Panh In Main Competition Jury

[ad_1] Mexican director and producer Carlos Reygadas, U.S. producer Josyln Barnes and actresses Ursina Lardi and Renée Soutendijk have been announced for the main jury of the 78th Locarno Film Festival in August. They join award-winning documentarian Rithy Panh who was previously announced in May as the jury president. Reygadas, who won best director in…

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UOL prices S$225 million notes due 2032 at 2.78%

UOL prices S5 million notes due 2032 at 2.78%

[ad_1] This comes after the property developer previously priced S$75 million notes at the same rate on Jul 9 [SINGAPORE] UOL’s unit UOL Treasury Services (UTS), a special purpose entity, has issued S$225 million notes at 2.78 per cent yield, said the property developer on Tuesday (Jul 15). The notes are expected to be listed…

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Dash Pictures Moves Into Scripted & Completes Filming On Identical Twin Thriller ‘Better’ With Tom Hopper

Dash Pictures Moves Into Scripted & Completes Filming On Identical Twin Thriller ‘Better’ With Tom Hopper

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Factual producer Dash Pictures is moving into scripted and has finished shooting its first project, Better, a feature film in which Game of Thrones and The Umbrella Academy’s Tom Hopper plays identical twins. The psychological thriller stars Hopper as Henry, a man at a low ebb who meets a long-lost identical twin, Patrick,…

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SIA, Scoot passenger traffic up 4.5% in June on strong travel demand

SIA, Scoot passenger traffic up 4.5% in June on strong travel demand

[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost arm Scoot reported a 4.5 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in June, the group’s operating results showed on Tuesday (Jul 15). It was driven by strong demand for air travel across all route regions, supported by the start of the summer travel season and the…

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Trump administration denying migrants bond hearings

Trump administration denying migrants bond hearings

[ad_1] The Trump administration is reportedly pushing forward with plans to keep migrants who entered the U.S. unlawfully in federal custody by denying them bond hearings, according to a memo obtained by Reuters and The Washington Post. Newsweek has contacted the White House, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

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