George Entwistle

George Entwistle

• UK watchdog to probe BBC payoffs

  Britain's public spending watchdog says it will investigate severance packages at the BBC in the wake of a highly-criticized payout to the ... 

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  UK lawmakers slam pricy payoff to BBC chief

  A group of British lawmakers is accusing the BBC of being cavalier with taxpayers' money by paying 450,000 pounds ($730,000) in severance to its ... 

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  Report blames chaos, not cover-up, for BBC scandal

  A BBC review has absolved senior executives of trying to bury an explosive story about one of its best-known children's television stars, saying ... 

• Developments in scandal at BBC over Savile

  The BBC has published an internal review into the decision to shelve an investigation by its "Newsnight" program into allegations that its late host ... 

• UK police arrest 6th person in sex abuse probe

  British police on Monday arrested another suspect in the sex abuse probe spurred by allegations against the late BBC entertainer Jimmy Savile. 

• BBC Trust chairman defends payoff to former chief

  The BBC paid its former director-general $772,000 after only 54 days at the helm because it was the only viable way to get him to leave in the wake ... 

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  BBC chooses former news chief as director-general

  The BBC chose a former head of its news division Thursday to lead the broadcaster through a "long, hard look" at itself as it struggles to recover ...