http://www.mail.com/organizations/325286-bbc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/325286-bbc.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058168-bbc-sportscaster-hall-admits-14-indecent-assaults.html LONDON (AP) — Veteran BBC sportscaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on underage girls, including one who was just 9 years old, prompting the broadcaster Thursday to drop him for his "sickening" behavior. The 83-year-old, who had been arrested in January for questioning about alleged crimes committed between 1967 and 1986, had earlier... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058168-bbc-sportscaster-hall-admits-14-indecent-assaults.html 2013-05-02T21:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041234-bbc-plans-tweet-day-radio-birds.html LONDON (AP) — Remember when tweeting was for the birds? The BBC is hoping to revive that simpler time with "Tweet of the Day" — an early-morning radio program dedicated to British birdsong. The broadcaster announced Wednesday that veteran naturalist David Attenborough will host the 90-second show, which will feature the song of a different bird each weekd... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:53:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2041234-bbc-plans-tweet-day-radio-birds.html 2013-04-24T13:53:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2018432-london-school-economics-denounces-bbc-tactics.html LONDON (AP) — One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using them as cover for a covert reporting trip to North Korea. The school says BBC's decision to send three TV journalists to the secretive communist state in March to shoot a documentary without governmental pe... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:14:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2018432-london-school-economics-denounces-bbc-tactics.html 2013-04-14T17:14:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2018696-bbcs-andrew-marr-appears-3-months-stroke.html LONDON (AP) — Prominent BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since he had a major stroke more than three months ago. He told viewers of his show Sunday he was "frankly lucky to be alive." He said he needs extensive physical therapy to help him walk properly and be able to use his left arm. The 53-year-old Marr said his voice ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:59:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2018696-bbcs-andrew-marr-appears-3-months-stroke.html 2013-04-14T15:59:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015326-bbc-hot-seat-anti-thatcher-song-climbs-chart.html LONDON (AP) — Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" up the British charts in a posthumous protest over her polarizing policies. By Friday the online campaign had propelled the "Wizard of Oz" song to No. 1 on British iTunes and into the top ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:39:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015326-bbc-hot-seat-anti-thatcher-song-climbs-chart.html 2013-04-12T20:39:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015956-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html LONDON (AP) — A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster has agonized over whether to play "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead," a tune from "The Wizard of Oz" that is being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late British prime minister. A compromise ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2015956-thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored.html 2013-04-12T16:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913910-bbc-world-service-frequencies-jammed-china.html LONDON (AP) — The BBC says it has received reports that its world service English shortwave radio frequencies are being jammed in China and condemns what it called efforts to disrupt free access to news and information. The broadcaster said while it can't attribute the source of the jamming definitively, "the extensive and coordinated efforts are indicati... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:20:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913910-bbc-world-service-frequencies-jammed-china.html 2013-02-25T13:20:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908200-bbc-leaders-harsh-words-corporation.html LONDON (AP) — The BBC is a bloated, top-heavy, and poorly led corporation staffed by dull executives and backbiting journalists — and that's just what the company's leadership says. In 3,000 pages of emails and interviews published Friday, the BBC's top officials have harsh words for the institutional culture of their respected media group, whose image ha... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:03:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908200-bbc-leaders-harsh-words-corporation.html 2013-02-22T18:03:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1898786-bbc-journalists-strike-job-cuts.html LONDON (AP) — BBC journalists walked off the job Monday in a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts at the broadcaster. Staff mounted picket lines outside of the BBC's studios in central London and around the country. Programs went on, but many shows were canceled, including the flagship morning news radio program "Today." National Union o... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:30:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1898786-bbc-journalists-strike-job-cuts.html 2013-02-18T11:30:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1833524-miami-baseball-coach-ron-fraser-dies.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and never had a losing record in a 30-year career with the Miami Hurricanes. He'll be remembered for so many other reasons. The longtime Miami coach — dubbed "the wizard of college bas... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1833524-miami-baseball-coach-ron-fraser-dies.html 2013-01-20T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804012-bbc-broadcaster-pleads-guilty-abuse-charges.html LONDON (AP) — A BBC broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually abusing three girls. The charges against the well-known 82-year-old sports broadcaster Stuart Hall relate to events alleged to have occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. Police say the alleged indecent assaults were carried out on girls between the ages of 9 and 16. ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804012-bbc-broadcaster-pleads-guilty-abuse-charges.html 2013-01-07T13:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1787062-uk-watchdog-to-probe-bbc-payoffs.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's public spending watchdog says it will investigate severance packages at the BBC in the wake of a highly-criticized payout to the broadcaster's former director general. The probe comes after a group of British lawmakers accused the BBC of being cavalier with taxpayers' money by paying 450,000 pounds ($730,000) in severance to George... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1787062-uk-watchdog-to-probe-bbc-payoffs.html 2012-12-26T12:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775834-report-blames-chaos-cover-up-bbc-scandal.html LONDON (AP) — 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 management errors were to blame for the fact that a planned expose on pedophilia allegations against the late Jimmy Savile was canceled. Institutional chaos and confusion — but not a cover-up — were... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775834-report-blames-chaos-cover-up-bbc-scandal.html 2012-12-19T21:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1776286-developments-scandal-bbc-savile.html LONDON (AP) — The BBC has published an internal review into the decision to shelve an investigation by its "Newsnight" program into allegations that its late host Jimmy Savile was a serial child sex abuser. Here are key developments in the scandal: Oct. 29, 2011: Longtime BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile dies at the age of 84. The eccentric, pl... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1776286-developments-scandal-bbc-savile.html 2012-12-19T13:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745636-bbc-broadcaster-charged-with-indecent-assault.html LONDON (AP) — An 82-year-old BBC broadcaster has been charged with three counts of indecent assault over alleged incidents in the 1970s and 80s, British police said Wednesday. Stuart Hall, a well-known sports broadcaster and game show presenter, was detained at his home in the northwest England city of Cheshire by police on suspicion of "historic" cases o... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1745636-bbc-broadcaster-charged-with-indecent-assault.html 2012-12-05T20:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1739950-bbc-adapting-rowlings-casual-vacancy-tv.html LONDON (AP) — The BBC says it is turning J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults into a television drama. "The Casual Vacancy" is a darkly humorous saga of modern British life in which a local council election unleashes rivalries and resentments in a small town. The novel is Rowling's first full-length book since she finished the "Harry Potter" saga in 2007... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1739950-bbc-adapting-rowlings-casual-vacancy-tv.html 2012-12-03T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1728604-bbc-drama-the-hour-to-1950s-sexy.html LONDON (AP) — The media are under fire, celebrities are under the microscope. Welcome to Britain in 2012 — or in the 1950s, the setting for the BBC drama "The Hour." A newsroom drama/political thriller about the staff of a current affairs TV program, "The Hour" gained attention last year when it debuted for its resonant story lines and distinctive retro s... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1728604-bbc-drama-the-hour-to-1950s-sexy.html 2012-11-28T15:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725898-bbc-trust-chairman-defends-payoff-to-chief.html LONDON (AP) — 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 of the broadcaster's sex abuse scandal, the chairman of its governing body said Tuesday. George Entwistle resigned this month after coming under heavy criticism over the venerable broadcaster's c... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1725898-bbc-trust-chairman-defends-payoff-to-chief.html 2012-11-27T16:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1720582-mark-thompson-testifies-london-probe-bbc.html LONDON (AP) — New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson has testified before a committee in London investigating a scandal at his former employer, the BBC, a Times spokesman said Friday. Thompson gave testimony Friday to the inquiry, which is looking into the BBC's decision to shelve an investigation into child sex abuse allegations against late presenter Jimm... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1720582-mark-thompson-testifies-london-probe-bbc.html 2012-11-23T22:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718376-bbc-chooses-news-chief-director-general.html LONDON (AP) — 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 from a scandal stemming from its coverage of child sex abuse. Tony Hall, currently chief executive of the Royal Opera House, will start his new job as BBC's new director-general in March, Chris Pa... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718376-bbc-chooses-news-chief-director-general.html 2012-11-22T13:35:00Z