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Image: BBC Yesterday, BBC Breakfast published a video report on the booming interest in retro games, featuring an interview with UKIE CEO Prof. Nick Poole OBE. But the segment hasn’t exactly gone over well online, with most people ignoring the content of the piece itself and instead being fixated on a clear and obvious error with the arrangement of the …

The BBC has cut ties with MasterChef star Gregg Wallace after an external report upheld 45 allegations against the presenter. Last week, The Hollywood Reporter reported that more than 50 people approached the British broadcaster with fresh claims about the 60-year-old, including allegations that he groped a colleague and pulled his trousers down in front of another. Wallace had stepped …

Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC. The US president was pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, and replied: “I trust almost no-one.” Trump was speaking hours after he announced plans to send weapons to Ukraine and warned of severe tariffs on Russia …

The UK’s games industry body has distanced itself from an embarrassing BBC blunder, after an original NES Super Mario Bros. cartridge was shown jammed into an SNES console In the breakfast TV segment broadcast this morning, UKIE boss Nick Poole introduced hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent to a selection of retro systems, including a ZX81, a Nintendo Wii, and …

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone,” from its streaming service in February after it emerged that …

Gaza documentary shown on BBC breached accuracy guideline, review finds  Reuters BBC Gaza documentary breached guidelines, review finds  BBC Tim Davie admits ‘significant failing’ by BBC over Gaza documentary  The Guardian BBC breached editorial guidelines over Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official  Sky News BBC Review Finds ‘Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone’ Broke Accuracy Rule In “Serious” Editorial Failure  Deadline Source link

The UK games trade body has moved to explain a BBC Breakfast segment, in which its CEO appeared alongside an erroneous retro games setup. UKIE CEO Prof. Nick Poole OBE appeared on the British morning show, which has an average viewership of 6.5 million, to discuss the rising popularity of retro gaming in the UK. However, what attracted the most …

BBC Ends Ties With ‘MasterChef’ Host Gregg Wallace After Investigation  The New York Times MasterChef report upholds 45 claims on Gregg Wallace  BBC Gregg Wallace’s autism means he can’t wear underwear, say friends  The Times BBC Tells Gregg Wallace a Return to ‘MasterChef’ Is “Untenable” After Report Upholds 45 Allegations  The Hollywood Reporter Gregg Wallace Report: Presenter’s Position “Untenable” After 45 Allegations Substantiated, While …

The BBC has officially severed ties with longtime “MasterChef” presenter Gregg Wallace following the publication of an independent investigation into his conduct, marking the end of his 20-year tenure on the flagship culinary competition series. In a statement released following the Lewis Silkin investigation findings, the BBC confirmed that Wallace’s “return to ‘MasterChef’ is untenable” and that the corporation has …

BBC/Amjad Al Fayoumi/Hoyo Films A BBC documentary about Gaza breached editorial guidelines on accuracy by failing to disclose the narrator was the son of a Hamas official, the corporation’s review has found. BBC director general Tim Davie commissioned the review into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, after it was pulled from iPlayer in February when the boy’s family connections …