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Kylie Minogue is dominating the headlines and the charts at the moment with her new single ‘Padam Padam’ but fans are claiming that the singer is a victim of ageism following a seeming snub by BBC Radio 1.On Sunday night during ‘The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1’ with Katie Thistleton, it was noted by fans that all of the Top 10 songs were played with the exception of ‘Padam Padam’. The apparent snub came as a surprise to fans who were celebrating the news that the song had leapt from 23 to number 6 in the midweek…

In nine scenarios out of 10, it will likely suit the parties to the Hollywood writers’ walkout to kludge together a deal so they can get back to work churning out the shows demanded by streaming outlets. In nine scenarios out of 10, it will likely suit the parties to the Hollywood writers’ walkout to kludge together a deal so they can get back to work churning out the…

Ncuti Gatwa’s debut season of Doctor Who is continuing its big-name casting streak, this time landing Jonathan Groff fresh off Knock at the Cabin for a mystery major role.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesAnnounced by the BBC today, details of Groff’s character are currently being kept under wraps. “I am so thrilled to jump into the extraordinary mind of Russell T Davies and watch the incredible Ncuti Gatwa soar in this iconic role,” Groff said of joining the series in a…

LONDON—The chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp, quit Friday after an investigation concluded he breached the U.K. government code for public appointments by failing to declare that he offered to facilitate a loan to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson while applying for the job at the publicly funded broadcaster. The decision by Mr. Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, to step down is the latest scandal to wash over the British Broadcasting Corp., which has been buffeted by a series…

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed on Friday.Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of US-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).It also dropped the "China state-affiliated media" tag on the accounts of Xinhua News as well as of journalists…

The BBC has made its mind up: it’s Bucks Fizz all round for the corporation’s coverage of the Eurovision song contest as members of the band appear in various Eurovision-themed programming.Ahead of the contest next month, the BBC announced that Cheryl Baker, a member of Bucks Fizz who won Eurovision for the UK in 1981, will appear in special episodes of EastEnders and Bargain Hunt, while her bandmate Jay Aston will appear in an episode of the quizshow Pointless.The broadcaster will air a week-long cluster of programmingin…

For the first time in its history the BBC Proms season will be opened and closed by female conductors, as the festival moves towards gender equality.The opening and closing nights will be led by Dalia Stasevska and Marin Alsop respectively, two of 10 women conducting concerts this year, three making their Proms debut.“We’re moving in the right direction towards equitable representation,” said the Proms director, David Pickard, “but it’s a slow process.”Meanwhile, 11 of this year’s 21 premieres are by female composers,…

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Elon Musk-owned Twitter recently labelled news organisations, including US-based NPR and the UK’s BBC, government-funded media. Following this, the social media company received backlash as the media organisations objected to the tag. NPR has now said that it will no longer post fresh content on its several Twitter handles because of the “inaccurate and misleading” labels. With this, NPR reportedly becomes the first major news organisation to go silent on Twitter. NPR said that it “will no longer post fresh content to its…

The BBC has changed course on its proposed cuts to BBC English orchestras after pressure from musicians, the public and politicians.The cuts, which were announced in March, would have reduced roles in the BBC Symphony, Concert and Philharmonic orchestras by 20%.On Thursday, the corporation said that while it needed to make savings, it was committed to working with the Musicians’ Union to explore alternatives to what had been proposed.The BBC has already reversed its decision to scrap the BBC Singers chamber choir, which…