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BBC urges staff to ‘give red tape the red card’ as part of simplicity campaign

Tweet This article titled "BBC urges staff to 'give red tape the red card' as part of simplicity campaign" was written by John Plunkett, for The Guardian on Thursday 17th January 2013 18.03 UTC Former BBC director general Greg Dyke promised in 2002 to "cut the crap", handing out yellow cards for staff to wave at meetings.... 

BBC1 Breakfast Time: 30 years of cereal TV

Tweet This article titled "BBC1 Breakfast Time: 30 years of cereal TV" was written by John Plunkett, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 17th January 2013 14.27 UTC It was exactly 30 years ago on 17 January that not a particularly expectant nation sat down to watch its first taste of breakfast television.   BBC1's Breakfast Time,... 

Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December

Tweet This article titled "Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 13.32 UTC The Financial Times, Guardian and Daily Telegraph were the only daily national newspapers to see month-on-month sales increases in December. All three enjoyed... 

Jimmy Savile victims: case studies

Tweet This article titled "Jimmy Savile victims: case studies" was written by Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 11th January 2013 16.00 UTC Ms A (victim) Ms A was in her early 20s in 1970 when a chauffeur driving a large Rolls-Royce turned up unannounced at her home to take her to see Jimmy Savile. Two years earlier Ms A had... 

Hugh Grant to star in Guardian ad

Tweet This article titled "Hugh Grant to star in Guardian ad" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 10th January 2013 16.55 UTC Hugh Grant is to star in a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign promoting Guardian and Observer weekend supplements and magazines, including a new Saturday cookery section. Grant, who was... 

WPP clients to return to Channel 4 after £250m advertising dispute is settled

Tweet This article titled "WPP clients to return to Channel 4 after £250m advertising dispute is settled" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 10th January 2013 13.34 UTC Sir Martin Sorrell's advertising clients are set to return to Channel 4 with the two sides reaching a £250m TV advertising deal... 

ASA bans adverts over use of Jimmy Savile references

Tweet This article titled "ASA bans adverts over use of Jimmy Savile references" was written by Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 9th January 2013 07.11 UTC The advertising watchdog has criticised a magazine and a clothing firm for attempting to drum up business by using images of the late Jimmy Savile in email campaigns, including... 

Rageh Omaar joins ITV News

Tweet This article titled "Rageh Omaar joins ITV News" was written by John Plunkett, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 8th January 2013 14.44 UTC Rageh Omaar, the former BBC war reporter who was dubbed the "Scud stud" during the Iraq war, is to become a special correspondent with ITV News.   Omaar joins ITV this week from Qatar-based... 

Michael Buerk savages BBC’s coverage of Queen’s diamond jubilee

Tweet This article titled "Michael Buerk savages BBC's coverage of Queen's diamond jubilee" was written by Caroline Davies, for guardian.co.uk on Sunday 30th December 2012 14.23 UTC The broadcaster Michael Buerk has heavily criticised the BBC's coverage of the Queen's diamond jubilee, saying it was "cringingly inept"... 

Former Times editor William Rees-Mogg dies at 84

Tweet This article titled "Former Times editor William Rees-Mogg dies at 84" was written by Paul Gallagher, for The Observer on Saturday 29th December 2012 17.04 UTC William Rees-Mogg, who edited the Times from January 1967 to March 1981, has died. He was 84 and worked to the last, writing his regular column for the newspaper and an opinion... 
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