Mark Thompson, now president and chief executive of The New York Times Company, testified that he had never “knowingly misled” Parliament over the project’s progress.
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The independent British report does not single out any executives. The BBC’s director general at the time was Mark Thompson, now chief executive of The Times.
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A report by an oversight committee of the British Parliament said that “cronyism” at a “dysfunctional” BBC led to executives getting larger payoffs than they deserved.
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Remotely controlled aircraft have provided valuable images of events that are difficult to reach, including the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
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A committee of Parliament held new hearings on the way the broadcaster had given large severance payments to senior editors in an effort to reduce its budget.
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The BBC’s former director-general has challenged testimony about how much the BBC Trust knew about payouts to departing executives.
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Hearings will look at payments the British Broadcasting Corporation made to senior editors as it tried to reduce its budget, and Mark Thompson, the former BBC chief, will testify.
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Four French TV dramas serve up the most common themes — crime, war, sex and the occult — in fresh and unexpected ways.
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The police in Britain opened an investigation after an audit found departing executives from the British Broadcasting Corporation received more than they were entitled to.
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The authorities shuttered some television stations, and the tone of some state news media also seemed to shift, to reflect the interests of those now in charge.
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The decision follows a similar one from ESPN. Both broadcasters said public interest in 3-D shows was less than they had expected.
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The observation about the proliferation of British talent in the American media landscape is hardly new, but something is at work here.
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The Times Company chief executive and former BBC head will be asked more questions about the now discontinued Digital Media Initiative.
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The BBC said 152 accusations of sexual abuse and harassment by 81 current and former employees had been lodged since the Jimmy Savile case emerged.
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A report by the West Yorkshire police covered 68 of hundreds of sexual abuse allegations that have surfaced against the former television presenter Jimmy Savile.
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An investigation into offenses that may or may not have been committed decades ago has resulted in a flurry of arrests and has many people asking who will be next.
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Various Twitter accounts poke fun at news media outlets like The Huffington Post, Slate and The New York Times.
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The British media identified Rolf Harris, a singer and artist, as the newest high-profile arrest after the Jimmy Savile affair.
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Reporters who joined students from the London School of Economics on the sight-seeing trip did not disclose their true purpose and filmed an undercover documentary, the university said.
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American TV has a long tradition of imitating foreign shows, and the fall season may include several new forms of flattery, with “Friends and Family,” “Pulling,” “Rake,” “Second Sight” and “Spy.”
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