Gary Lineker versus Ian Wright and Alan Shearer up against Gary Neville: BBC and ITV release their teamsheets for coverage of the Euro 2020 final By Laurence Dollimore For Mailonline Published: 09:20 BST, 10 July 2021 | Updated: 09:28 BST, 10 July 2021 The BBC and ITV have unveiled their presenting lineups for the Euro … Read more
The BBC was hit with nearly 500,000 viewer complaints in just 12 months amid concerns at ‘perceived bias’. The broadcaster received 462,255 complaints in the year 2020 to 2021 which it said ‘was an increase of 93,878 on last year,’ according to its own annual report published this week. Chair of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards … Read more
Top Irish sporting official apologises after making ‘Black Dives Matter’ comment under BBC story about Raheem Sterling being fouled for England’s decisive penalty against Denmark Bernard O’Byrne commented ‘Black Dives Matter’ under a BBC article on Facebook about the penalty awarded to Sterling in Euros semi-final O’Byrne, who is now the head of Basketball Ireland, … Read more
EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas admitted to hospital and is undergoing tests over mystery illness as actor reveals ‘I have something wrong with my liver’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 16:29 BST, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 16:40 BST, 9 July 2021 Former EastEnders star Matt Lapinkas has been admitted to hospital with a mystery … Read more
Wimbledon’s staying on the Beeb! BBC cut new three-year deal to keep tennis on free-to-air until at least 2027 Next year will be the 85th anniversary of Wimbledon being on the BBC The partnership is the longest of its kind in the history of sports broadcasting New deal ensures Wimbledon will remain on free to air … Read more
A Question of Sport fans have slammed the BBC for its ‘horrendous’ decision to make Paddy McGuinness the new host instead of ex England footballer Alex Scott. The comedian and TV presenter, 47, is set to replace Sue Barker, 65, on the famed BBC sports panel show and Olympian Sam Quek and retired rugby star Ugo … Read more
Here we go again. The BBC is getting it in the neck for paying its talent silly salaries. Or some of them. If I had a fiver for every time I’ve been involved in a BBC pay row one way or another I’d be even better off than I am already. And I’m one of … Read more
Fault! New sexism storm at Wimbledon as BBC’s Boris Becker calls star’s partner ‘very pretty’ Boris Becker commented on the attractiveness of a Wimbledon player’s fiancee The pundit, 53, had spotted Hungarian Marton Fucsovics’ partner in the stands As Anett Boszormenyi, 29, flashed up on screen, he said she was ‘very pretty’ The BBC defended … Read more
‘I hope to never watch anything on the ITV Hub ever again in my life’: Fans bemoan ITV’s streaming service for poor quality and constant crashing during England’s Euro 2020 semi-final clash By Matt Davies For Mailonline Published: 21:16 BST, 7 July 2021 | Updated: 21:35 BST, 7 July 2021 Fans have been left enraged … Read more
‘I thought I’d pop into the Queen Vic for a pint!’: Harry Redknapp returns to his East London roots as he makes a cameo in EastEnders By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 22:22 BST, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 6 July 2021 He was born and raised in East London. And Harry Redknapp, … Read more