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GB News sparks Ofcom complaints for 'alternative' MOTD amid Gary Lineker suspension

GB News received over 200 Ofcom complaints over the weekend as it aired its Alternative Match Of The Day

Daily Mirror

Ed Balls apologises after scolding from Susanna Reid for saying banned word on GMB

The blunder came as the host was trying to check whether a particular word could be said on TV prior to the 9pm watershed

Nottingham Post

Gary Lineker row goes to heart of trust in BBC, warns Ofcom chief

Warning row goes ‘straight to the heart of the BBC’s wider reputation’

The Independent UK

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Gary Lineker row goes to heart of BBC reputation, says Ofcom boss

Dame Melanie Dawes also said the proposed local radio cuts had not been the BBC’s ‘finest hour’ in terms of communication.

Evening Standard

BBC needs to update its social media guidelines, says Ofcom chief

Melanie Dawes tells MPs BBC should look again at what its guidelines ask of contributors as well as staff

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom chief hopes BBC can find way through ‘difficult episode’ with Gary Lineker

Dame Melanie Dawes also said the proposed local radio cuts had not been the BBC’s ‘finest hour’ in terms of communication.

The Independent UK

Watch as Ofcom chief is GRILLED on why Tory MPs get to host news shows

Nicolson pushed Dawes on the broadcast regulator’s rules which state no politician can work as an interviewer on news and current affairs…

The National (Scotland)

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Ekin-Su defies critics as she returns to Dancing On Ice in controversial outfit

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu defied critics as she returned to Dancing On Ice in her sequinned catsuit which sparked over a hundred Ofcom complaints

Daily Mirror

Is there really such a thing as ‘toxic femininity’?

This year’s ‘Love Island’ has been marred by accusations of ‘toxic femininity’, after behaviour from its female contestants left male contestants in tears. Eloise Hendy talks to experts to unpack this new, contentious term

The Independent UK

Farage, Fox and rolling outrage: the inside story of GB News

It’s the channel that loves to whip up anger, where hosts promote conspiracy theories and scaremongering, and its editors are convinced it is the voice of the people

The Guardian - UK

Is the BBC a state broadcaster or a public broadcaster - who calls the shots?

The chairman is on record as saying he believes the BBC’s staff have a soft-left bias which needs addressing

Wales Online

Will UK’s online safety bill protect children from adult material?

Legislation puts duty of care on tech firms to protect under-18s but does not mandate use of specific age-checking technology

The Guardian - UK

Lee Anderson's new GB News role prompts call for regulator to investigate TV channel

Councillor David Hennigan has written to broadcasting regulator Ofcom to call on them to investigate GB News after Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was appointed as a programme host and contributor.

Nottingham Post

WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK law, says chief

Meta’s head of chat app says it would not comply with the requirements set out in online safety bill

The Guardian - UK

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Wales Online

GB News makes £30million loss in its first year

It paid £11million to staff and presenters including Nigel Farage, Eamonn Holmes and a number of Conservative MPs

Wales Online

Love Island prompts more than 500 complaints to Ofcom thanks to latest scenes

The watchdog said more than 300 of the complaints releated to the same incidents

Bristol Post

Hundreds of Love Island fans issue complaints to Ofcom as they accuse contestants of 'bullying' Ron Hall

Scores of viewers were left unhappy by scenes that aired last week

Evening Standard

Love Island receives over 300 Ofcom complaints after viewers accuse villa of ‘bullying’ Ron Hall

Hundreds of viewers complained to the TV watchdog about the ITV2 series

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Daily Mirror

Love Island sparks hundreds of Ofcom complaints as villa turns on Ron and 'bullies' him

ITV2 reality show Love Island has been hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints after Islanders turned on Ron Hall

Nottingham Post

GB News' Mark Steyn programme breached broadcasting rules 'misleading' public over Covid-19

Ofcom said the claims were "materially misleading" because of the way the data was presented to viewers

The Guardian - UK

GB News broke Ofcom rules with presenter’s Covid vaccine claims

Regulator says Mark Steyn’s use of data to draw misleading conclusions breached content guidelines

The Independent UK

Mark Steyn show on GB News breached Ofcom code with Covid claims

The watchdog said its investigation found the programme ‘fell short’ of its standards.

The National (Scotland)

GB News found in breach of broadcasting rules for first time since launch

GB NEWS has officially breached broadcasting rules for the first time since its launch, according to an investigation by a media watchdog.

Daily Mirror

GB News breaches Ofcom rules for first time since channel launched

Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has announced that GB News has broken its rules for the first time since the channel launched

Wales Online

Ofcom says 'potentially harmful and materially misleading' show broke rules

The show claimed a link between Covid vaccines and a rise in infections, hospitalisations and deaths

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