BBC announces big change with BBC Four and CBBC channels to close

CHRIS Evans has revealed legendary TV show TFI Friday is returning — but it will not air on Channel 4. The series was a huge hit in the late Nineties with its mixture of music, stars and entertainment.

BIRDS Of A Feather will not return says Linda Robson, explaining that her long-time co-star Pauline Quirke doesn't want to. However, the Loose Women star insists that's not because of any 'feud' rumbling between pair.

Telly legend Phillip Schofield’s enjoyed yet another bumper year despite the Pandemic. The star’s TV firm Fistral Productions Ltd equity now stands at £2,464,251, which includes £1,686,171 cash in the bank.

LOVE Island viewers are desperate for Davide to get a pair of prescription sunglasses. The Italian hunk regularly has to slip his sunnies over his normal glasses to get a better look at things – leaving fans in hysterics.

Billie Eilish has added another leg to her ‘Happier Than Ever’ world tour, announcing six tour dates in Asia this August.The shows, announced today (June 23), will mark Eilish’s first-ever headlining shows in the continent. The singer had previously performed in Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka in 2018 as part of the Laneway and Summer Sonic festivals respectively.The new dates will take Eilish to cities across the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.

The Closer. He then went on to say that the place should be named the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. When TMZ subsequently caught up with Anthony Anderson after the event, the black-ish alum shared positive thoughts and commended the decision: Dave Chappelle’s The Closer hit streaming back in October and, shortly after its release, celebrities and LGBTQ+ organizations like GLAAD spoke out in opposition of it.

Pitt's best movies include psychological thrillers like Fight Club and Se7en, as well as showing off his comedy chops in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Burn After Reading. Lately, Brad Pitt has been doing less acting after his divorce from actress Angelina Jolie and maintaining sobriety. The Troy star has shared how he goes about dealing with depression and finding “joy” in his life these days.

Gallery: 'I haven’t had a girlfriend in 20 years. The truth is I am lonely part of every day. . . ' The stars who have been single for years (BANG Showbiz)The star met Alex when she starred opposite him in the Broadway musical version of 'Pretty Woman' back in 2018 and the pair struck up a relationship before he eventually popped the question in February 2021.

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Love Island. Gemma, who is now coupled up with islander Luca Bish, received nonstop backlash as ITV2 was accused of making "the Gemma show" after the majority of footage shown revolved around her.

Dua Lipa and Post Malone both hit the stage at Spotify Beach this week during the 2022 Cannes Lion Festival.

Hair, which groundbreakingly paved the way for rock music on Broadway, has died. He was 90. Rado passed away on Tuesday night (21 June) in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to his publicist and long-time friend Merle Frimark.

BBC Breakfast viewers will be in for a shock soon, as the studio is set for a major overhaul and will copy popular US morning talk shows.The BBC programme has been a staple of our screens for decades, with presenters sitting together on the iconic red sofa with a low table in front of them to place laptops and papers on.Behind presenters like Naga Munchetty, Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt is the typical photographic backdrop of the Media City skyline in Salford Quays.But all of that is set to change, as bosses are planning to ditch the traditional format for something more along the lines of Piers Morgan's TalkTV show Uncensored, which features a high desk and scrolling news headlines.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, a BBC source confirmed: "There's disruption behind the scenes as BBC Breakfast is getting a new set in the next few months."It will be the first time they've changed it since they moved to Salford in 2012, so all in all everything will look very different in the coming months."The source added: "Apparently they want it to look a bit more like a US breakfast show and might have windows and people walking past."It was reported in May that the BBC is working to revamp Studio B, with RX:TV reporting at the time that the building - which housed Victoria Derbyshire and Newsnight - is due to be revealed soon.The publication reported bosses were "concerned" that the studio's output had "fallen behind" what viewers expect from the national broadcaster.It added that the BBC Breakfast studio - which is shared with North West Tonight - is filmed in a space originally intended to be an office space, "with a relatively low ceiling for TV studios".Director General Tim Davie allegedly announced to staff that all regional

BBC to be “digital-first”.The corporation has confirmed that the two channels will stop airing in no less than three years’ time, with content continuing to be produced for its streaming service BBC iPlayer.As part of the shake-up, the BBC’s news channels will be merged into one, while Radio 4 Extra will move off the airwaves and exclusively to BBC Sounds.The BBC said the changes are aimed at “creating a modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation that drives the most value from the licence fee and delivers more for audiences”.The changes will lead to cuts of £200million per year, with job losses of up to 1,000 expected over the next few years.“This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC. Something genuinely new, a Reithian organisation for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world,” said director-general Tim Davie.“Independent, impartial, constantly innovating and serving all.

Popular BBC TV channels, BBC Four and CBBC are set to end, as audiences "watch streaming shows instead." Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, announced the news today after more and more audiences are turning to streaming services to watch their programmes. He also revealed that there is set to be a cut of around 1,000 jobs, as BBC embarks on a £500million budget cut for the taxpayer-funded corporation, which looks to move towards a "digital-first BBC." As he spoke to BBC staff, Tim said: "This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC. Something genuinely new, a Reithian organisation for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world.

K.J. Yossman BBC Director-General Tim Davie has revealed plans for a “digital first” BBC as the broadcaster celebrates its hundredth year as well as revealing at hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cutbacks.Davie said he plans to cut £200 million ($250 million) from the budget due to the government’s decision to freeze the license fee, which funds the BBC.

BBC Four and CBBC will be scrapped as normal TV channels amid a huge shake up that will see 1,000 jobs cut. The channels will appear in their current format until 2025.

The BBC has announced it will axe up to 1,000 employees across the next few years while also stopping the broadcast of smaller, but much-loved, linear channels such as children’s channel CBBC and BBC Four. The move comes as director general Tim Davie laid out initial plans as to how the BBC will save around £1.5B ($2B) across the next few years as a result of a government-enforced license fee freeze across the next two years.

The UK government has officially launched the mid-term Charter Review into the BBC, with a focus on whether the corporation is representing people from working class backgrounds.

BBC's Homes Under The Hammer a few weeks after emergency heart surgery.The TV star was rushed to hospital in April and had an operation after a large amount of fluid was found around his heart.But he has now been allowed to return to the show that has made him a household name.Martin, 58, announced the good news by posting a video on social media showing him in a seriously bright shirt, which he said he picked on purpose to celebrate."So I've got some news and it's actually pretty amazing news," he said."Today is a very special day, it's quite an emotional day to be honest because I've spoken to the doctors and they've said as long as I take it easy, which isn't necessarily that easy for me, but I've got to, as long as I take it easy I'm ok to start work."Beaming, he told his fans: "So I am back today filming Homes Under The Hammer.

BBC bosses have for the first time indicated they may be open to a change in the corporation’s funding model after 2027.