Good afternoon Insiders, here we are again and it’s Max Goldbart helming a busy week’s newsletter. Scroll down for the biggest news and analysis from team Deadline International, and sign up to the newsletter here. Multiple fronts: I have been covering the BBC in depth for more than five years and never have I known it to be battling crises on so many fronts.
Not content with the Gary Lineker row dominating front pages for days, the corporation has also found itself in hot water this week over local news strikes, Question Time host Fiona Bruce‘s remarks about Boris Johnson’s father, and accusations of “top-down toxicity” from its century-old choir, which is being axed.
Struggling to keep track? Insider has done the legwork for you. Lineker 1 – 0 BBC: First he was benched, then his actions were forcing the BBC into a lengthy and time-intensive review of its social media guidelines, and an apology never came.
BBC Director General Tim Davie (pictured – right of Lineker) rushed back from a trip to Washington where he was discussing – yes, you heard correctly – impartial news to strike a deal with the Match of the Day host early Monday that will at least see Lineker return to his hosting duties this weekend.
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