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mirror.co.uk - Sam Elliott-Gibbs - Delroy Lindo breaks silence and hits out at BAFTA after racial slur broadcast
Delroy Lindo breaks silence and hits out at BAFTA after racial slur broadcast
The Mirror

Delroy Lindo has spoken for the first time after a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. The slur was shouted by a member of the audience who reportedly had Tourette syndrome as Delroy and his fellow Sinners actor Michael B…

nypost.com - Christian Arnold - NFL could be headed for expanded relationship with YouTube for game broadcasts
NFL could be headed for expanded relationship with YouTube for game broadcasts
New York Post

Football fans better be ready to watch more games on YouTube in the future. The platform is the favorite to land a four-game slate of regular-season contests that the NFL kept as part of an equity deal with ESPN, Sports Business Journal reported.

golf.com - By: - 5 noticeable changes on CBS Golf TV broadcasts in 2026
5 noticeable changes on CBS Golf TV broadcasts in 2026
GOLF.com

You did not have to be a particularly skilled TV watcher to notice the most significant shift in the CBS Golf booth during the network's coverage of the PGA Tour's “West Coast Swing” — but you did have to be a persistent one.

mylondon.news - Veronique Hawksworth, Casey Cooper-Fiske Press Association Senior Entertainment Reporter - BBC apologises after racial slur broadcast during BAFTA ceremony
BBC apologises after racial slur broadcast during BAFTA ceremony
My London

The BBC has issued an apology for 'any offence caused' after a racial slur shouted during the Bafta Film Awards ceremony was broadcast. The slur was shouted by an audience member who reportedly has Tourette syndrome as Sinners actors Delroy Lindo…

tvtechnology.com - TV Technology Staff - Broadcasters Foundation of America Announces 2026 Honorees
Broadcasters Foundation of America Announces 2026 Honorees
TV Tech

NEW YORK— The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) announced today that it will honor Deborah Norville, Emmy-winning Broadcast Journalist Deborah Norville with the 2026 Chairman's Award. The Chairman's Award is bestowed on an individual…

dailystar.co.uk - Zara Zubeidi - BAFTA issue apology after 'racial slur' broadcast live at Awards ceremony
BAFTA issue apology after 'racial slur' broadcast live at Awards ceremony
Daily Star

BAFTA has finally spoken out after a racial slur was yelled during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. The offensive remark was made by an audience member, reportedly suffering from Tourette syndrome, as Delroy Lindo and his Sinners co-star Michael B…

deadline.com - Stewart Clarke - Chris Packham Calls On Broadcasters To Do Better On Climate Change: 'A Lot Of Mainstream Media Is Either Not Telling The Truth Or Not Saying Anything'
Chris Packham Calls On Broadcasters To Do Better On Climate Change: 'A Lot Of Mainstream Media Is Either Not Telling The Truth Or Not Saying Anything'
Deadline

Broadcaster and conservationist Chris Packham hit MIP London with the film Greenwashed and said broadcasters need to sharpen up when it comes to communicating with audiences on climate change. He also lifted the lid on financing for an upcoming…

hellomagazine.com - Nicky Morris - BBC forced to apologise after racial slur is broadcast during BAFTAs
BBC forced to apologise after racial slur is broadcast during BAFTAs
HELLO!

While it's supposed to be a night of glitz, glamour and celebration, Sunday night's BAFTAs drew international attention for all the wrong reasons after a racial slur shouted out during the ceremony was broadcast. Awards shows have a long history of…

broadcastnow.co.uk - Jake Bickerton - Broadcast Sport Content Summit 2026 - final tickets available
Broadcast Sport Content Summit 2026 - final tickets available
Broadcast

The popular full-day free-to-attend event returns to dock10 Studios on Thursday 5 March 2026 The Broadcast Sport Content Summit returns to dock10 Studios, MediaCity, Salford next week (Thursday 5 March), and the final few tickets are now available.

nytimes.com - Sarah Shephard - Boxing has become a country for old men. Where's the future in that?
Boxing has become a country for old men. Where's the future in that?
The New York Times

The announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr would be returning to professional boxing later this year was far from the most unexpected boxing news of last Friday — that honour went to Conor Benn's surprising promotional switch from Matchroom…

theguardian.com - Sandra Laville - Channel 4's Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry
Channel 4's Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry
The Guardian

There is a moment in Channel 4's drama Dirty Business when Julie Maughan holds the body of her dead child and lets out an anguished cry. It is as brutal as it is compelling. Her eight-year-old daughter Heather had just died in hospital, two weeks…

mirror.co.uk - Matty Hewitt - Gary Neville delivers Carrick future statement after 'speaking to Man Utd
Gary Neville delivers Carrick future statement after 'speaking to Man Utd
The Mirror

Gary Neville reckons Manchester United must pursue another manager while paying attention to Michael Carrick's impressive spell as interim head coach. United remain unbeaten in the Premier League since Carrick took charge until the end of the…

independent.co.uk - Athena Stavrou - Andrew latest: New Zealand seeks Andrew's removal from succession
Andrew latest: New Zealand seeks Andrew's removal from succession
The Independent

Police in the UK said Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, has been released on bail after he was arrest in an Epstein files misconduct probe. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said in a statement: 'A 72-year-old man arrested on…

smh.com.au - Calum Jaspan - Nine grows profits despite poor advertising market
Nine grows profits despite poor advertising market
The Sydney Morning Herald

Nine Entertainment grew earnings by 6 per cent in the December half, its second period of rising profits in a row despite a drop in revenue in its first results since the sale of Domain Group. Nine grew earnings before interest, tax, depreciation…

collider.com - Amanda M. Castro - The BAFTAs' Latest Controversies Are a Warning Sign for the Oscars
The BAFTAs' Latest Controversies Are a Warning Sign for the Oscars
Collider

Awards shows have always walked a tightrope between spectacle and control. The recent BAFTA Awards broadcast controversy, however, shows what happens when that balance slips, and why networks heading into Oscars season should be paying very close…

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