MediaGuardian briefing

Media briefing Tuesday 03 Mar 2015 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » BBC licence fee good for at least another decade, says director general Tony Hall welcomes MPs’ report on the corporation, even supporting the idea of a proposed household levy  Fox News forced to backtrack again over Bill O'Reilly's reporting claims Channel admits O’Reilly did not witness bombings in Northern Ireland or murders in El Salvador in wake of questions over TV host’s reporting experiences  BBC to hive off production of top shows into studios division Staff working on series such as Doctor Who to move into new division – with plan to transfer out of the publicly-funded part of the corporation  BBC chief says it was not proper to discuss HSBC with Rona Fairhead Tony Hall says he would not have talked about bank with head of trust, who formerly chaired HSBC’s audit committee, while a BBC investigation was ongoing  Trinity Mirror profits rise despite revenue fall Print decline at Mirror publisher in 2014 offset by cost cuts, reduction in debt and improving digital performance  ITV's This Morning to be investigated over 'Fifty Shades' sex-toy slot Segment on ‘bondage for beginners’ shown at 10.30am attracted more than 120 complaints to media watchdog  Celebrity Big Brother cleared despite more than 2,700 complaints Viewers complained to Ofcom about Perez Hilton’s ‘sexualised’ ans ‘threatening’ behaviour, as well as Ken Morley’s use of the word ‘negro’  Russia Today faces inquiry over anti-western comments in Ukraine debate Media regulator to launch investigation into Crosstalk discussion on Kremlin-backed broadcaster  BBC should face criminal action over Rwanda documentary, says inquiry Committee claims it has ‘serious evidence of criminal offences’ relating to controversial film that questioned official accounts of the 1994 genocide  Rebekah Brooks about to be rehired by Rupert Murdoch for US operation Sources say deal imminent as Brooks returns to News Corp to head media mogul’s quest for online investments, eight months after acquittal from phone-hacking charges  Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day’s media stories, including BBC’s Tony Hall says licence fee is good for at least another decade  Media Monkey's pick of the day More » BBC News trumpets its exclusive reveal on Jihadi John – or was it? Sky’s Adam Boulton sarcastically compliments former ITV reporter Lucy Manning on Washington Post story

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