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BBC shuts down reports of plans to axe Strictly Come Dancing’s Sunday results show
The BBC has denied rumours that Strictly Come Dancing ’s Sunday night results show could be axed following concerns about leaks. The dance extravaganza is filmed live on Saturday nights during its autumn run, with the Sunday results show recorded straight afterwards and broadcast the next day.
Britain's public broadcaster has been criticized for editing a speech President Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, before protesters attacked the Capitol in Washington.
The BBC has denied a rumoured change to Strictly Come Dancing's result show format, after some fans expressed concerns about leaks. As fans of the show well know, each week, the series airs two episodes, with the live performances broadcast on Saturday evening, and the results, which are pre-recorded, revealed the next day.
The BBC’s Director General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday, following criticism over impartiality and bias at the news corporation.
President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC one day after he celebrated the resignations of two of its top executives, launching a chorus of conservative glee after the exits upended the British broadcaster.
Davie has been at the BBC for 20 years, serving as the director-general since 2020, and Turness has been at the outlet since 2022. The BBC has a wide viewership, reaching roughly 400 million people per week, with broadcasts in dozens of languages.
Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how a speech the US president made was edited and used in a Panorama documentary. His legal team has given the BBC a deadline of 14 November to make a "full and fair retraction" of the documentary - or face being sued for $1bn (£760m).
Deborah Turness and Tim Davie will depart the broadcaster after a leaked memo appeared to show "Panorama" doctored footage from January 6, 2021
The British public service broadcaster apologized on Monday for a misleadingly edited documentary about President Trump. But the scandal had already claimed two of its top executives.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy was set to deliver a statement on the BBC crisis in the House of Commons, with critics demanding major changes to the corporation and supporters urging the government to defend the U.
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