Matthew Moore
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Tom Rhodes wins MasterChef with olive oil ice cream
It may never join peri-peri chicken on the Nando’s menu, but olive oil ice cream had the gourmands salivating.A restaurant manager at the fast-food chain was crowned MasterChef champion last night → Read More
BBC Newsnight and Today to be presented outside London
Flagship BBC programmes including Newsnight, Today and PM will be presented from outside London as part of a major relocation drive announced today.Radio 3 is moving to Salford in Greater Manchester → Read More
Frasier back — but will UK viewers be able to watch?
Get ready for more tossed salads and scrambled eggs, because Frasier is heading back to TV screens after 20 years.Kelsey Grammer, who played neurotic radio psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane, confirmed the → Read More
Joe Alwyn to star in BBC’s Conversations With Friends TV series
Who could possibly fill Paul Mescal’s shoes? Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, it turns out.Joe Alwyn, the British actor known for his acclaimed performance in the film The Favourite, as well as his → Read More
Newspapers unite to condemn blacklisting of journalists from freedom of information
National newspaper editors have united to demand a review of how the government handles freedom of information (FoI) requests, amid evidence that some journalists are being blacklisted.The letter → Read More
Ministers back down from decriminalising licence fee dodgers
The government is not pushing ahead with plans to decriminalise non-payment of the licence fee, ministers will announce today.Switching from a criminal to a civil enforcement system would risk → Read More
BBC ‘complacent’ about exodus of young viewers
The BBC’s licence fee revenues are at risk as younger viewers shun it in favour of on-demand services, the National Audit Office says today.The corporation is “complacent” about imminent threats to → Read More
‘Subversive’ Die Hard is a Christmas film, director confirms
The Hollywood film Die Hard has become a festive television treat as its main character struggles to spend Christmas with his estranged wife.It has rarely been described as heart-warming, however → Read More
Errors in The Crown may prompt tighter rules for streaming services
Streaming services such as Netflix could be subject to tighter regulation after a row over inaccuracies in The Crown, ministers have suggested.John Whittingdale, the media minister, said that → Read More
Rapper Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist in 2020
The Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has been unveiled as the most-streamed global artist of 2020 on Spotify — while Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Stormzy dominate the UK charts.Bad Bunny, 26, whose real → Read More
Older viewers turning away from BBC
Older, wealthier viewers are falling out of love with the BBC as its overall audience continues to decline.Britons spent an average of two hours and 22 minutes a day with the national broadcaster’s → Read More
Mr Bean takes TikTok by storm
He has more Facebook followers than Taylor Swift, more YouTube subscribers than Adele and his dance moves are all the rage on TikTok. Not bad for a bumbling recluse in a tweed jacket.A quarter of a → Read More
BBC host Bobby Friction told off for anti-Tory tweet
A BBC DJ was warned by bosses last night after describing the Conservative government as a “festival of faeces” and attacking Margaret Thatcher.Bobby Friction, one of the most prominent presenters on → Read More
Films must meet diversity rules to win best picture at Oscars
Films will be barred from consideration for the best picture Oscar unless they meet new diversity criteria, organisers have said.Movies must meet at least two of four diversity standards — covering → Read More
Household tax could replace TV licence fee, suggests Lord Hall
The licence fee could be replaced by a compulsory “household tax” that requires richer people to pay more, the outgoing BBC director-general has said.Lord Hall of Birkenhead, who steps down tomorrow → Read More
Radio 4 boss apologises to Archers fans
Listeners unimpressed by a stream of monologues in The Archers have won an apology from the controller of Radio 4.The BBC station was deluged with complaints about the new format, which was adopted in → Read More
ITV faces new investigation by watchdog over viewer contests
ITV is involved in another competitions row after admitting that postal entries were not entered into prize draws.Ofcom has begun an investigation after the broadcaster reported itself to the watchdog → Read More
Typical Briton spends 6½ hours a day watching TV and videos
We have become a nation of streamers and some adults spend as much as 40 per cent of their waking day watching television and online video.On average we spent six hours 25 minutes a day viewing → Read More
Albert of Monaco: It’s not easy being a billionaire prince
He is the ruler of one of the wealthiest and most glamorous countries on Earth with a personal fortune estimated at more than $1 billion. Prince Albert of Monaco has a problem, however. His subjects → Read More
Editor who broke MP scandal tipped to be BBC’s next chief
Will Lewis, the former editor of The Daily Telegraph, is in the running to be the next director-general of the BBC.Mr Lewis, 51, is on a shortlist of four candidates to be interviewed for the most → Read More