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After the MasterChef scandal which saw the sacking of presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode, Torode’s Weekend Kitchen series remained on ITV.

Questioned over this decision at the Edinburgh TV Festival today, ITV Content boss Kevin Lygo said he “felt it was a bit much for us to jump on the bandwagon and just deny these shows to go out.”

“We didn’t know the details,” he added, before clarifying that Weekend Kitchen was pre-recorded. “We asked the producers if they had heard of any incidences [of bad behavior from Torode] and they said no.”

Lygo refused to say whether he would have continued airing the MasterChef season featuring Wallace and Torode once they had been sacked, a move that the BBC made. “You never know the full story of what has gone on,” he added. “I think the BBC are capable of making that judgement.”

The BBC’s decision to air MasterChef has...

(Courtesy image) Key Points: Sky Sports will air at least 215 exclusive Premier League matches this season, including every displaced Sunday 2 p.m. kick-off event A new multiview format will let viewers watch multiple live matches at once with commentary and analysis. Jamie Carragher will host a new “Extra Time” show after busy Super Sundays, recapping key moments from all matches.

Comcast’s Sky Group will allow its sports television subscribers the ability to watch multiple Premier League soccer matches from a single screen through a new multi-view feature that is rolling out this season.

At a press event from its West London offices this week, Sky confirmed its partnership with the Premier League will see an increase in exclusively live matches from 128 to at least 215. The expanded schedule includes every displaced Sunday 2 p.m. kick-off resulting from Europa League fixtures, a first for a U.K. broadcaster.

During match weeks that follow midweek European games,...

Update, August 8, 3.20am P.T.: ITV has confirmed Gary Lineker will present The Box, Twofour’s UK remake of the fast-selling Norwegian format.

The former soccer star-turned-presenter said in a statement: “I’ve always felt right at home in the box on a football pitch and whilst this is a different proposition, the fundamentals are similar. The contestants will have to quickly and masterfully work out how each game works, whilst also trying to get ahead of the competition to take control. It’s going to be unpredictable and thrilling to watch, and I’m excited that I get to have a front row seat to all the action.”

Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment, Reality & Daytime Commissioning at ITV, added: “Gary is the perfect fit for The Box, an entertaining, exhilarating and immersive new format.”

Previous, August 6, 2.28am P.T.: Following his exit from the BBC, Gary Lineker...

BBC News has two new highest-paid presenters after Huw Edwards exited in ignominy last year.

Fiona Bruce and Nick Robinson both earned as much as £415,000 in the year to March 2025, according to the BBC’s annual report.

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was the BBC’s best-paid presenter overall for the eighth consecutive year, taking home £1.35M. It will be the last time he tops the list after stepping down in recent weeks.

Robinson, who fronts Radio 4’s Today show, received a £65,000 pay increase thanks to his work on the UK general election, during which he interviewed leaders including Keir Starmer.

Bruce, who presents BBC News bulletins and Question Time, took home a £5,000 bump in salary over the period covered by the annual report.

Although they have replaced Edwards at the top of the BBC News money tree, neither pocketed as much as the former presenter did last year.

Exclusive: The BBC tried to insert a clause into the Gaza: Doctors Under Attack contract preventing the doc’s producer and others from being “disparaging” of the corporation or suggesting the final version that appeared on Channel 4 was “authorised or approved by the BBC.”

Deadline has seen a copy of the amended clause, which Gaza: Doctors Under Attack producer Ben de Pear said on LinkedIn yesterday he refused to sign, describing it as a “double gagging clause.” The doc was commissioned by the BBC but ended up with Channel 4 this week after the BBC said “broadcasting this material risked creating a perception of partiality.”

The amendment states the producer, Basement Films, which is run by de Pear, will “ensure any statements issued or authorised by third party licensees of any version of the Programme are not disparaging of the BBC.”

There should also be no statements from the producer...

Exclusive: It was the bust-up that was long predicted, but spectacular nonetheless. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s steady separation suddenly went thermonuclear on Thursday, with the former Maga mates exchanging Molotovs across two social media platforms.

Deadline hears that the fireworks broke out as Hat Trick Productions was recording the final episode in the current season of BBC comedy series Have I Got News For You. Cameras were about to be shut down for the night when producers decided to throw the Trump-Musk meltdown at presenter Richard Ayoade and teams led by Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.

Have I Got News For You is always filmed up to the wire to maintain its topicality, but it’s rare that producers toss a breaking news story into the mix. We hear that Trump vs Musk will feature towards the end of the show, with Merton and Hislop offering their typically...

The BBC makes the UK front pages almost every day but Director General Tim Davie isn’t so worried about that.

Instead, he floated a more worrying vision of the future this morning where “people don’t care” about the nation’s public broadcaster.

“We should not take people caring for granted,” he said. “Institutions are in big trouble if they assume engagement and there is any degree of talk [around them not caring]. We are absolutely the classic patriarchal broadcast organization. The worry is a mainstream weaponization where people don’t care [about the BBC].”

Davie said he is fine with the BBC making headlines, which he described as “one of the joys of our free press… let’ celebrate the fact people care.”

“Neighbors talk to me about what’s going on and who’s going to host Match of the Day, and lots more” added Davie. “But it’s the 10 people on the other side...

The BBC’s highest paid presenter Gary Lineker bid fond farewell to his hosting duties on the flagship football highlights show Match of the Day Sunday evening.

Lineker, a former England football player, had been presenting the show since 1999, but earlier this year he announced he’d be stepping down from the high-profile role after 26 years.

However, his departure became controversial a week ago after the BBC announced his resignation following a tweet that could be considered anti-Semitic that Lineker explained he had posted in error.

Sunday evening saw Lineker opening his final show with a cheeky reference to the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding his exit. He told viewers:

“It wasn’t meant to end this way…” and paused before adding: “But with the title race over and the relegation places confirmed, the Champions League was all we had left to talk about.”

Towards the end of the show, however, he...

BBC One is giving Gary Lineker a primetime sendoff this weekend as Match of the Day returns Sunday, May 25 at 10:30 Pm GMT with a 100-minute highlights package covering the final day of the Premier League—and marking the end of Lineker’s 25-year run as the face of the show. The episode—officially the 53rd of […]

Lineker’s Last Stand: “Match of the Day” Covers Dramatic Premier League Finale...

They think it’s all over — it is now. Gary Lineker will leave the BBC after 30 years this weekend.

The BBC’s highest-paid presenter, earning £1.35M ($1.8M), will exit after he presents his final Match of the Day highlights show on Sunday — a year earlier than planned.

Lineker’s abrupt departure follows him sharing a now-deleted Instagram video from the Palestine Lobby account that overlaid a cartoon rat emoji on top of an explainer about the Israel-Gaza war and Zionism. Rats have historically been used as an antisemitic trope.

Lineker apologized for the post, but his position was considered untenable following a string of controversies about his social media use, which have called into question the BBC’s impartiality.

BBC director general Tim Davie said: “Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made. Accordingly, we have agreed he will step back from further presenting after this season.

“Gary has been a...

Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” for re-posting a video featuring an antisemitic trope after drawing veiled criticism from the BBC Director General.

In a statement in the past few minutes to the BBC, Lineker, who is about to step down from Match of the Day, said: “On Instagram I reposted material which I have since learned contained offensive references. I very much regret these references.”

The video Lineker re-posted then deleted featured a cartoon rat, an antisemitic trope that harks back to 1930s Germany. The rat was overlaid on an explainer of the Israel-Gaza war presented by Canadian-Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu. Screenshots showed it being flagged up on X as hate speech.

“Whilst I strongly believe in the importance of speaking out on humanitarian issues, including the tragedy unfolding in Gaza, I also know that how we do so matters,” Lineker added. “I take full responsibility for this mistake. That...

Tim Davie told an audience in Salford on May 14 that the BBC will only contract on-screen talent who agree to the anti-bullying code set by the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority. His announcement followed a review, prompted by Huw Edwards’s guilty plea, which found that a small number of misconduct cases had harmed staff morale and public trust.

The Ciisa framework requires safe working environments, inclusive cultures, clear reporting channels and ongoing learning. Davie warned that unchecked power can lead to abuse and pointed to Match of the Day host Gary Lineker’s recent Instagram post—later deleted—as a possible breach of the BBC’s social media rules. He urged all presenters to follow the broadcaster’s guidelines.

Davie also pressed for stronger support for UK television production, calling on government to boost high-end tax credits and aid vulnerable genres to keep British intellectual property on home soil.

The BBC will only work with top talent who sign up to a new set of anti-bullying standards in film and TV, according to the Director General, as he said the public “no longer believes the people in power are acting in their interests.”

Delivering a set-piece speech in Salford this morning, Tim Davie said drastic action is required as the corporation “can no longer work with people where there are risks” of abuse.

His proclamation came two weeks after the release of a review that found a small number of individuals’ behavior was “disproportionately” affecting the BBC’s culture, morale and reputation. This review was sparked by disgraced news anchor Huw Edwards’ guilty plea.

The BBC will therefore only contract talent who sign up to the new standards from the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (Ciisa), which were unveiled several months back, Davie said. These standards focus on: ‘Safe...

Gary Lineker is in hot water once again with less than a fortnight to go until he leaves the BBC’s Match of the Day.

Earlier today, Lineker shared a now-deleted Instagram video from the Palestine Lobby account that overlaid a cartoon rat emoji on top of an explainer about the Israel-Gaza war.

While Lineker has frequently shared content on social media that has fallen within the scope of the BBC’s new social media guidelines, the image of the cartoon rat – an antisemitic trope that harks back to 1930s Nazi Germany – has been heavily criticized. Lineker has since deleted the post. The BBC declined comment.

A spokesman for Lineker said: “Whilst viewing and reposting a video, Gary did not notice a rodent emoticon added by the author of the post. Although if he had, he would not have made any connection. The repost has been removed.”

Screenshots posted by...

Gary Lineker returns to the “Match of the Day” studio this Saturday to guide viewers through the latest round of Premier League action. With the race for European football heating up, the stakes are high, and this week’s featured match has major implications for two teams with continental ambitions. Bournemouth takes on Aston Villa, a […]

Match of the Day, BBC One, Saturday, May 10...

Sunday night on BBC One means one thing for football fans: it’s time for “Match of the Day 2.” Mark Chapman takes the reins this week, guiding viewers through the highlights and key moments from another round of Premier League fixtures. This week’s headliner? A clash of titans at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea takes on […]

Match of the Day 2, BBC One, Sunday, 4 May...

Gary Lineker returns to BBC One this Saturday with the latest edition of “Match of the Day,” bringing viewers goals and analysis from five key Premier League matches. For football fans, it’s the weekend ritual: settling in for highlights, expert commentary, and post-game reactions. This week’s featured match is a crucial clash between Aston Villa […]

Match of the Day...

For football fans, Sunday night means one thing: catching up on the weekend’s Premier League action with “Match of the Day 2.” This week, host Mark Chapman and his guests dissect the key moments and goals from Saturday’s matches, including two clashes with major implications for the league table. First up: Liverpool vs. Tottenham. The […]

Match of the Day 2, BBC One, Sunday, April 27...

It’s Fa Cup semi-final time, and this Saturday, “Match of the Day” brings viewers live coverage of the clash between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, a battle for a coveted spot in the Fa Cup final. Gary Lineker anchors the action from Wembley, joined by studio guests Glenn Murray, Micah Richards, and Wayne Rooney, offering […]

Match of the Day: The Fa Cup Semi-Final: Crystal Palace v Aston Villa...

Gary Lineker, who is soon to hang up his Match of the Day boots after 25 years, has said he felt the BBC wanted him to leave the weekly highlights show.

Lineker, who has had a chequered relationship with the national broadcaster over the past couple of years, told BBC presenter Amol Rajan “perhaps they wanted me to leave… there was a sense of that” when discussing his exit.

He was responding to a question from Rajan for an Amol Rajan Interviews episode on why he is choosing to leave now when the show is doing so well. “Perhaps they wanted me to leave,” was Lineker’s response.

Lineker, who is being replaced by three hosts next season, is remaining with the BBC to present Fa Cup and World Cup coverage along with podcasts and he said that while this move is “slightly unusual… to be honest it’s a scenario that suits me perfectly.

For Premier League fans, Saturday nights wouldn’t be complete without Gary Lineker’s dry wit and the familiar theme music of “Match of the Day.” This Saturday, April 19th, is no exception. Tune in to BBC One at 10:30 Pm for all the highlights and analysis from another action-packed day of football. This week’s featured match […]

Match of the Day: 19/04/2025...

As predictable as a late-season scramble for points, “Match of the Day” returns this Saturday night with Gary Lineker and the usual panel dissecting the day’s Premier League action. With the season heading towards its climax, every goal, save, and controversial refereeing decision carries extra weight, particularly for teams entangled in the fight for European […]

Match of the Day: 12/04/2025...

On Wednesday 3 April 2025, BBC One broadcasts Match of the Day: Top 10!

Captains Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Match of the Day: Top 10,” titled “Captains,” promises to be an engaging look at some of the most memorable moments in Premier League history. Airing on BBC One, this episode features Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards as they share stories and insights about the role of team captains in the league.

In “Captains,” the trio will reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly moments involving Premier League captains. Viewers can expect a mix of heartfelt anecdotes and humorous tales, showcasing the leadership qualities that made certain players stand out. The episode aims to highlight the impact these captains have had on their teams and the league as a whole.

As always, Lineker, Shearer, and Richards bring their unique perspectives and camaraderie to the discussion. Their chemistry and...

Gary Lineker returns to BBC One this Saturday with “Match of the Day,” bringing you all the highlights from another action-packed day in the Premier League. This week’s edition features five key matches, including a crucial clash in the race for Champions League qualification. Aston Villa takes on Nottingham Forest in a match with significant […]

Match of the Day 2024/25: 05/04/25...

Gary Lineker returns to the “Match of the Day” studio this Saturday to guide viewers through another action-packed round of Premier League highlights. This week’s fixtures include a crucial clash between Manchester City and Brighton, a rematch of their November encounter which saw Brighton snatch a surprising 2-1 victory. History, however, isn’t on Brighton’s side, […]

Match of the Day, BBC One, Saturday, March 15...

Catch all the excitement from the Fa Cup Fifth Round with Match of the Day’s comprehensive highlights show. Jason Mohammad presents the key moments from the day’s matches, bringing you all the goals, drama, and controversy as teams battle for a place in the quarter-finals. This episode features a thrilling line-up, including the clash between […]

Match of the Day: The Fa Cup Fifth Round: Highlights...

Gary Lineker, Danny Dyer and David Tennant will face questions from a remarkable group of journalists in ITV’s upcoming The Assembly.

The format, which has been a success internationally, sees famous faces come up against a group of interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled.

Match of the Day host Lineker, Rivals duo Dyer and Tennant, and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall have been unveiled as the quartet who will take part in the first four-part season. Deadline revealed last year that the show had been taken to series by ITV after first appearing on the BBC as a one-off during Autism Awareness Week. In that ep, Michael Sheen faced questions and generated plenty viral moments.

Lineker will join The Assembly shortly before he hangs up his Match of the Day boots after a 25-year career hosting the sports soccer show. He has been back in the...

The row over the BBC’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone documentary has just deepened.

Five hundred people from the entertainment world, including Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, Riz Ahmed, Ken Loach, Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett, and Game of Thrones actor Indira Varma, have put their names to a letter to BBC bosses calling on the corporation to “stop censorship on Palestine.”

The letter comes after the BBC removed from iPlayer the doc after it emerged that it was narrated by the son of a Hamas minister, information that the BBC said the doc’s producers failed to relay. The letter, which was also signed by actors Khalid Abdalla, India Amarteifio, Miriam Margolyes, Ruth Negga, and Juliet Stevenson, did not deny the narrator’s links to Hamas but said his father, Dr Ayman Al-Yazouri, served as Gaza’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, a “civil service role concerned with food production.

Gary Lineker returns to the “Match of the Day” studio this Saturday to present highlights from another busy day of Premier League action. Headlining the day’s fixtures is a London derby between Arsenal and West Ham, a match that always brings a certain level of intensity. Elsewhere, Everton and Manchester United, both under new management, […]

Match of the Day: 22/02/2025...

Gary Lineker has shared his relief at the prospect of having the weekend to himself for the first time in his career, first as a professional footballer for England and, for the last 25 years, the host of the BBC’s flagship football highlights show Match of the Day.

Lineker will be leaving the host’s chair in a few months at the end of this football season and he told The Times of London newspaper:

“It’s the right time. I need to slow down a little bit and enjoy life. I mean, I still watch football all the time, I love it, but now I’ll have a weekend.

“I’ve never in my adult life had weekends. Ever. So I’m quite enjoying the thought of going out and having a bite on a Saturday night. And I might even go home and watch Match of the Day...

The BBC has named the trio of presenters who will replace Gary Lineker in the iconic Match of the Day presenter’s chair from next season.

Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan, who had all been heavily linked with the now-joint role, are the chosen three. This is the first time the hosting has been shared by three presenters.

Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter who caused a stir two years ago around his social media use, is stepping down after 26 years, although he will remain presenting other soccer coverage on the BBC including the World Cup.

Chapman already hosts Match of the Day 2 and it was widely expected he would be one of the Lineker replacements. Logan has presented BBC sport coverage for years and is a well-known face. Cates is a much-liked Sky Sports News host who will continue her role with Sky Sports once she takes...

A Super Sunday slate of Premier League action awaits, and Match of the Day is set to deliver the goods. Manchester City makes the trek to Leicester, a ground where they’ve historically enjoyed success, but as any football fan knows, past performance is no guarantee of future results. Can the Foxes conjure up the same […]

Man City Eyes Leicester Win, Liverpool Battles West Ham – Match of the Day...

If You Want... Nostalgic, Family-friendly Fun You Might Like... Dragon Ball Daima

There’s never been a better time to be an anime fan. With a frankly gobsmacking amount of variety and quality, the kinds of shows once limited to very obscure Japanese imports are now widely available via the massive libraries of dedicated streaming platforms like Crunchyroll — often on the same day, or near enough, to the original Japanese release. With this year’s autumn season promising massive high-profile blockbuster hits, here are three shows that ought to be on your anime-radar.

Dragon Ball hardly needs any introduction. Spiky-haired martial arts hero Son Goku has been battling foes and gathering Dragon Balls for four decades — and still looks as fresh-faced as ever. The latest show in the franchise, Dragon Ball Daima, marks the 40th anniversary of the series, as well as the final project creator Akira Toriyama worked on...

British TV presenter Alex Scott has revealed that online trolls threatened to throw acid in her face, leaving her scared to leave her home.

Scott is a former England footballer with 140 national caps to her name who hosts Football Focus and has been the occasional presenter for The One Show and Match of the Day. She told The Times newspaper that when she was mentioned in a list of possible replacements for another BBC sports show, her critics rushed to attack her online.

She said:

“I’ve had plenty of racism, abuse and even death threats. When I was reported incorrectly to be replacing national treasure Sue Barker as the host of A Question of Sport, people were saying, ‘She’s only on TV because she’s black, female and younger. She’s just ticking boxes.’”

Scott added:

I was scared to go out of the house because these trolls...

Updated 12.41 a.m. Pt: Scott Mills will replace Zoe Ball as the BBC’s Radio 2 breakfast show presenter from next year.

Ball just announced on her show that the long-time BBC radio presenter will take over her show, which attracts millions of listeners per week. She has used her radio show this morning to both announce her departure and unveil Mills as her replacement.

Mills presents a show in the afternoons for Radio 2 at present. His Scott Mills Show ran on Radio 1 between 2004 and 2022. Trevor Nelson will take over from Mills in the weekday afternoons.

Previous: Zoe Ball, the BBC’s second highest-paid presenter, is stepping down from her Radio 2 breakfast show after six years.

She is the second high-profile BBC broadcaster to announce they are leaving their main show following Gary Lineker’s announcement a fortnight ago. She will remain with the BBC, with more news early...

Debates about correct podcasting nomenclature and the legality/legitimacy of reviews aside, we've another doozy of an episode of the Pilot TV Podcast in store for you this week, folks. For starters, Aldis Hodge and Ben Watkins, the star and showrunner of Prime Video crime thriller Cross, sat down with Jordan King to talk about how they've put a fresh new spin on James Patterson's Alex Cross series [22:16 — 38:36 approx]. Then, Boyd Hilton is all ears as he talks to Rebecca Hall about her new BBC1 show The Listeners, in which she plays a teacher tormented by a humming noise that she just can't seem to shake off [50:14 — 1:07:32 approx].

Back in the podbooth, James Dyer, Kay Ribeiro, and Boyd get stuck into a listener's question which has the team dream casting a young Slough House crew for Slow Horses fan Ella; tackle whispers of another new Game Of Thrones spin-off, The White Lotus and Euphoria updates,...

Exclusive: Goalhanger, the influential UK podcast company co-founded by Gary Lineker, is closing its TV production arm to focus on audio content.

Lineker and business partner Tony Pastor are voluntarily liquidating Goalhanger Films Ltd, which was the outfit’s original incarnation, founded in 2014.

Goalhanger Films produced documentaries including Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health for the BBC and Keane & Vieira – Best of Enemies for ITV.

Pastor told Deadline that the success of podcasts including The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Entertainment meant the company had switched its focus to Goalhanger Podcasts.

“We effectively mothballed Films and set up a bespoke company concentrating on podcasts,” he said. “There was a period in which I ran them in tandem, but the growth of podcasts was so explosive and television is challenged, so we’ve now done some housekeeping.”

He added: “We’ve gone from a production company being entirely...

Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day has been one of the worst kept secrets in British television, but confirmation of the news today brings the curtain down on a 25-year era for the iconic Premier League highlights show.

Match of the Day is a television institution in the UK and, having averaged 2M viewers for BBC1 on Saturday nights this season, it remains an important part of the soccer schedule at time when highlights and goal clips are readily available online.

Lineker has been central to show’s continued relevance. That rare combination of accomplished former pro and world-class broadcaster, he has a loyal fanbase and the ability to generate headlines with an arch flick of his eyebrow or a knowing gag at the expense of his co-hosts.

For the most part, this has been good for the BBC and for Lineker, even if the relationship has...

Former soccer star Gary Lineker is to step down from hosting BBC Sport‘s flagship Match of the Day program after 26 years at the helm.

The ex-Barcelona player and England captain, regarded as one of the country’s best-ever soccer players, will leave his post at the end of the current Premier League season having first taken on the role in 1999, but has extended his BBC Sport contract until 2026 when he will lead the public broadcaster’s World Cup coverage. He will continue with Motd‘s Top Ten podcast and host The Rest is Football podcast.

Match of the Day is one of the world’s most famous soccer shows, airing on the BBC since 1964. It shows the highlights from Saturday’s Premier League matches during a late-evening BBC One slot and features regular expert insight from guests such as Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, Micah Richards, Martin Keown, Danny Murphy and Theo Walcott.

Updated: Gary Lineker is departing BBC’s flagship soccer series “Match of the Day,” but has extended his contract with the broadcaster through the 2026 World Cup.

Lineker, the broadcaster’s highest-paid presenter who has hosted the show since 1999, will bow out after the end of this season in May 2025. However, he will also host BBC Sport’s coverage of the Fa Cup in the 2025-26 season and will continue with “Match of the Day’s” Top Ten podcast.

“I’m delighted to continue my long association with BBC Sport and would like to thank all those who made this happen,” Lineker said in a statement.

“Gary is a world-class presenter, and we’re delighted that he’ll lead our coverage of the next World Cup and continue to lead our live coverage of the Fa Cup,” Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said. “After 25 seasons Gary is stepping down from ‘Motd.

Update: The BBC has confirmed reports on Monday night that Gary Lineker is leaving Match of the Day at the end of the current Premier League season. He will continue to present for the BBC until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including hosting live Fa Cup coverage.

Lineker said: “I’m delighted to continue my long association with BBC Sport and would like to thank all those who made this happen.”

Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, added: “Gary is a world-class presenter, and we’re delighted that he’ll lead our coverage of the next World Cup and continue to lead our live coverage of the Fa Cup.

“After 25 seasons Gary is stepping down from Motd. We want to thank him for everything he has done for the show, which continues to attract millions of viewers each week. He’ll be hugely missed on the show but we’re so...

For Premier League devotees who spent their Saturday glued to something other than live football (gasp!), Match of the Day offers a lifeline. The highlights show returns on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 11 pm on BBC One, with a comprehensive recap of the day’s key clashes. Headlining the episode will be coverage of the […]

Match of the Day Tackles Super Saturday Clashes: City, Liverpool, Relegation Battles, and London Derbies!

The BBC’s highest paid presenter Gary Lineker opened the sporting highlights show Match of the Day Saturday night, telling viewers: “It’s my last show…”

… then continued: “… before the international break.”

Lineker was referencing intense speculation that the BBC were seeking to terminate his contract before its expiry mid-2025. Several media reported that an email had been leaked by the BBC’s sports chief, thanking Lineker for his service after 25 years hosting the show.

The Sun newspaper reports that the BBC has refused to say the email is a fake, that Lineker is in talks with BBC executives about his future, quoting sources at the broadcaster saying it’s “business as usual” in the meantime.

There is also talk of the presenter taking a substantial pay cut to continue his role with the BBC, which continues to have to make cuts across the board in line with the plateaued...

Gary Lineker’s future as the BBC’s highest-paid presenter appears to be in doubt after the leak of an email purporting to be a draft announcement about his departure.

MailOnline said it had seen an email that suggested BBC chiefs, including director general Tim Davie, were drawing up a press notice about Lineker’s exit. MailOnline said it was unable to confirm the authenticity of the email. The BBC is not confirming or denying its existence.

The email purports to be from Alex Kay-Jelski, the BBC’s director of sport, and its contents suggest that Saturday will be Lineker’s last appearance on Match of the Day, the Premier League highlights show. It reportedly features a comment from Davie, who describes Lineker as a “world-class presenter.”

A BBC insider said Saturday is not Lineker’s final show and there are no imminent plans to announce his departure, though it...

Gary Lineker presents Match of the Day, with highlights of seven Premier League fixtures from earlier in the day. The show includes Newcastle United’s encounter with reigning champions Manchester City, a side they haven’t beaten in the Premier League since 2019, although they did eliminate them from the League Cup last season. Other featured matches […]

Match of the Day...

As Huw Edwards stood for his sentencing after pleading guilty to accessing child abuse images, he clasped his hands and projected a neutral expression. It was a pose millions of BBC viewers will have seen Edwards strike countless times as the seasoned presenter delivered the day’s headlines. His audience on this occasion, however, was a courtroom.

The 63-year-old news anchor was ultimately spared jail after a judge ruled that his guilty plea, remorse, exemplary professional record, and existential mental health struggles were mitigation enough for a suspended sentence. Some believe Edwards is lucky not to be behind bars after viewing unspeakably indecent images of children as young as seven, but as the judge unsparingly reminded him, his reputation and career prospects are in tatters.

Soon after Edwards walked out of Westminster Magistrates’ Court a registered sex offender, the thoughts of some of his former colleagues shifted to the next...

The BBC presenter fired this week has broken his silence to admit he sent “inappropriate messages” to two colleagues.

Former footballer Jermaine Jenas gave an interview to The Sun in which he said he was “ashamed” and “had let everybody down.”

He revealed he had sent messages to two female colleagues on the BBC’s daily evening magazine TV program The One Show, but said he done nothing illegal, that the messages were sent to “two consenting adults,” and that he was “not a sex pest.”

Following previous incidents in which the BBC had been criticised for not acting swiftly enough in dealing with claims made against some of their high-profile faces, the broadcaster terminated Jenas’s contract on Thursday, several weeks after the allegations came to light. No further details of Jenas’s departure have been revealed.

In the interview Jenas added:

He is aware he has a proclivity to “self-sabotage,...

“The One Show” and “Match of the Day” presenter Jermaine Jenas is no longer employed by the BBC.

“We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line up,” a BBC spokesperson told Variety after news broke in The Sun of his firing. Though the tabloid cited “inappropriate behavior” as the cause, the BBC did not provide a reason for his exit.

Meanwhile, BBC News cited sources who said his firing was due to “workplace conduct” and occurred after complaints were raised a few weeks ago. It appears that Jenas has also been removed from the website of his agency, Mc Saatchi.

In an interview on TalkSport as the news broke, Jenas said he couldn’t say too much but is “not happy about this situation. You know, I’m going to be speaking to my lawyers about it — that is all I can say right now.

Match of the Day and The One Show star Jermaine Jenas has been removed from the BBC’s presenting team amid reports of inappropriate behavior.

On Thursday afternoon, a BBC spokesperson said: “We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line-up.”

Jenas has also been removed from agency Mc Saatchi’s website. Deadline has contacted Mc Saatchi for comment.

The Sun and The Daily Mail said the former England footballer was sacked for “inappropriate behavior,” while BBC News is reporting that there were concerns over his “workplace conduct.”

A rep for Jenas said on behalf of the former footballer: “Right now I can’t talk about it…I can tell you I’m not happy – there are two sides to every story – and I’m going to be speaking with my lawyers on the issue.”

BBC News said that complaints were made about Jenas a few weeks ago.

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