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Helena Bonham Carter Follows Lindsay Lohan Into Liz Taylor's Shoes With BBC Biopic 14 weeks ago

Move over, Lindsay Lohan -- another actress is taking a crack at playing Elizabeth Taylor, and just might have the chops to one-up...

By Tim Kenneally

J.K. Rowling's 'The Casual Vacancy' Being Adapted by BBC

December 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 24 weeks ago

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling will collaborate on the small-screen version of her first adult novel, which will premiere on BBC in 2014

NY Times Editor Jill Abramson Distances Newsroom From In-House Criticism of New CEO

November 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 25 weeks ago

TImes CEO Mark Thompson left the BBC just before it was hit by scandal

Guardian's U.S. Site Hits Traffic High

November 21, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

U.S. version of British site surges thanks to election

'Dr. Who' Faces Killer Frosty Snowmen in Christmas Special (Video)

November 16, 2012 By Greg Gilman 26 weeks ago

The latest "Dr. Who" Christmas special features a familiar holiday character and a new companion as well

Jon Stewart Says News Corp. Phone Hacking Pales Compared to BBC Sex Scandal

November 15, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 26 weeks ago

Jon Stewart blasted the BBC's recent fumbling of two pedophilia investigations on "The Daily Show"

BBC News Executives 'Step Aside' in Pedophilia Scandal

November 12, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 27 weeks ago

Two BBC News executives may return to their positions after an internal inquiry concludes

N.Y. Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson Takes Office Amid BBC Scandal

November 12, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 27 weeks ago

Mark Thompson, the former director-general of the BBC, took office as an investigation into pedophilia allegations continues at the British broadcaster

N.Y. Times Still Supports Incoming CEO Amid New Allegations in BBC Sex Scandal

October 29, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 29 weeks ago

Sky News reported on Sunday that Mark Thompson, former director-general of the BBC, may have been told about the Jimmy Savile sex allegations

New York Times Questions Incoming CEO Amid BBC Sex Scandal (Updated)

October 24, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 30 weeks ago

New York Times reporters interview the incoming CEO Mark Thompson amid a sex scandal at the BBC, where he previously worked

New York Times Co. Names Mark Thompson New CEO

August 14, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 40 weeks ago

New York Times Company chose the outgoing director of the BBC to steer the ship

'Doctor Who' Origin Movie Commissioned for 50th Anniversary

August 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 40 weeks ago

"An Adventure in Space and Time" will "tell the story of the genesis of 'Doctor Who'"

'Upstairs Downstairs' Revamp Pulled by BBC After 2 Seasons

April 23, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Fans start online petition to save "Upstairs, Downstairs" revamp after BBC gives it the hook

Ricky Gervais, Please Stop the Tasteless Anne Frank Jokes (Video)

April 18, 2012 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

When did the Holocaust diarist become a subject for mirth?

News Corp. Lashes Out at BBC for 'Gross Misrepresentation' of NDS Subsidiary

March 28, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The BBC report alleged that TV encryption subsidiary NDS leaked tips that allowed viewers to access rival pay-TV channels for free

BBC Director-General Mark Thompson Stepping Down

March 19, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Thompson will step down in fall, after Summer Olympics

BBC, Comcast Ink Deal That Puts 'World News' in Millions of Homes

December 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The BBC now hits almost 15 million homes

Fox Takes Up 'Rentaghost' for Ben Stiller

October 12, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The comedy, based on a BBC series, had been in development at Warner Bros

BBC Plans to Cut 2,000 Jobs

October 6, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Plans for "smaller and radically reshaped BBC"

'Doctor Who' Gets Bonus Mini-Episode Written by Children

August 24, 2011 By John Sellers 1 year ago

The one-off shortie will air on BBC Three this fall

Starz Signs Big Original Programming Deal With BBC

August 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

The deal could provide Starz with $300 million for programming and generate more than 100 hours of original TV, the Wall Street Journal reports

Al-Jazeera English Launches in New York

August 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Since midnight on Monday, Al-Jazeera English has been available to Time Warner subscribers in New York City and will soon be available to Verizon FiOS subscribers in the Big Apple as well