BBC makes U-turn on axing Red Button amid viewer backlash after spending £290million on the service

The BBC has reversed its decision to axe Red Button services following warnings that removal of the interactive platform could leave the vulnerable ‘further isolated and marginalised from society’.  The broadcaster announced plans to remove the text and data element of the Red Button service in November last year, but moves were halted in January.     Critics had expressed concerns … Read more

The Block’s Luke and Jasmin turn off Instagram comments amid viewer backlash for ‘cheating scandal’

The Block’s Luke and Jasmin turn off Instagram comments amid viewer backlash for ‘cheating scandal’ on their winning children’s bedroom By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:29 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 1 October 2020 The Block’s Luke and Jasmin have been bombarded with trolling and cruel taunts from viewers amid … Read more

BBC’s new £44million Scottish channel costs SIX TIMES more per viewer than BBC One

The BBC’s new Scottish channel is costing six times more per viewer than BBC One – with just 18 per cent of Scots tuning in after its launch last year. Figures from the corporation’s annual report showed that BBC Scotland costs 41p for each hour watched, that compares unfavourably to BBC One which costs 7p … Read more

Studio 10 host Tristan McManus responds to viewer criticism that he doesn’t wear socks

‘It’s fashion!’ New Studio 10 host Tristan McManus responds to viewer criticism that he has ‘smelly feet and shoes’ from not wearing socks By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:52 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 06:52 BST, 15 September 2020 Studio 10 hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus have responded to viewer … Read more

Canadian news anchor reveals email from a viewer telling her to stop showing ‘too much cleavage’

A Canadian news anchor has hit back at a viewer who criticised her for showing ‘too much cleavage’ and warned that ‘this generation of women doesn’t stand for harassment of any kind’. Kori Sidaway, a journalist for CHEK News in Victoria, took to Twitter to share the scathing email she received from a critic asking her to ‘dress appropriately’ … Read more

Phillip Schofield mistakenly tells This Morning viewer he’s won $250,000 instead of £250

Phillip Schofield stunned This Morning viewers on Tuesday, when he mistakenly informed a viewer that he’d won £250,000 instead of £250. The 58-year-old presenter was joined by his co-host Holly Willoughby, 39, as they conducted the ITV show’s popular Spin To Win competition. And while no participant has ever scooped hundreds of thousands of pounds, … Read more

New Zealand TV host Hilary Barry slams ‘age-shaming’ viewer who told her to cover up bare shoulders

‘I’ll wear what I like, when I like’: New Zealand TV host Hilary Barry, 50, slams ‘age-shaming’ viewer who told her to cover up after she bared her shoulders By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:00 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 12:00 BST, 20 June 2020 A New Zealand TV host has … Read more

Mortified Sunrise hosts BEG Sam Mac to stop his live viewer dance off as it goes off the rails

‘I don’t even know what to say’: Mortified Sunrise hosts BEG Sam Mac to stop his live viewer dance-off as it goes completely off the rails By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:17 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 29 May 2020 Cheeky weatherman Sam Mac left the hosts of Sunrise … Read more

Holly Willoughby grows emotional as grieving viewer discusses her cat’s death

‘They’re a member of your family, I totally get it’: Holly Willoughby grows emotional as grieving viewer discusses her cat’s death… four years after losing her own pet Roxy By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 13:46 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 14:16 BST, 13 May 2020 Holly Willoughby grew emotional on Wednesday’s episode of … Read more