Sony Pixel Power calrec Sony

BBC board to investigate chair Richard Sharp

23/01/2023

Shadow culture minister Lucy Powell has called for an investigation into the process of Sharps appointment to satisfy the public and parliament of its integrity

By Jenny Priestley

Published: January 23, 2023 Updated: January 24, 2023

Shadow culture minister Lucy Powell has called for an investigation into the process of Sharp's appointment to satisfy the public and parliament of its integrity

target=_blank title=Share on LinkedIn class=share-linkedin>

BBC chair Richard Sharp has asked the broadcaster's board to investigate conflicts of interest regarding his appointment to the role.

In a statement, Sharp said he has agreed with the BBC board's senior independent director that the committee shall look at this when it next meets and publish the conclusions.

Our work at the BBC is rooted in trust, added Sharp. Although the appointment of the BBC chairman is solely a matter for the government, I want to ensue that all the appropriate guidelines have been followed.

He has subsequently asked the BBC's nominations committee to investigate.

Over the weekend The Sunday Times reported that Sharp was involved in helping to arrange a guarantor on a loan of up to £800,000 for Mr Johnson in late 2020 before being appointed to the role of BBC chair.

Both men have denied any wrongdoing. Sharp said he simply connected : people and there was no conflict of interest.

Labour's shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell has written to the Public Appointments Commissioner calling on him to investigate the appointment of Richard Sharp as BBC chair following reports he helped former Prime Minister Boris Johnson secure a loan agreement.

Powell has written to the commissioner for public appointments, William Shawcross, urging him to investigate the process of Sharp's appointment at the BBC, to satisfy the public and parliament of its integrity .

She added that Sharp's involvement in securing the loan guarantee was not declared to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's appointment panel, the BBC or during his pre-appointment hearing before the DCMS select committee.

The BBC derives its public trust and national standing from its independence and impartiality, something we hear a lot about from the government about the BBC, added Powell. It is vital that the public and parliament can have trust in this process and it is free from any real or perceived conflict of interest.

The Cabinet Office has insisted that Sharp's appointment followed a rigorous appointments process including assessment by a panel of experts, constituted according to the public appointments code, reports BBC News.

There was additional pre-appointment scrutiny by a House of Commons Select Committee which confirmed Mr Sharp's appointment. All the correct recruitment processes were followed.

Richard Sharp officially appointed BBC chair
LINK: https://www.tvbeurope.com/business/labour-calls-for-investigation-into...
See more stories from tvb

Europe Stories

02/07/2023

The latest data is now available!

Our robust, comparable data provides trusted insights and gives media owners, buyers and planners the power to trade confidently. ABC members and data subscrib...

02/07/2023

Latest data released on 21st Feb

We'll be releasing The next set of ABC audited consumer media data covering the period January to December 2022 on Tuesday 21st February at noon. When rele...

02/07/2023

Latest data released 21st Feb

We'll be releasing The next set of ABC audited consumer media data covering the period January to December 2022 on Tuesday 21st February at noon. When rele...

01/05/2023

Predicting 2023: Simon shares his thoughts with AAM

Our Chief Executive Simon Redlich was recently invited by Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) to share his views on what 2023 might hold. Read what Simon and other...

22/03/2023

Ukraine: collaboration in time of war

One million refugees have been welcomed into Germany since the Russian invasion who aside from being far from home have lost contact with their community and in...

22/03/2023

BRAZILIAN MOBILE OPERATORS JOIN GSMA'S WE CARE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE MOBILE INTERNET USAGE GAP

In MWC Barcelona, operators and authorities discussed how to connect the quarter...

22/03/2023

Nominations announced for BAFTA Television Craft Awards

Bad Sisters, The English, The Essex Serpent, and This is Going to Hurt lead the nominations By Jenny Priestley Published: March 22, 2023 Bad Sisters, The ...

22/03/2023

Milk VFX opens Dublin studio

The studio will be led by Milk VFX supervisor and Dublin native, Ciaran Crowley By Jenny Priestley Published: March 22, 2023 The studio will be led by Mil...

22/03/2023

Workflows for Content Collaboration

Collaboration is essential in any media workflow. Successful projects are often linked to collaborative efforts, as multiple teams come together to work on vari...

22/03/2023

Adam Dolniak Finds the Colour of Amazing for The Amazing Maurice'

Article courtesy of Digital Media World Read the article The movie was graded on Baselight in London by colourist Adam Dolniak at Splice, who took the job as ...

22/03/2023

Dalet and IMT Extend Strategic Partnership

Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced a strategic partnership with Integrated Media Technologies, Inc....

22/03/2023

RT kicks off TikTok Six Nations coverage

Watch all the games live across RT and Virgin Media Television from Saturday 25th March WATCH OUR PROMO: https://youtu.be/np-FPszQAUA Kicking off on Saturd...

22/03/2023

Introducing RT, Virgin Media Television and IADT's brand new Creative Futures Academy course

Lights, Camera, Action! Introducing RT , Virgin Media Television and Institute o...

21/03/2023

Building the Resilience and Relevance of independent media

Millions of people in Tajikistan have read, watched and listened to an extraordinary social media campaign which has clearly shown the population's hunger f...

21/03/2023

British Legend Craig David Reflects on His Career in the Latest Episode of Spotify: Mic Check'

Craig David hit the music scene just before the turn of the millennium when he w...

21/03/2023

Spotify Debuts New Programs for Aspiring Audio Innovators at NextGen Creator Day at Spelman College

Burgeoning creators on college campuses across the U.S. are already harnessing t...

21/03/2023

A Artista GLOW, LUDMILLA, Encontrou a Felicidade na Famlia, Msica e Amigos

Desde sua estreia no mundo da m sica em 2014, com Hoje, a hitmaker brasileira LUDMILLA j ganhou um Grammy Latino e se tornou a primeira cantora negra da Am ric...

21/03/2023

GLOW Artist LUDMILLA Has Found Happiness in Family, Music, and Connection

Since making her musical debut in 2014 with Hoje, Brazilian hitmaker LUDMILLA has won a Latin Grammy and become the first Black singer in Latin America to rea...

21/03/2023

Cooke S4/i lenses capture The Last of Us

Cinematographer Ksenia Sereda explains why she chose to use the lenses on the hit HBO series By Jenny Priestley Published: March 21, 2023 Updated: March 22...

21/03/2023

Jigsaw24 Media agrees full-service partnership with pixitmedia

Agreement also coincides with Jigsaw24 Media's first pixitmedia integration project, for London-based facility Fifty Fifty By Jenny Priestley Published: ...

21/03/2023

Origin Film & Television expands into south-west England with Cinewest merger

Based at Bristols Bottle Yard Studios, Cinewest provides customers with cine camera, lens and grip rentals By Jenny Priestley Published: March 21, 2023 Upd...

21/03/2023

Rohde & Schwarz AVQA supports ISAVIA to ensure flawless communication over Iceland

Rohde & Schwarz AVQA supports ISAVIA to ensure flawless communication over Icela...

21/03/2023

Riedel Networks Partners With Kalaam Carrier Solutions to Connect Motorsports Across Middle East and Globally

Wuppertal March 21, 2023 Riedel Networks Partners With Kalaam Carrier Solution...

21/03/2023

Human Behaviour in Fire: Guest Lecture Featuring Oasys MassMotion at Birmingham City University

Human Behaviour in Fire: Guest Lecture Featuring Oasys MassMotion at Birmingham ...

21/03/2023

Matter Pioneer ELTAKO Selects Kudelski IoT as Matter Certificate Authority for New Smart Home Product Line

The ELTAKO 62-IP Series includes Matter-approved switches, dimmers and actuators...

21/03/2023

Fujifilm to demonstrate its growing range of unique analogue and digital packaging solutions at interpack 2023

Fujifilm will exhibit its extensive portfolio of analogue and digital packaging ...

21/03/2023

Fujifilm Acuity Prime makes its Sign & Digital debut on Soyang/Josero stand

The recently announced partnership represents a shared commitment to innovation between Fujifilm and Josero, a Soyang Europe business Josero, a hardware suppl...

21/03/2023

Beacon Broadband Chooses Enghouse Networks EspialTV to Deliver World-Class Streaming Experience

Beacon Broadband Chooses Enghouse Networks EspialTV to Deliver World-Class Strea...

21/03/2023

A Gentleman In Moscow: Leah Harvey, Paul Ready & More Join Paramount+ & Showtime Drama Series

BACK A Gentleman In Moscow: Leah Harvey, Paul Ready & More Join Paramount+ & S...

21/03/2023

Origo Studios Successfully Scales Up Post-Prod Environment

21. March 2023 News Budapest's Origo Studios has upgraded its storage systems and scaled up its post-production environment, with the help of HPE Green...

21/03/2023

Adobe and NVIDIA Partner to Unlock the Power of Generative AI

-- Adobe and NVIDIA will co-develop a new generation of advanced generative AI models Partnership will focus on deep integration of generative AI in creati...

21/03/2023

New Adobe Experience Manager Reimagines Content Publishing, Powered by AI Insights

-- Next-generation Adobe Experience Manager enables any authorized team memb...

21/03/2023

Adobe Summit 2023: Driving Experience-Led Growth

-- Adobe unveils numerous innovations across Adobe Experience Cloud focused on new generative AI services, personalization, content management and product ana...

21/03/2023

Adobe Unveils Firefly, a Family of new Creative Generative AI

-- First Adobe Firefly model will empower customers of all experience levels to generate high quality images and stunning text effects Adobe launches beta ...

21/03/2023

Interview with Hovhannes Movsisyan, Director General of Armenia Public TV

Interview with Hovhannes Movsisyan, Director General of Armenia Public TV...

21/03/2023

Vietnam acquires Search-and-Rescue solution based on Thales Alenia Space advanced technology

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Deployment of innovative MEOLUT Next solution to...

21/03/2023

Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscope Days 2023 deliver expertise for day-to-day testing challenges

Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscope Days 2023 deliver expertise for day-to-day testing ...

21/03/2023

Genelec delivers an unforgettable sound system to Deja Brew

Genelec delivers an unforgettable sound system to Deja Brew posted: 21/03/2023 Deja Brew restaurant and bar, New Delhi Reminded of somewhere you've bee...

21/03/2023

Rohde & Schwarz AVQA supports ISAVIA ensures flawless communication over Iceland

Rohde & Schwarz AVQA supports ISAVIA ensures flawless communication over Iceland ISAVIA chooses R&S AVQA advanced voice quality assurance system from Rohde & S...

20/03/2023

Jason Dawson joins Commissioning Team

20 March 2023 - UKTV has appointed Jason Dawson as commissioning executive to help grow the multichannel broadcasters comedy entertainment slate. Starting today...

20/03/2023

NPR Host Ari Shapiro Goes Beyond the Airwaves With His Memoir, The Best Strangers in the World: Stories From a Life Spent Listening'

photo credit: Victor Jeffreys As one of the hosts of NPR's flagship program,...

20/03/2023

Spotify Celebrates the Holy Month of Ramadan With a New Personalized and Curated Experience

This week marks the start of Ramadan, a month of spiritual rejuvenation, humilit...

20/03/2023

Best apprentice in Germany at SGL's Meitingen site

For many years, SGL Carbon has been providing vocational training in a wide range of occupations, whether at our sites in Bonn, Meitingen, Willich, Innkreis, or...

20/03/2023

Digigram is going to NAB Las Vegas!

The Digigram team will be present in Las Vegas for the NAB Show! Drop by our booth #C2325 to get a firsthand look at our what we prepared to showcase to you. ...

20/03/2023

AVoD will drive growth in Western Europe OTT revenues over next five years

OTT TV episode and movie revenues in the region are predicted to reach $45 billion in 2028 By Jenny Priestley Published: March 20, 2023 Updated: March 21, ...

20/03/2023

Registration opens for Media Tech Sustainability Summit

The inaugural event is scheduled for 20-21st June and will take place virtually By TVBEurope Staff Published: March 20, 2023 The inaugural event is schedu...

20/03/2023

Meet the senior solutions engineer

Edgios Grant MacLeod tells TVBEurope about a role that involves problem-solving for customers, and why its important to get hands-on experience in the media tec...

20/03/2023

ITV reduces carbon emissions by over a third

ITV will continue to embed sustainability criteria into its selection processes and contracts in order to ensure it works with suppliers that align to the compa...