BBC boss Tim Davie hasadmitted the corporation has let it self down following a lot of scandals.
In an electronic mail despatched to all employees, the Beeb’s Director General stated the current headlines have been ‘shocking’ and there have been ‘lessons we can learn’ to make the ‘strongest possibly workplace culture’.
Last week, it was revealed that Jermaine Jenas had been taken off air and sacked by the BBC after complaints have been made and allegations he ‘sent unsolicited texts to a female staff member at The One Show’.
The 41-year-old former Match of the Day common later apologised if he made the women he messaged feel uncomfortable and insisted nothing unlawful occurred with the ‘two consenting adults’.
The information got here simply weeks after former BBC presenter Huw Edwards – who quit the BBC in April after 40 years on screens, together with fronting protection of Queen Elizabeth II’s dying – pleaded responsible to making indecent images of youngsters, and had been arrested 5 months earlier than he stop the community.
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He was previously the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £475,000 to £479,999 for the yr 2023/24 for 160 presenting days, BBC One information specials, and different tv programming, in line with the corporation’s newest annual report.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, one of many BBC’s largest exhibits has been embroiled in scandal over the past yr.
Strictly Come Dancing has confronted allegations towards its professional dancers, with a number of former contributors talking out together with Zara McDermott, Amanda Abbington, and Laura Whitmore, whereas staff members reportedly also complained about a ‘toxic’ work environment.
It’s now been revealed that Davie despatched BBC employees an electronic mail to ‘acknowledge that this has been a demanding period for the BBC’.
In the e-mail seen by Metro.co.uk, he wrote: ‘Aside from the challenges of delivering such good output, I wish to acknowledge that this has been a demanding interval for the BBC and everybody who works inside it.
‘The stunning information about Huw Edwards and different tales, regarding a few of our excessive profile exhibits, have put the BBC within the highlight.
‘It can be challenging for us all when the BBC becomes the headline.’
He continued: ‘I do know we have now all felt let down and nervous concerning the affect on the BBC.
‘However, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and we know there will be lessons we can learn to ensure we have the strongest possible workplace culture.’
He additionally thanked employees for supporting the BBC and ‘navigated a tough situation’, and reportedly stated he was making altering the tradition on the corporation a ‘critical priority’.
This comes after Davie apologised for ‘unacceptable behaviour’ on Strictly earlier this yr, amid a storm of negative stories about the culture and treatment of contestants on the flagship programme.
He instructed journalists that there’ll inevitably be ‘competitiveness, hard work and the will to do well’ on the present, ‘but there are limits and the line should never be crossed’.
He added: ‘We will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind.’
Addressing how he felt when the allegations first emerged concerning the present, he stated he was ‘disappointed’.
He added: ‘I’m very sorry that anybody has had an expertise on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly constructive, I feel that’s one thing we do mirror on, and I’m sorry about that.’
Meanwhile, after Edwards pleaded responsible to having indecent images of children, it was revealed the BBC has requested him to repay his wage.
The broadcaster is in search of the return of the disgraced anchor’s earnings since November when he was arrested and stated his crimes had introduced them into ‘disrepute.’
It beforehand admitted it knew of his arrest on ‘suspicion of serious offences’ however continued using him till April, when he resigned on medical advice.
Davie had beforehand defended the broadcaster’s decision to not sack Edwards after his November arrest, regardless of realizing the supplies in query have been in the most serious category of indecent pictures of youngsters.
In an interview with the BBC, Davie later stated the corporation had taken ‘difficult decisions in a fair and judicious manner’.
Metro.co.uk has approached the BBC for remark.
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