While these indications are still in the preliminary stages, authorities believe they’ve eliminated at least two drugs as potential causes of death for sitcom star Matthew Perry.
13.10.2023 - 08:41 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: A BBC internal investigation has found that the star presenters of its relaunched news channel were not promised their jobs before an open recruitment process.
Matthew Amroliwala, Christian Fraser, Yalda Hakim, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri were announced in February as the chief presenters of BBC News, but unsuccessful candidates complained that managers decided on the line-up last year before allowing people to apply.
Daryl Maitland, head of HR at production arm BBC Studios, was brought in to investigate the recruitment process. He delivered his report this week, concluding that the BBC was fair to the 15 presenters who applied for the five roles, which command salaries of up to £230,000 ($280,000).
He did not support claims that the five successful presenters were pre-selected because they were already familiar to international audiences on BBC World News.
Maitland is said to have reached this conclusion despite hearing evidence from a so-called “whistleblower” among the five presenters, who said they effectively had a “tap on the shoulder.” Two sources unconnected to the dispute said that the successful candidate told Maitland that they were given reassurances they would secure one of the sought-after posts.
Sources said Maitland’s conclusions were not a surprise given that his investigation was not truly independent of BBC management. Others said the BBC simply followed its long-established grievance procedures in asking a manager from outside of the news division to investigate the dispute.
The BBC said: “We do not comment on HR issues.”
Concerns about the recruitment process were raised by five female presenters, who remain in limbo about their future on the news channel, six months after the BBC
While these indications are still in the preliminary stages, authorities believe they’ve eliminated at least two drugs as potential causes of death for sitcom star Matthew Perry.
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