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BBC Back At The BAFTAs: Network Nervously Preps For Biggest Test Since Film Awards, As Contract To Produce Live Show Runs Down

Deadline·Max Goldbart,Jake Kanter·25 days ago
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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC ‘s biggest test since the BAFTA Film Awards has almost arrived. Sunday night’s BAFTA TV Awards come less than three months after the debacle at its sister event, when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled the N-word at the stars of Sinners and the BBC failed to cut the slur. The fiasco played out for days and led to in-depth reviews at both the BBC and BAFTA. The findings of these reviews will be tested fully for the first time this weekend, though BAFTA has hosted the non-televised Game and Craft Awards in recent weeks. We can also reveal that the contract to produce both the BAFTA Film and TV awards will run down after Sunday’s event, raising questions about whether this will be Penny Lane’s final show in the hot seat. BAFTA, the BBC, and Penny Lane declined to comment on the contractual situation.…

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