The BBC has refused the Argentinian ambassador’s demand for a public apology following the row over a Top Gear special filmed in the South American country.

BBC TV boss Danny Cohen has warned Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson that “no one person is bigger than the BBC” after a series of headline-making gaffes by the star.

BBC TV boss Danny Cohen has defended Jeremy Clarkson and insisted the under-fire Top Gear host is not “racist”.

The BBC has held an internal investigation into Top Gear after a string of controversies involving the hit motoring show.

Actress Meera Syal has become the latest star to voice concern over the BBC ban on all-male comedy panel shows.

Comedian Sean Hughes thinks that the BBC's ban on all-male panel shows is "disgraceful".

The BBC has confirmed plans to shut down the digital TV channel BBC Three in autumn next year, moving all of its programming online to the BBC iPlayer service.

TV presenter Dara Ó’Briain has hit out at a BBC ban on all-male line-ups for comedy panel shows, saying viewers will now see any female guest as a “token woman”.

Veteran British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has undergone surgery to insert a pacemaker.

Veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is set to undergo surgery to insert a pacemaker.

Simon Cowell is planning a 'Downton Abbey'-style show about Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.

'Mrs Brown's Boys' will return for two Christmas specials this year.

For the fourth consecutive year, the BBC One soap 'EastEnders' was the most-watched programme in the UK on Christmas Day, with an average of 9.37 million seeing villain Derek Branning suffer a fatal heart attack as well as the discovery of Max Branning's other wife.

JK Rowling’s first novel for adults, 'The Casual Vacancy', is being adapted into a BBC1 drama.

'Little Britain' star David Walliams is going back to school in a new sitcom.

Gabriel Byrne is set to star in a series of crime thrillers based on novels by Booker Prize winner John Banville.

Returning 'EastEnders' favourite Sharon Watts makes her comeback to Albert Square - in her wedding dress.

Jessie J will return to the next series of 'The Voice' after holding clear-the-air talks with her boss.

Jessie J could be axed from 'The Voice' after allegedly snubbing the BBC One controller.

Simon Cowell has congratulated the BBC after 'The Voice' claimed victory against 'Britain’s Got Talent' in the UK television ratings war this weekend.

The winner of the battle for viewers will be announced today after the BBC and ITV went head-to-head for the first time with their respective Saturday-night talent shows.

The BBC and ITV are set for a ratings war for Saturday night supremacy in the UK when their respective talent shows go head-to-head in the battle for viewers.

Hit BBC series 'Call The Midwife' has landed a second series just two episodes into its run after channel bosses were delighted with record audiences.

EastEnders triumphed in the head-to-head battle with Downton Abbey in the UK as BBC1 kept with tradition by coming out on top in the Christmas Day ratings.

Tom Jones has been confirmed as a coach for new BBC1 talent series The Voice.

Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates have been confirmed as the hosts of 'The Voice'.

Tom Jones is in talks to join the judging panel of BBC One's 'The Voice UK'.

Jessie J "couldn't" be an 'X Factor' judge.

Google boss Dr Eric Schmidt is expected to offer an olive branch to the television industry in a keynote speech tonight.

BBC bosses are hoping to poach Dermot O'Leary from ITV to front 'The Voice'.

Bruce Forsyth has signed a £500,000 deal to return to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

BBC budget cuts are leading to an exile of on-screen talent to rival channels, BBC1 controller Danny Cohen claimed today.

David Jason is to star in a new comedy playing a bodyguard of the royal family.

The latest comedy show from Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams has been recommissioned for a second series, the BBC announced today.

The BBC was today claiming victory in the UK's Christmas Day TV viewing battle with eight of the top 10 most-watched shows.

Lily Allen has left BBC bosses struggling to fill their 2009 schedules after pulling out of plans to shoot another series of her talkshow.

Lily Allen has been given a second series of her BBC3 chatshow.

Singer Lily Allen has landed her own TV show.

The Big Brother auditions are going online, it was announced today.

Tony Blair’s teenage past as an aspiring rock god is the subject of new Channel 4 comedy docu-drama.