'Imagine yourself in the eye of a storm like this, where you're trying to say you've done nothing wrong, and all the noise around you is saying that you have. It's difficult to handle.'
ITV's chief executive has backed Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after the hosts were accused of jumping the queue for the Queen's lying-in-state.
Willoughby and Schofield were criticised after being seen on a live feed that streamed the viewing of the Queen's coffin. Members of the public queued for many hours to get into Westminster Hall. Those taking aim at them included Domino's Pizza, which put out a tweet saying: "Apologies to anyone waiting on their pizza, we've just received an order from Holly and Phil."Dame Carolyn said ITV spoke to Domino's, which advertises on the broadcaster's channels. "We just said to them, 'What are you doing?'
Here, public affection for the Queen, images of other celebrities who queued for hours, and Holly and Phil's reputation as cuddly and relatable presenters contrived to see them fall foul of the public mood. "The issue for Hub was that, with that small amount of content, they wouldn't stay. They'd come in for the whole of Love Island and then they disappear. They wouldn't come back, because there was nothing else for them to watch."
"We didn't look like we had a weak squad in the coverage of the Queen," Mr Davie said. "We have a very broad squad of people. There will be people moving in and out of the BBC. That always has been done to a degree. It's a hyper-competitive market."He also said having former Downing Street communications director Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC board had helped the broadcaster in its quest for impartiality.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
ITV fears This Morning's Phil and Holly will be booed at awardsViewers have voiced their frustration since the images emerged
Lire la suite »
ITV boss defends Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over queue furoreITV's chief executive defends This Morning's under-fire hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
Lire la suite »
Holly and Phil have been ‘misrepresented’ during lying in state row – ITV bossShe says the pair are safe in their jobs after they were accused of skipping the queue to see the Queen's coffin.
Lire la suite »
Jeremy Kyle to return to TV in October three years after ITV show was axedJeremy Kyle will front the 'straight-talking' TalkTV show from October.
Lire la suite »
Emmerdale viewers slate ITV for 'sick' assisted suicide storyline'This storyline is quite sick. Way to ruin it' Emmerdale
Lire la suite »
Belfast man appearing on 'chaotic' ITV cooking show Bad Chefs'Expect lots of twists & turns, lots of madness and mayhem, lots of drama and A LOT of disastrous dishes.'
Lire la suite »