BBC and ITV ``pathetic'' for excluding independent mayoral candidates from its televised debates.
Former Cabinet secretary Lord O'Donnell of Clapham has accused the BBC and ITV of being ``pathetic'' for excluding independent mayoral candidates from its televised debates.
James Murdoch, son of Rupert and the man in charge of BSkyB has criticised the BBC iPlayer, insisting that the popular online VOD service is squashing competition.