[AaronTV]

That’s because we maintain standards at Global. We don’t let things slip into public knowledge until we are ready.

Apart from the signings of Andrew Marr, Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to Global all being widespread knowledge before they were officially announced…

It was also pretty widely speculated that Huw Edwards was in advanced negotiations with Global before deciding to sign a new BBC contract instead…

Every organisation has leaks and gossip, even more so in the entertainment industry, and so frankly it’s silly to pretend otherwise.