BBC controversies about the Director General's decision'. The BBC's chief operating officer, Caroline Thomson, affirmed the need to broadcast "without affecting and impinging on the audience's perception of our impartiality" and that in this case, it was a "real issue." The 2009 Gaza appeal is the only occasion on which the BBC is known to have refused an appeal broadcast request from the DEC. It is reported the 2009 DEC Gaza appeal screened only by Channel 4 and ITV raised £8.3m. In August 2014 the BBC broadcast a new DEC aid appeal for people in Gaza, without similar controversy, which raised £16m
Sky One game show is from Mark Burnett, "Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old", based on a United States format. On 30 January 2008, Sky One announced plans to bring back the UK 1990s game show "Gladiators" which was subsequently cancelled in 2009. In 2010, Sky One also commissioned several new comedies including "A League of Their Own", "An Idiot Abroad" and "Little Crackers". From 2011, Sky One has premiered several new comedy series including the supermarket sitcom "Trollied", which has broadcast six series and over fifty episodes, becoming Sky One's longest running comedy series. It is currently still in production as