I was going to post about this.
I am sure it is no coincidence.
The BBC complained about Sir Bacon not talking to them. There then followed consultation and discussions between the Premier League, BBC and the Rags.
Since then we have had nothing.
Then all of a sudden two programmes are aired ( lots of stuff never makes it onto the screen BTW) which give the Rags the publicity (and everything else that goes with it) on the taxpayers expense.
There has, to my knowledge, been no sanction against the Rags.
This may be designed to soften the relationship and get Bacon to talk to the BBC in order to help out the Premier League so they don't need to keep sanctioning Bacon.
With Gill involved somewhere in this process I can see that this is a possibility.