All BBC licence fee articles – Page 7
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FeaturesIn Conversation: Manda Levin & Lars Blomgren on the state of scripted
Senior drama figures swap notes on the state of scripted production, from securing funding to working in different territories
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CommentTime to rethink received wisdom around streamers
Co-pro boom is helping streamers feel a true part of the UK industry
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NewsBectu slams BBC over ‘gargantuan’ DG pay rise
Tim Davie’s £75,000 hike ‘gifts enemies an open goal’, union warns
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NewsJohn Whittingdale: successors will have less experience
Departing culture minister notes his ‘uncommon’ knowledge of sector
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NewsDavie shrugs off Dorries concerns
Political appointments ‘always create a bit of theatre’, says director general
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NewsCulture secretary Nadine Dorries a constant critic of BBC
Has previously dubbed corporation ‘outdated in modern world’
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NewsYACF boss looks to future of fund
Jackie Edwards reveals £30m has been invested in 42 shows as she makes case to DCMS
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NewsBBC to be hit by sub-inflation licence fee rise
Government rejects request for £159 per year fee to rise in line with inflation
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NewsSpitting Image gives Tim Davie a ruff-ruff ride
Director general puppet takes centre stage in satirical format’s Edinburgh sketch
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RatingsThe battle for winter Saturday nights
Loss of The Voice UK to rival ITV has hit BBC1 hard, but both are struggling to match previous highs
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CommentMaking the economic case for C4 is key to winning the fight
Broadcast editor Chris Curtis calls on the industry to argue that privatisation doesn’t stack up commercially
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FeaturesThe battle for C4’s future gets political
With Conservative advocates thin on the ground - what are the broadcaster’s prospects?
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PodcastNewswrap: Kids TV special (transcription)
The pod drills down into the world of children’s TV and Blue Peter legend Konnie Huq joins to reflect on a 25-year career
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PodcastNewswrap: Melvyn Bragg on South Bank special (transcription)
The broadcasting titan enters the Newswrap realm and talks South Bank Show, diversity and C4 privatisation
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NewsPSBs in line for more flexibility
Ofcom’s Future PSB recommendations propose broadcasters given more control over way in which they deliver quotas and ‘qualitative requirements’
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NewsYACF boss: kids fund delivers societal value
Jackie Edwards makes the case for investment to continue after 2022
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NewsBBC set to make £1bn savings
Expects to smash five-year target after cutting TV spend and senior headcount