All BBC articles – Page 414
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NewsWhittingdale branded a 'hypocrite' over BBC deal
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has been labelled a “complete and utter hypocrite” by his Labour counterpart for ushering through changes to the BBC behind closed doors.
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NewsBBC trustee considered resigning over licence fee deal
BBC trustee Richard Ayre has revealed he considered resigning after discovering the BBC was to be saddled with the cost of licence fees for the over-75s.
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NewsScottish culture secretary slams government BBC action
The Scottish culture secretary has slammed the government for making decisions that could “slash and diminish” the BBC without consulting the SNP.
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RatingsGreat Ormond Street moves 1.4m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Great Ormond Street documentary series got underway with a bigger audience than The Bank as Only Connect replacement Hive Minds started strongly on BBC4.
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NewsChris Bryant: the BBC is under siege
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has claimed the BBC will be reduced to a “national irrelevance” by 2027 if the government continues its “bully crusade” against the broadcaster during charter renewal.
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NewsBullying cases fall at the BBC
Around 13 staff were found guilty of bullying at the BBC in the year to end of March 2015, as the number of bullying and sexual harassment cases at the corporation fell 37%.
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NewsTop stars urge prime minister to protect the BBC
A host of top stars including Brian Cox, Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench, have written to the prime minister urging him to protect the “precious institution” that is the BBC.
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NewsHall: BBC’s future must not be dictated by commercial interests
Tony Hall has argued that the future of the BBC should not be decided by “narrow commercial interests” but by the British public.
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NewsBBC network spend in Scotland tumbles
Political pressure on the BBC from Scotland could be ramped up after the corporation spent less in the country in 2014 on network TV and appreciation fell for BBC Radio Scotland.
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NewsWorldwide pledges to return £1bn to BBC
BBC Worldwide plans to return around £1bn to the corporation cumulatively over the next five years, despite a dip in profits following the sale of 49.9% of the business to AMC Networks.
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NewsBBC TV channels suffer further falls in reach and appreciation
Audience reach and appreciation scores for all the BBC’s major television channels has decreased for the second year, despite content spend growing at all but BBC4, CBBC and CBeebies.
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NewsBBC back office spend rockets £100m
BBC back office support costs have rocketed by almost £100m at a time when the corporation has warned that services could be at risk from further funding cuts.
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VideoVIDEO: For All of Us, BBC
Watch the BBC trailer designed to celebrate the role of the broadcaster
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NewsTony Hall to stand up for entertainment
BBC director general Tony Hall will stress that entertainment shows should remain at the heart of the BBC and that the public’s voice should be heard during charter renewal negotiations, as he unveils the annual report.
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NewsBBC working on radical commissioning overhaul
The BBC is giving serious consideration to one of the most radical changes in its 93-year history: scrapping specific TV, radio and online commissioning teams and installing what has been dubbed internally as “genre commissioning”.
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NewsBBC WoCC figures reveal impact of indie consolidation
The Endemol Shine Group mega-merger and All3Media’s sale meant that qualifying indies won just 13% of business in the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC), according to adjusted BBC figures.
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RatingsKasabian gig draws 380,000
FRIDAY: BBC3’s T in the Park coverage peaked with over 380,000 as Kasabian took to the stage.
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RatingsThe Outcast wins competitive 9pm slot
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama The Outcast fought off competition from Joanna Lumley on ITV and Channel 4’s Humans to triumph in a hotly-contested 9pm slot.
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NewsOfcom probes The Voice
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the use of strobe-lighting during the final of The Voice UK.
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NewsAre you backing the BBC?
A raft of controversial proposals, such as the BBC stepping away from popular programming, are set to be floated in a government green paper this week – which will also give the industry the chance to share its views.