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NewsDanny Cohen eyes global push for BBC Studios
Danny Cohen has outlined ambitions for BBC Studios to make programmes for broadcasters all over the world.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC campaign & Hoff the Record
On the latest Talking TV, Broadcast editor Chris Curtis explains why Broadcast has launched a campaign Backing the BBC and we go behind the scenes of Hoff The Record.
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NewsiPlayer figures fall for third consecutive month
BBC iPlayer requests dropped for the third consecutive month in April prompting platform boss Dan Taylor-Watt to write a blog putting the figures in context.
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NewsBBC campaign: quotes from high-profile indie backers
Nearly 60 production bosses have pledged their support to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign and below, some of the high-profile leaders explain why.
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NewsBBC Trust rejects Top Gear number plate complaint
The BBC Trust has found that a car displaying a H982 FKL number plate in the Top Gear Patagonia Christmas special was not a deliberate reference to the Falklands War.
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NewsBBC defends ‘Hunger Games-style’ social experiment
The BBC has defended new BBC2 format Britain’s Hardest Grafter as a “serious social experiment” after it was compared to the Hunger Games.
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RatingsSuntrap shines on 1.8m
WEDNESDAY: Suntrap got off to a slow start on BBC1 - unable to outperform the debuts of post-10pm sitcoms Citizen Khan and Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Giles from BBC
Former Panorama editor Tom Giles has been appointed as ITV’s controller of current affairs.
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NewsIndies unite to back the BBC
Producers rally round corporation as Broadcast kicks off campaign.
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CommentChris Bryant: Now is the time to act to protect the BBC’s future
We must guard against attacks on the BBC before charter renewal, says shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport Chris Bryant
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News50 production bosses warn against BBC squeeze
Production companies behind some of the biggest shows on UK television and with revenues of nearly £2bn have thrown their weight behind a Broadcast campaign of qualified support for the BBC.
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NewsBacking the BBC: indies have their say
Fifty indie bosses have backed the BBC as it gears up for charter renewal negotiations with a Tory majority government later this year.
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CommentJimmy Mulville: Find alternatives to BBC3 cuts
I want to support a properly funded BBC that provides a comprehensive TV service – not just for the middle-aged viewer but also for a young adult audience.
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CommentJon Thoday: BBC3 plans could undermine funding model
Avalon wants to support a BBC that makes the broadcasting of innovative programmes for all audiences its priority.
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CommentAndrea Wong: The BBC is a great success and should be celebrated
BBC’s creative output is essential for British and international TV, says Andrea Wong
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NewsShadow culture secretary fears ‘sustained attack’ on BBC
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has expressed fears of a “sustained attack” on the BBC by the Conservative government and said the industry should be ready to protect the corporation.
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CommentWhy Broadcast is backing the BBC
The initial industry reaction to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign has been fascinating: we’ve received both plenty of plaudits and a few raised eyebrows.
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FeaturesThe charter fight is on
As the BBC prepares to enter tough charter renewal talks with the new Conservative government, Tara Conlan explores the battle lines and investigates the threats
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NewsMulville & Thoday back BBC despite anger over BBC3
The two indie bosses behind the high-profile mission to prevent BBC3 from moving online have backed Broadcast’s campaign of qualified support for the BBC.