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NewsBBC reaches ‘unprecedented’ agreement over job cuts
The BBC has quashed the threat of strike action disrupting its Scottish referendum coverage after vowing not to make any compulsory redundancies under plans to cut 415 jobs in its newsroom.
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NewsDoctor Who playalong quiz tests 100k
Monterosa has created a play-along Doctor Who game for BBC America that has launched with around 100,000 players.
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NewsRona Fairhead passes CMSC test
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead believes the BBC’s plan to effectively privatise its in-house production arm presents some “very large commercial issues”.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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NewsSir David Attenborough heads back to Great Barrier Reef
Sir David Attenborough is heading back to the Great Barrier Reef for an Atlantic Productions documentary for BBC1.
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NewsPurnell: ‘Sword of Damocles’ hangs over the BBC
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has claimed that there is a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the corporation’s independence.
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NewsRona Fairhead predicts overhaul of BBC governance structure
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has suggested that changes to the corporation’s governance structures will be inevitable during charter renewal and pledged her support for the licence fee.
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RatingsEngland victory nets 7.7m
MONDAY: England got their Euro 2016 campaign off to a winning start in front of a 7.7m peak audience on ITV.
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NewsLive blog: Rona Fairhead faces MPs
Click for a look back at incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead’s session with the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in which she addressed her £1m payoff from Pearson, the future of the Trust - and revealed her viewing habits.
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CommentMaking the big screen leap
Friday Download producer Jeremy Salsby is about to turn a studio magazine show into a movie.
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NewsOfcom to probe BBC News MH17 footage
BBC News is under investigation by Ofcom for broadcasting the passport picture of an MH17 crash victim.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares to face MPs
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will face MPs today for the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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NewsDecriminalisation of BBC licence fee moves closer
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has signalled the start of a process aimed at decriminalising licence fee evasion.
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RatingsKevin Bridges Referendum stand-up entertains 2.3m
SATURDAY: Kevin Bridges’ irreverent look at the Scottish referendum entertained over 2m viewers while ITV’s The X Factor lost half a million week-on-week.
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NewsCBeebies-branded schools to launch in China
BBC Worldwide has sealed a deal with Singaporean education firm Popular Holdings to launch a chain of CBeebies-branded English-language schools in China.
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NewsRick Stein heads to the Med for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a six-part Mediterranean cookery and travel show fronted by Rick Stein from Devon-based indie, Denham Productions.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Trust & UKTV upfronts
The latest edition of Talking TV heads to UKTV Live to catch-up with Sir David Attenborough and Dave Gorman, while the new BBC Trust chair is also on the agenda.
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NewsBlueprint wins first TV order with Sadie Jones adaptation
In Bruges producer Blueprint Pictures is to make its debut TV project – an adaptation of Sadie Jones novel The Outcast for BBC1.
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NewsBBC removes Doctor Who beheading scene
The BBC has edited this Saturday’s episode of Dr Who to remove a beheading scene following the murder of two American journalists by Islamic militants.