All BBC articles – Page 499
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NewsBBC preps five HD channels
The BBC is to launch five HD channels tomorrow, doubling the number of channels it currently airs in the format.
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NewsQuestion Time visits South Africa for Mandela special
BBC1’s Question Time is to be broadcast from South Africa this week to mark the death of Nelson Mandela.
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NewsBBC spends £1.3m on Manchester flights
BBC executives have spent more than £1.3m on flights to Salford over the past two years.
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NewsCohen rallies against the ‘chorus of BBC bashing’
Danny Cohen has hit back robustly at the “daily chorus of BBC bashing” by the corporation’s own talent, claiming it “drives staff mad”.
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NewsVictoria Wood reworks acclaimed stage musical for BBC2
Victoria Wood is to adapt her stage musical That Day We Sang into a single drama for BBC2.
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NewsTwenty Twelve’s successor to go inside the BBC
Hugh Bonneville’s Twenty Twelve character Ian Fletcher has landed a new job – working as the head of values at the BBC.
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NewsBBC books its seat with BA
The BBC will build on its growing portfolio of observational documentaries after BBC2 secured hard-won access to British Airways.
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NewsC4 suffers 2013 ratings blues
Channel 4’s all hours share of viewing has tumbled to 5.8% as it endured by far the toughest year in ratings terms of all the UK’s major channels.
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NewsHarding unveils vision for BBC News
BBC News chief James Harding has outlined a series of measures, including the creation of a news editor role and a focus on technology and collaboration designed to address a belief the division fails to “punch our weight” in some areas.
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NewsBBC1 axes Ripper Street
BBC1 has axed Ripper Street before the second series has finished airing.
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NewsEastEnders in third Christmas Day scrap with Downton
Danny Dyer’s EastEnders debut will tough it out against Downton Abbey in the big Christmas Day television battle.
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NewsBBC rapped for ‘misleading’ wildlife doc
The BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU) has been rapped for potentially undermining trust in the corporation’s “world class” wildlife output by faking part of a scene in The Great Bear Stakeout.
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NewsBBC3 pilots Lion dating show
BBC3 is to pilot a dating show exploring whether love can blossom based solely on people’s characters.
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NewsRecord iPlayer mobile and tablet stats
The volume of traffic to BBC iPlayer from mobile and tablet devices is almost on a par with computers, according to the latest data released by the BBC.
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NewsNUJ apologises to BBC HR boss
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has apologised to BBC HR director Lucy Adams for suggesting she was involved in a “dirty tricks campaign” to undermine its members.
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NewsBBC preps Laurel and Hardy biopic
BBC has ordered a biopic of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy produced by the BBC’s comedy arm and Harvey Weinstein’s US indie.
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NewsBBC Savile review put back to 2014
Dame Janet Smith’s review into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure will not be finalised until the end of January 2014.
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NewsBBC1 to go Inside KFC
BBC1 will go behind the scenes at fast food giant KFC as part of Charlotte Moore’s ambition to reinvigorate the channel’s factual output.
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RatingsDoctor Who 50th becomes most-watched drama of 2013
Doctor Who’s 50th anniverary special has passed Downton Abbey to become the most watched TV drama of the year after adding 2.6m in the week after broadcast.