All BBC articles – Page 548
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NewsBBC rejects IDS bias claims
The BBC has defended itself from claims by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith that the corporation has a left-wing bias.
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NewsO'Dowd to star in BBC2 mockumentary
The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd will star in a mockumentary comedy series for BBC2 and HBO.
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NewsSky hires Let's Dance entertainment exec
Sky has appointed the exec producer of BBC1’s Let’s Dance For Sport Relief and Epic Win as a commissioning editor in its entertainment team.
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NewsBBC3 orders Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show successor
BBC3 is aiming to build on the success of Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show by ordering a new Simon Brodkin comedy character vehicle.
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NewsGetting On to be piloted by HBO
HBO is to pilot a US version of BBC4’s Bafta-winning Jo Brand comedy Getting On.
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NewsThompson named New York Times chief executive - update
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to become the president and chief executive of the New York Times Company.
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NewsBBC Sport breaks online records at Olympics
BBC Sport’s online coverage of the London 2012 Olympics attracted 55m global browsers across the 16 day event, making it the broadcaster’s most successful online event to date.
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NewsBBC pension deficit rockets to £2.6bn
The BBC’s pension deficit has increased by more than one billion pounds to £2.6bn amid “economic headwinds”.
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NewsLondon 2012: highest rating TV moments
Sport accounted for most of the headlines over the past 16 days of Olympic action, but it was the bookends to the Games that drew the biggest BBC audiences.
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NewsLondon 2012 closing ceremony: TV's Twitter verdict
What did the TV and radio industry think of the conclusion of the London Olympics?
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NewsUsain Bolt wins Twitter gold
The London 2012 Olympic Games generated over 150 million messages on Twitter over the past 16 days, led by updates about Usain Bolt.
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NewsSwearing in BBC3 interview sparks Ofcom probe
An over enthusiastic Belgian sailing fan could land BBC3 in hot water after he swore twice during the channel’s pre-watershed Olympics coverage.
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NewsThompson: BBC Olympics coverage set new benchmark
Mark Thompson has argued that the BBC must now cover every big event in the same way it has broadcast the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsBBC4 explores the sweet tooth of Nigel Slater
BBC4 has commissioned Doghouse Media to produce a one-off documentary charting Nigel Slater’s affection for sweets.
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NewsRolf Harris returning to Welsh Art
BBC Wales has commissioned a second series of Rolf Harris art show Rolf on Welsh Art.
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NewsBBC targets Games legacy
BBC Sport is hoping to convert the record-breaking volume of traffic the London 2012 Olympics has generated for its multiplatform services into regular visitors.
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NewsBBC insiders in line for Vision job
BBC London 2012 director Roger Mosey and BBC North director Peter Salmon have emerged as top-level candidates to become the corporation’s next permanent director of Vision.
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NewsJenkins exits as BBC pares back film acquisitions
BBC head of film acquisitions Steve Jenkins is to leave the broadcaster this month after more than 15 years.
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NewsMark Gatiss to pen Doctor Who biopic for BBC2
Mark Gatiss is preparing to write a major BBC2 biopic about the genesis of Doctor Who to celebrate the drama’s 50th anniversary next year.
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NewsThe Garden behind BBC2 Claridges doc
The Garden Productions is behind the Claridge’s documentary series revealed by Broadcast last week.