All BBC articles – Page 564
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NewsScaling back of BBC Birmingham comes under attack
The dramatic scaling back of the BBC’s presence in Birmingham was one of the Delivering Quality First proposals to attract the most ire this week, both inside and outside of the corporation.
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NewsMinnow crime doc shows teens caught in the act
BBC3 has ordered a documentary series exploring teen crime and the impact it has on its victims, through footage shot by the perpetrators themselves.
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NewsBBC and C4 plan WWI seasons
The BBC is planning to commission an “ambitious” season of programmes across a raft of genres to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I, which is still three years from now.
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News360Production to make BBC2 Crusades series
BBC2 has ordered an epic travelogue about the Crusades that will try to give a balanced view of the 11th century war for the Holy Land between the Christians and Muslims.
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CommentDQF: let’s cut the crap
BBC report will not be the final word on changes at the broadcaster.
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Behind The ScenesSpooks, BBC1
Spooks writer and producer Chris Fry borrowed techniques from feature films to stage a thrilling action sequence for the final series of the BBC spy show. His secret? The ‘Russian Arm’.
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NewsBBC opens pay change discussions to staff
The BBC is hoping to avoid the chaos created during its pension reforms by opening up a series of staff sessions to discuss changes to pay.
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NewsBBC1’s Case Histories to return
BBC1 drama Case Histories is to return next year in a new feature-length format.
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NewsBBC1 unwraps Lapland details
Sue Johnston and Stephen Graham are to star in a “heartwarming” new BBC1 comedy this Christmas.
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NewsBectu: BBC strikes before Christmas
The BBC will be hit by strikes this side of Christmas if the corporation does not reconsider its 2,000 job cuts, Bectu has claimed.
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NewsBBC cuts at-a-glance
Browse Broadcastnow’s full coverage of the BBC cuts, following the Delivering Quality First proposals.
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NewsDoctor to battle Guy Fawkes in online game
The BBC is launching a Doctor Who adventure game set in 1605, in which the Timelord will battle to stop Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot.
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NewsBBC TV and radio to lose 10% of staff
The BBC’s TV and radio divisions are set to lose roughly 10% of their staff under Delivering Quality First, corporation figures reveal.
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NewsBBC: Danny Baker show may air outside London
A campaign to save Danny Baker’s BBC London radio show from closure may have jumped the gun, according to BBC sources.
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NewsXbox inks deals with BBC, C4 and C5
The BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have signed distribution deals with Microsoft Xbox which will see their VoD services roll out via the gaming platform.
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NewsMore than half BBC2 schedule will be repeats
Repeats will account for more than half the BBC2 schedule under DQF proposals put forward today.
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NewsThompson: BBC cuts could dent audience figures
Cuts being made to the BBC could result in a reduction in audience figures, but viewers’ appreciation of its output will be maintained, Mark Thompson has said.
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NewsChildren's content could move to digital channels
All children’s content may be moved to CBBC and CBeebies once the digital switchover has been completed, the Delivering Quality First review has revealed.
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NewsBBC creates £145m digital pot, phases out red button
The BBC has created a dedicated annual fund of £145m to invest in new media and will drastically scale back its red button services as it battles to ensure it is not left behind digitally despite the wide-reaching DQF cuts.
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NewsBBC safeguards news output
Underlying investment in news output will increase under the DQF proposals as the BBC makes providing ‘the best journalism is the world’ its first editorial priority.