All BBC articles – Page 608
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NewsArab revolt reduces BBC Oscars news
The BBC’s news coverage of the uprisings in North Africa has meant it had to send just one reporter to cover the Oscars in the US rather than the usual six.
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NewsHave I Got News For You moves back to Friday
Have I Got News For You is to return to its traditional Friday night slot.
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CommentBBC will not trample the training market
After concerns were raised over the BBC’s role in training the wider industry, Eddie Morgan, head of the BBC College of Production, says it will not “trample the market”.
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NewsBBC Wales names drama boss
BBC Cymru Wales has poached an executive from indie Kudos to head up its drama department.
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NewsRadioplayer unveils launch date
The launch date has been revealed for Radioplayer, the online radio station aggregator.
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NewsBBC2 could lose £20m in programme budget
BBC2 could see a £20m dent to its programme-making budget under recommendations being put forward to cut the current daytime schedule and replace it with news.
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NewsWorld Service cuts save £3m
The government is to realise more than £3m a year from the first five divisions of the World Service to have been shut down.
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NewsBroadcasters back digital training
The BBC, Channel 4 and MTV are among the businesses backing a digital media educational programme for young talent.
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NewsQI knocked off BBC1
Quiz show QI is to be moved from BBC1 to its former home on BBC2 for its 10th series this autumn.
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NewsBristol planning own MediaCity
Bristol City Council is hoping to replicate some of the regeneration seen at Salford thanks to the MediaCityUK by creating its own regional hub.
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NewsBBC lures Talkback exec
The BBC has poached Talkback Thames’ celebrity executive Daisy Moore to work on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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FeaturesFrozen Planet, BBC (UK)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a major new wildlife series from the BBC with a Q&A with executive producer Alastair Fothergill (Blue Planet, Planet Earth).
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NewsScripted sales soar at BBCW
BBC drama Life On Mars is set to be adapted for new international audiences as part of a surge in scripted programming sales for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC keen to tackle freelancer skills gap
The BBC is attempting to plug the skills gap identified by Broadcast’s TV Freelancer Survey with the launch of a free training day, allowing freelancers to sample courses from public and private providers for the first time.
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NewsWorld Service could get DFID cash boost
The BBC World Service could receive a shot of cash from the Department for International Development (DFID) if its content is deemed to meet OECD rules on how international aid is spent.
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NewsR2 ups indie output to a third of total
BBC Radio 2 plans to commission a third of its output from the indie sector within 12 months, controller Bob Shennan has revealed.
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NewsGuru-Murthy joins BME initiative
Channel 4 News broadcasters have thrown their support behind Bectu’s initiative Move on Up to encourage more black and minority ethnic (BME)professionals to join the industry.
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NewsBBC drops comedy Whites
BBC2 has dropped Alan Davies’ chef comedy Whites after its first run, despite drawing both critical acclaim and solid audience figures.
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NewsBBC to offer Desert Island downloads
BBC Radio is to make an ten-year, 500 episode archive of Desert Island Discs available to download as part of a wide ranging strategy to boost its digital content offering.
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NewsTrust backs BBC sports rights process
The BBC has been given a thumbs up for its approach to acquiring sports rights, after making a number of improvements to the process.