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NewsBBC: Test Matches should stay on pay-TV
The BBC has decided not to push for the government to return Test Match cricket to the ‘crown jewels’ list of free-to-air sporting events.
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FeaturesPlacing BBC drama under the spotlight
Writers and producers alike have voiced their concerns about the commissioning process at the BBC. Broadcast continues the debate with an open letter to Jana Bennett. Katherine Rushton reports.
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Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts star lands a spin-off for BBC3
A former shop assistant who experienced life in an Indian sweatshop for BBC3’s Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts is to front a spin-off series about child labour.
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NewsIndies to get own adviser on diversity issues
Indies are to get their own diversity champion after Pat Younge, the incoming head of BBC Vision Productions, reignited the debate over the issue by taking a sideswipe at ITV.
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Behind The ScenesMan on Wire, BBC2
Telling the story of the ‘artistic crime of the century’ required cinematic aspirations and careful planning to hit its ambitious heights, says Jonathan Hewes.
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Waddell Media wins double order for BBC NI
Waddell Media has won two commissions from BBC Northern Ireland, including a six-part series in which a musician supervises the mentoring of eight musical novices.
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NewsC4 holds on to horse racing fixtures
Channel 4 has signed a new deal to keep horse racing on the channel for a further three years.
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NewsYounge slams diversity in TV industry
Pat Younge, incoming head of BBC Vision Productions, has claimed the TV industry is still disproportionately dominated by the white, middle and upper classes - and singled out ITV for criticism.
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NewsBBC secures web video deal with newspapers
The BBC is to offer some of its news material, free of charge, to four national newspapers for use online.
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CommentBBC accused of being ageist
…but long-running entertainment formats must be refreshed to stay on top
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NewsPoliticians fear for BBC NI's Let's Talk
Politicians from the Northern Ireland Assembly fear the BBC’s political panel show Let’s Talk is on the brink of being axed.
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NewsDoctor Who "most successful" sci-fi series
Doctor Who has been recognized as the most successful sci-fi series of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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NewsBBC3 appoints factual commissioning exec
BBC current affairs executive producer Samantha Anstiss has joined BBC3 as a commissioning executive producer working under Harry Lansdown.
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NewsFamily Guy-style puppet comedy heads to BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned an adult puppet comedy pitched as “Avenue Q meets Family Guy”.
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NewsHigh exec salaries outrage staff
BBC staff have come out in defence of controllers who gave gifts on expenses - but have hit out at the size of their pay packets.
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Renegade to turn drinking doc into returnable strand
Renegade Pictures is to turn its one-off BBC3 documentary Drinking with the Girls into a returnable strand that examines how women deal with key issues at different stages of their lives.
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NewsBBC faces up to public scrutiny
BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has described the publication of expenses and salaries as a “step change” in the corporation’s attempts to lead the way for public institutions to be more transparent.
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NewsDrama producers point to ‘systemic’ failures at BBC
Leading drama figures have called on the BBC’s most senior managers to stop hiding behind drama controller Ben Stephenson and use their power to tackle a “systemic” failing in drama commissioning.
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NewsBBC Wales: the next Salford
The BBC is planning a new drama village in Cardiff Bay that is likely to become the cornerstone of a “Salford for Wales”.
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NewsSugar cleared to continue Apprentice
The BBC Trust has given Sir Alan Sugar the greenlight to continue his role in The Apprentice after taking a government position but criticised his publicity stunt with Ed Balls.