All BBC articles – Page 668
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NewsDon’t cave in on star salaries, BBC urged
Execs, in-house producers and indies have urged the BBC to stand firm on its refusal to reveal talent deals in the face of mounting media and political pressure.
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NewsLove bridges The Generation Gap for BBC2 series
BBC2 is to send a group of young people into an old people’s home in a bid to persuade them the elderly should not be “consigned to the dustbin”.
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The Broadcast InterviewClive Edwards, BBC current affairs
As executive and commissioning editor, Clive Edwards is doing his bit to make BBC current affairs more accessible, but not at the expense of its journalism.
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NewsBBC TV religious coverage debated
Members of the Church of England’s national assembly are to debate a motion attacking the BBC over television coverage of religious and ethical issues.
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NewsBBC execs cut back on presents
BBC executives have dramatically tightened purse strings since their expenses started getting published – cutting back on claims for presents and extravagant schmoozing.
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NewsBBC spent £229m on talent last year
The BBC paid on-air talent more than £229m last year, including £54m for presenters paid over £150,000.
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NewsBBC4 doc vies with Avatar at green awards
A BBC4 documentary is to vie with James Cameron’s record-breaking movie Avatar for an environmental prize at the Cinema for Peace Awards next week.
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NewsBBC to reveal stars' pay to MPs only
The BBC has agreed to reveal licence fee-funded payments to some of its leading sports presenters to a House of Commons spending watchdog but not to the public.
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NewsBBC criticised for "sloppy" spending on events
The BBC’s accounting is “sloppy” and its refusal to open its books to the National Audit Office looks “inexplicably evasive and self-indulgent,” the House of Commons public accounts committee has said.
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NewsBBC DG reassures staff over in-house production
BBC director general Mark Thompson has hinted to staff that in-house production will not be significantly affected by the size and scope review.
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NewsFreeview slots up for grabs
The BBC and Arquiva have been given the green light to auction off two new Freeview slot thanks a major spectrum reshuffle.
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NewsCoraline creator to write for Doctor Who
Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is working on his first major TV project in 15 years: an episode of Doctor Who.
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NewsSNP calls for competition for the BBC
Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop will set out the need for competition to the BBC in a speech to a Broadcasting Summit later today.
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NewsHammond to examine space shuttle
Top Gear co-presenter Richard Hammond will examine how the space shuttle works in a third run of his BBC/Nat Geo engineering series.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC entertainment job
Three leading executives with experience at ITV, the BBC and Virgin Media are understood to be the frontrunners to replace Jon Beazley as head of BBC entertainment – but the race remains wide open.
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NewsBBC to screen Boy George drama
The BBC is lining up a new drama about singer Boy George, completing BBC2’s drama trilogy for a 1980s season.
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NewsLib Dems call for radio WoCC
The fight by the radio sector to guarantee more BBC commissions has taken a step forward, with the Lib Dems calling for the corporation to extend the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsMPs accuse BBC of promoting euthanasia
The BBC has been accused of promoting euthanasia by a cross-party group of MPs who called on ministers to threaten to cut off the supply of public money to the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC science show warned over safety
Producers of a children’s science programme that showed someone breathing helium have been criticised for not including adequate safety warnings.
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NewsWogan bows out on high
Rajars: Sir Terry Wogan stepped down from his long-running BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on a high, with more than 8 million listeners, according to new Rajar figures.