Latest BBC News – Page 4
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NewsBBC nations director denies bad handling of regional commissions
Rhodri Talfan Davies says fresh guidance is ‘an admission we can do even better’
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NewsOfcom defends ‘complex’ regional production criteria
The Traitors row rumbles on as Cristina Nicolotti Squires insists regulator’s guidance encourages innovation and flexibility
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NewsCasualty tender reveals push into Welsh portrayal
Soap will move to fictional hospital in Wales to ‘reflect the reality of the Welsh NHS’
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NewsIn brief: Harry Potter casting; Jimmy Carr podcast; BBC Radio Scotland; Fremantle; BBC podcast
Screen newcomers to play Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in HBO original
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NewsStoryville unveils latest slate of international docs
Swoops for Misfits Entertainment’s film about tricked Japanese reality show contestant
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NewsIn brief: CBeebies animation; S4C reboot; Yorkshire Screen Diversity Programme
CBeebies will return to Puffin Rock for a third series
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NewsBBC urged to clarify regional commissioning commitment
Peter Strachan, the director who initially raised the issue, says ‘proof will be in details and mechanisms’ of new pledge
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NewsIndustry tributes pour in for ‘towering figure’ Alan Yentob
Tim Davie, Jane Lush and James Reatchlous lead acknowledgment of arts presenter and long-serving BBC exec
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NewsBBC sets N&R production criteria following Traitors row
Corporation’s move goes beyond Ofcom’s industry-wide standard and comes months after protestation over hit show’s production in Scotland
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NewsBBC seeks second series of Lost and Found in the Lakes
Helen Skelton-fronted daytime series is produced by Workerbee label Tŷ’r Ddraig
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NewsPSB comedy chiefs: social media has undermined TV sketch shows
BBC, C4 and ITV genre heads urge development of more character-based and sketch comedy
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NewsBBC report urges ‘significant and sustainable’ investment in British comedy
Action on public funding and tax credit system is needed to maintain UK’s top position on world stage
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NewsGary Lineker’s The Rest is Football dropped by BBC
New episodes of hit podcast will no longer appear on BBC Sounds
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NewsSteve Coogan: comedy cannot be found with an algorithm
Comedian and actor advocates for ‘non-formulaic’ comedy talent
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NewsBBC comedy chief targets ‘affordable’ programming
Jon Petrie says ‘big laughs don’t need mega budgets’, and tells Broadcast the volume of commissions won’t change
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NewsJon Petrie: BBC Comedy Festival speech in full
BBC director of comedy addressed delegates in Belfast
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NewsBBC readies six-strong scripted comedy slate
Diane Morgan, Lenny Rush, Guz Khan, Rob Brydon and Mackenzie Crook lead talent line-up for fresh commissions
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NewsBBC orders Rylan’s How To… series for iPlayer
Rylan Clark to host relationships-focused series with star guests
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NewsPM welcomes Lineker apology
Downing Street says BBC must ‘uphold the highest standards’ following exit of Match of the Day presenter