All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 39
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BBC News to make further 45 redundant
BBC News is to make a further 45 posts redundant, in the last year of its five year Delivering Creative Future strategy.
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Compulsory redundancies loom at BBC
At least 100 BBC staff across the World Service, BBC Monitoring and Online are to be made redundant on a compulsory basis, the NUJ has said.
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Patten: BBC not perfect, but best of British
Lord Patten has sent a rousing email to BBC staff, marking his first day as chairman of the Trust.
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DCD looks to raise £1m after recording £11m loss
Super-indie DCD Media is looking to raise £1m in short-term working capital, after revealing an operating loss of more than £11m for the 18 months to 31 December.
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Royal Wedding satire pulled
The BBC has issued an eleventh hour contract revision to ABC, resulting in the Australian broadcaster cancelling its satirical commentary on the Royal Wedding.
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Cohen: drop in talent pay 'creates conundrum'
The BBC’s commitment to reducing both on and off screen pay “creates a conundrum” when attempting to produce top-notch programming, the BBC1 controller has admitted.
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Deverell to oversee BBC's W12 exit
Richard Deverell is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer of BBC North to take the reins of the corporation’s W12 project.
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BBC Trust rejects three complaints
The BBC Trust has rejected two sets of viewer complaints about daytime programmes and one about a radio jingle.
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Entwistle named BBC Vision boss
George Entwistle has been formally appointed director of BBC Vision, after three months of acting in the role.
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The Broadcast Interview
Alison Kirkham, BBC
The BBC commissioner reveals her wishlist and talks about trying to replicate the success of Strictly Come Dancing in factual.
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Regional indies miss out on BBC funding
A fund created by the BBC to boost regional film-making was accessed by indies just five times in its first year of existence, compared with 43 in-house productions.
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NHS Local revamp puts jobs at risk at Maverick
Maverick TV is in consultation with members of its NHS Local team over redundancy as part of a restructuring of its contract to provide the online health service.
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Thompson faces down Lords over compliance
Mark Thompson has given an impassioned defence of the BBC’s compliance system to the House of Lords communications committee.
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BBC faces court battle over pension changes
A handful of BBC staff are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the corporation, claiming breach of contract caused by the changes to its pension scheme.
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BBC trials digital archive with UK cultural bodies
The BBC is to test a prototype digital cultural archive that includes some of its programming.
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Tiger to tackle law and removals for C4 and C5
Tiger Aspect has won a trio of factual commissions including a series about the trials and tribulations of moving home and a legal series to help people resolve “bitter, petty or outrageous disputes”.
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Final three in race to lead BBC Vision
The BBC is poised to announce its new director of Vision, with three remaining candidates still fighting it out for the top job.
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BBC cancels Weakest Link after Robinson departs
The BBC has canned long running quiz show The Weakest Link after host Anne Robinson decided to step down.
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Ratings
BBC Live+7 reveals Outcasts boost
BBC1 drama Outcasts, which was pushed back from its slot after failing to connect with audiences, saw the channel’s biggest uplift in the seven days following transmission, according to new BBC cross-platform metric Live+7.
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CBBC orders four in house dramas
CBBC has commissioned four drama series, including one brand new show, all of which will be made in house.