All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 54
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NewsClive Edwards to leave factual commissioning
BBC head of TV current affairs commissioning Clive Edwards is leaving the role after 22 years at the corporation to take up a 12-month position with BBC Academy.
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NewsTony Hall ‘mulling radical cost-cutting plans’
Tony Hall is mulling plans to cut a further 3,000 BBC jobs, close two minor TV or radio stations and increase repeats on BBC1 and BBC2, aaccording to The Sunday Times.
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NewsBBC2 boss: Top Gear fracas was result of ‘human frailty’
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has claimed that “human frailty” was to blame for the Top Gear fracas that cost Jeremy Clarkson his job.
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NewsCassian Harrison: BBC4’s £30m budget sparks innovation
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has claimed that his £30m budget forces the channel to be more innovative.
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NewsBBC boss: Whittingdale has ‘laid to rest’ charter renewal concerns
BBC head of strategy and digital James Purnell has stood by the corporation’s defensive response to the government’s green paper - but admitted that the culture secretary’s latest remarks had “changed the mood of the debate”.
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NewsSturgeon calls for 'radical' BBC reform in Scotland
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to issue a warning that the BBC is losing sight of the pace of devolution and urged it to hand more powers to the nations.
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NewsCharlotte Moore: BBC1 continues to take risks
Charlotte Moore has claimed BBC1 remains distinctive and risk-taking as she unveiled a Russell T Davies adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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NewsBBC launches directors scheme
BBC drama has launched a mentoring scheme offering 12 directors the opportunity to work across EastEnders, Holby City, Doctors and Casualty.
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NewsWhittingdale denies government has an anti-BBC agenda
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has denied that the government green paper on the future of the BBC formed part of a pre-meditated Conservative assault on the corporation.
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FeaturesDamian Kavanagh, BBC3
BBC3 digital controller Damian Kavanagh talks to Hannah Gannagé-Stewart about his ambitions for the channel and the challenges ahead as it moves online this autumn
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NewsSlow TV returns to BBC4
A sleigh ride through Lapland and the exploration of the biology of a 400-year-old oak tree form part of BBC4’s second slow TV season.
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NewsCan BBC TV retain the young?
The BBC’s challenge to hold on to BBC3’s young viewers has been laid bare by the performance of the channel’s biggest shows on BBC2.
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NewsDanny Cohen pledges to safeguard ‘crown jewels’ sports
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has pledged to safeguard ‘crown jewels’ sports such as Wimbledon and the World Cup from pay-TV rivals.
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NewsBBC1 returns to Decimate
CPL Productions’ BBC1 daytime quiz show Decimate has been recommissioned for a second 25 x 45-minute series.
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NewsRadio indies register concern over drama cuts
Radio drama writers and producers have warned the BBC Trust that shrinking budgets have begun to impact on the production process and quality of output.
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NewsBBC investigating commissioning complaint over music doc
The BBC is investigating a formal complaint over the commissioning process behind BBC4 documentary Je T’Aime: The Story of French Song.
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NewsBryant slams 'anti-BBC' DCMS blog
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has condemned the “anti-BBC propaganda” which has peppered a Department of Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) blog about charter review.
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NewsBBC to premiere speech radio online
BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live are set to premiere pre-recorded speech radio content online after being given the greenlight by the BBC Trust.
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NewsVictoria Derbyshire pledges to work throughout cancer treatment
BBC broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire has pledged to continue to front her current affairs show on BBC2 and the BBC News Channel after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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NewsNUJ outraged over Boaden's Asian Network comments
NUJ members are “outraged” with Helen Boaden after the BBC director of radio allegedly described a 24-hour strike by Asian Network staff as a “jolly”.