All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 36
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Lyons issues warning over licence fee use
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has sounded a clear warning that he will not be railroaded into handing over any digital switchover surplus if licence fee payers would prefer it returned to them.
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IPA adds to Project Canvas concerns
The UK’s leading trade body for advertising and marketing agencies has added its voice to the concerns about Project Canvas – claiming that the BBC it is not being sufficiently open about its plans for the IPTV joint venture.
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BBC religion hiring sparks 115 complaints
The BBC has assured audiences that Christians “will remain the key audience” for its religious output, following a deluge of complaints over the appointment of a Muslim as its new head of religion.
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C4's Younghusband takes final BBC Knowledge job
Jan Younghusband is leaving Channel 4 after a decade to take the commissioning editor for music and events role at the BBC.
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Shine sets MasterChef superbrand strategy
Shine Television is planning to turn MasterChef into a global superbrand after inking a deal to produce more than 150 new hours of the show for the BBC.
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Huggers: Licence fee avoiders should pay for iPlayer
BBC technology chief Erik Huggers has called on the corporation to close the legal loophole that permits people who do not pay the licence fee to watch BBC content online for free.
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Root appoints Nutopia board
Jane Root has appointed former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson and ex-Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette to the board of her new indie, Nutopia.
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BBC Switch soap will air online and have TV slot
BBC Switch is to launch what is planned as a long-running online soap that will also get a weekly omnibus slot on BBC2.
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BBC reveals new team to commission knowledge
Producers are anticipating a fresh impetus behind religion and arts programming at the BBC, after the corporation revealed its new knowledge commissioning line-up.
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TMi presenters to front CBBC Skate Nation
CBBC has ordered a Strictly Come Dancing-style show for teenage roller and inline skaters, fronted by TMi’s Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes.
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NewsBBC moving 13 news roles to the North
BBC News is to bolster its presence in the North by moving around 13 posts and creating at least three new jobs in Salford.
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Canvas on track for launch in 2010, says Huggers
BBC technology chief Erik Huggers has said Project Canvas is still aiming to launch in the first half of next year – insisting it is “appropriate” for the corporation to lead the way in developing an open standard.
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BBC pays libel damages to West Ham duo
The BBC has paid undisclosed libel damages to West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke after a contributor claimed on Radio 5 Live they were planning to take over at rival club Chelsea.
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BBC3 orders Russell Tovey comedy
BBC3 has commissioned a broadcast pilot set entirely in a couple’s bedroom, starring Being Human actor Russell Tovey.
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BBC poaches C4's Ahmed in new Knowledge hirings
Channel 4’s Aaqil Ahmed has been poached to run the BBC’s religion and ethics department as part of the second round of Knowledge appointments – in which four of the key commissioning jobs have been handed to existing BBC staff.
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Thompson defends against licence freeze
BBC director general Mark Thompson has pre-empted the Commons vote on the licence fee with a defence against top-slicing or freezing in Westminster publication The House Magazine.
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BBC Trust names new heads
The BBC Trust has hired Alex Towers as its new head of finance, economics and strategy, and Steve Pollock as head of audiences and marketing.
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BBC NI names new commisioning exec
Timewatch exec James Hayes has landed the job of BBC commissioning executive producer for Northern Ireland.
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BBC News sets voluntary redundancy deadline
BBC News staff have less than a month to decide whether they are interested in voluntary redundancy, as the corporation battles to get nearly 90 staff off its books by April 2010 - the end of the current financial year.
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Tigress management in bid to launch MBO
The management team at Tigress Productions is attempting a buyout of the company from its parent, IMG Media.