Latest BBC News – Page 285
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NewsBBC3 partners with UFC
BBC3 has made a move into mixed martial arts after inking a deal with rights holder UFC to offer coverage of the 27 February clash between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping.
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NewsBBC Trust raps ‘misleading’ natural history docs
The BBC Trust has censured the Natural History Unit (NHU) for two serious editorial breaches concerning “misleading” scenes in wildlife documentaries involving the same producer.
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NewsBBC4 orders hipster doc
Tinopolis Group indie Mentorn Media is investigating the rise of the hipster for BBC4.
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NewsArchers editor takes over EastEnders
EastEnders’ showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins is leaving the soap this spring to be replaced by The Archers editor Sean O’Connor.
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NewsSexy Beasts shipped to Russia
Lion Television’s unorthodox dating show Sexy Beasts has been snapped up by Russia’s CTC Network.
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NewsITN and Pact call for BBC online transparency
ITN and Pact have led calls for the BBC to be more open and transparent about the way it commissions online content.
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NewsSelect committee’s BBC verdict
Hannah Gannagé-Stewart unpicks last week’s CMS Committee report on the BBC’s future
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NewsCharlotte Moore to tackle indie fears
BBC content supremo Charlotte Moore is preparing to address indie uncertainty over the corporation’s radical commissioning restructure, as the race to lead BBC2 begins in earnest.
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NewsTrust freezes S4C funding
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has written to S4C Authority chair Huw Jones to confirm that the Welsh-language broadcaster’s funding will remain at £74.5m until 2017/18.
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NewsTory lords: scrap BBC charter and keep C4 public
The BBC Trust and royal charter should be scrapped and the broadcaster protected from any “government interference”, according to two influential Conservative peers.
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NewsBBC2 checks back in to Marigold Hotel
Twofour’s social experiment The Real Marigold Hotel is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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NewsScottish government outlines BBC vision
The Scottish government has outlined its vision for the future of public-funded broadcasting in the nation, including the full transition of BBC commissioning and budget decisions to BBC Scotland.
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NewsCharlotte Moore poised to unveil BBC strategy
BBC channels supremo Charlotte Moore will reveal her vision for television and iPlayer at an evening event at the Serpentine on 7 March.
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NewsMary Berry prepares BBC2 Easter special
Mary Berry will return to BBC2 with an Easter seasonal special.
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NewsKeeping Up Appearances tops BBCW sales
BBC Worldwide has revealed that classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances is its most-sold TV programme of the last 40 years, beating the likes of Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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NewsKavanagh: BBC3’s shackles are off
BBC3 boss Damian Kavanagh has claimed that “the shackles are off when it comes to creativity” as the channel shifts to become an online-only proposition from today.
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NewsDame Jane Smith gets publication date
Dame Jane Smith has delivered her final report on Jimmy Savile to the BBC and it will be published on 25 February.
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NewsiPlayer struggles due to lack of Top Gear
The number of iPlayer requests in December fell for the first time in 2015, with the BBC attributing the decline to the absence of some of its biggest shows including Top Gear.
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NewsBBC2's The Trip heads to Sky
Sky Atlantic has swooped on Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s comedy travelogue The Trip after BBC2 opted not to commission a third series.
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NewsBBC2 prepares teatime show
BBC2 will delve into TV news and gossip in a live teatime format presented by Emma Bunton, Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Aled Jones.