Latest BBC News – Page 289
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NewsComedy chief Myfanwy Moore exits BBC
BBC controller of comedy production Myfanwy Moore is to leave the corporation after two years “to pursue new challenges” from next month.
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NewsEvans vetoes new Top Gear producer
The reboot of Top Gear has run into more trouble after the BBC’s preferred replacement for executive producer Lisa Clark was vetoed by presenter Chris Evans.
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NewsTrust: build BBC funding process into charter
The BBC Trust has called for a defined funding process to be written into the BBC’s next charter to protect the broadcaster’s independence.
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NewsTransgender sitcom Boy Meets Girl returns to BBC2
Tiger Aspect’s transgender sitcom Boy Meet Girl has been picked up for a second series by BBC2.
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NewsBBC2 lines up ‘cheeky’ new idents
A range of ‘cheeky’ idents are to appear on BBC2 throughout 2016 to cement the contemporary image of the channel shaped by outgoing controller Kim Shillinglaw.
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NewsBBC extends diversity programme
The BBC has extended its £3.5m investment in on and off-screen black, Asian and minority ethnic talent, including lengthening its assistant commissioner programme to two years.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw leaves BBC2 in radical restructure
Kim Shillinglaw is to step down as the boss of BBC2 after less than two years, as part of a major restructure that will hand Charlotte Moore control of the corporation’s TV channels and iPlayer.
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NewsBBC4 to air live Eurovision UK qualifier
Mel Giedroyc will host an X-Factor style singing competition on BBC4 next month, in the first televised national song search for the Eurovision Song Contest in six years.
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NewsBBC2 celebrates Chinese New Year
BBC2 is to celebrate Chinese New Year with a season of five shows, including Guy Hibbert’s One Child drama and a three-parter from Lion Television about the festivities.
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NewsBBC seeks diverse assistant script editors
The BBC is hunting for two assistant script editors from diverse backgrounds to take up year-long contracts in its drama divison.
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NewsBBC Worldwide commissioner Swanston departs
BBC Worldwide commissioner Julie Swanston is leaving to join theme park operator Merlin Entertainment, which runs Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds.
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NewsBBC development ‘star’ joins Twofour
Ana De Moraes, the woman tasked with revitalising development at BBC Productions, is leaving the corporation after less than two years to take on a newly-created role at Twofour Group.
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NewsBBC2 acquires OJ Simpson drama
A dramatisation of the trial of OJ Simpson is to air on BBC2 after it picked up the rights to a true crime drama from Fox 21 Television.
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NewsWatch rebrands and secures EastEnders repeats
UKTV entertainment channel Watch is being rebranded as W and has snatched the rights to air narrative repeats of EastEnders following the closure of BBC3.
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NewsLittle Gem lands BBC1 migrant doc
TV doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken are to travel to locations including Greece and the Balkans to explore the migrant crisis for a BBC1 film from Little Gem.
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NewsTrust finds concern over cost of new BBC services
BBC innovations such as children’s VoD service iPlay, should not come at the cost of existing services, according to a BBC Trust survey.
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NewsBBC to personalise iPlayer for connected-TV apps
BBC iPlayer is preparing to roll out personalisation services across its connected-TV apps in 2016 after Christmas viewing on the platform rose by a third.
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NewsBBC pledges Scotland support
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to work with the Scottish creative industries over the coming decade to build a sustainable production sector, following criticism from local indies.
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NewsBBC hit by rising FOI requests
The BBC has made nearly 3,000 freedom of information (FOI) disclosures over the past five years and requests to the corporation are rising, as the government presses ahead with controversial plans to reform the Act.
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NewsBBC Studios appoints chief operating officer
Anna Mallett, the director and project lead for the BBC Studios proposals, has been appointed as the division’s chief operating officer.