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NewsLords warn of 'excessive interference' over gender gap
Conservative peer Lord Dobbs has raised concerns over the cost of recruitment reforms to improve gender equality in news and current affairs and claimed some recommendations came “close to excessive interference”.
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NewsBBC plans £100m 'scheduling mix' savings
BBC content will come under the microscope as the corporation bids to find £100m of “scheduling mix efficiencies” under Tony Hall’s vision for the next charter.
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NewsBBC: household levy could boost income
The BBC has indicated that replacing the licence fee with a German-style household levy could generate additional income – and hinted at changes to free licence fees for over-75s.
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NewsTony Hall: ‘inevitable’ services will close
Director general Tony Hall has said it is “inevitable” that BBC services will either close or be scaled back over the next five years.
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NewsBBC eyes industry-wide VoD service to rival Netflix
The BBC has floated the idea of launching a Project Kangaroo-style online platform featuring the best of British content from a variety of sources.
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NewsiPlayer to allow users to ‘binge watch’ BBC drama
Flagship BBC dramas will be made available to “binge watch” on a Netflix-style model via iPlayer as the broadcaster bids to keep pace with evolving audience demands.
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NewsTony Hall: future vision for the BBC
The director general’s speech about the future of the BBC - delivered at the Science Museum earlier today.
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News7 Wonder secures debut BBC2 order
Fledgling indie 7 Wonder has landed its first BBC2 commission – a six-part consumer format fronted by Cherry Healey.
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NewsTony Hall to unveil iPlayer plans as part of more 'open' BBC
Tony Hall will today unveil a dedicated children’s iPlayer and plans to expand the VoD service to carry content from rivals as part of a vision for an “open BBC”.
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NewsWhittingdale warns BBC and Ofcom over EU coverage
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has warned the BBC Trust and Ofcom that they must act quickly to resolve complaints about “erroneous views or partial coverage” during the EU referendum.
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NewsGoogle UK boss reaches out to content creators
Head of Google EMEA Matt Brittin has pledged to work with professional content creators to help grow the level of investment in YouTube.
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NewsTV chiefs in scheduling row
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 traded blows at the Edinburgh International Television Festival over the scheduling of some of their biggest shows.
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NewsBBC steps up political fight
The BBC remains on high alert despite culture secretary John Whittingdale’s conciliatory tone at Edinburgh, and is planning a series of set pieces to make the case for its future.
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NewsLouis Theroux Scientology doc lands theatrical release
Louis Theroux’s first theatrical feature documentary, My Scientology Movie, is to launch at this year’s London Film Festival.
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NewsBBC News website under fire from newspapers
The News Media Association (NMA) has called on the BBC to “significantly tighten” the scope of its online news service and collaborate rather than compete with the commercial news sector.
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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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NewsLabour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse BBC cuts
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to protect the licence fee and reverse BBC funding cuts in a policy document on the arts.
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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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NewsDanny Cohen: all BBC TV channels face cuts
Danny Cohen has guaranteed that BBC2 will not be closed down, but warned that all of the corporation’s television channels will face cuts following its funding deal.
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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.