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NewsBBC News opens up website to local publishers
Local newspaper publishers will be able to submit their best stories for inclusion on the local BBC News sites following a trial in West Yorkshire and the North East.
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NewsBBC kicks off hunt for BBC Studios boss
The BBC has launched a hunt for a “world-class” executive to oversee the commercialisation of its in-house production division.
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NewsBBC admits 'honest mistake' over Marr's PM interview
The BBC has admitted to making ‘an honest mistake’ after Andrew Marr quizzed David Cameron about fox-hunting in his interview with the prime minister on Sunday.
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NewsBBC1 orders TV nostalgia format
Raise the Roof Productions will invite celebrities to take a nostalgic look at television in a 20-part format for BBC1 daytime.
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NewsSNP wants extra £100m from BBC licence fee
The Scottish National Party wants an additional £100m of the licence fee and a greater say in BBC charter renewal.
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NewsDavid Tennant to host live BBC2 Shakespeare event
BBC2 will mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death next year by celebrating his work as part of a live event hosted by David Tennant.
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NewsBBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsBBC3 future: 23,000 have their say
The BBC Trust received 23,000 responses to its consultation on moving BBC3 online and is expected to publish its provisional findings in June.
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NewsHandsome scores with BBC3 FA Cup doc
BBC3 has commissioned a one-hour special to portray FA Cup Final day through the eyes of the football fans.
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NewsBBC hires BAME execs for diverse leadership push
The BBC has hired six diverse professionals to its leadership development programme to encourage greater breadth of representation at a senior level across the industry.
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NewsBBC Trust director departs after nine months
Jon Zeff has stepped down as director of the BBC Trust after just nine months.
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NewsMartin Lewis to host BBC1 experiment
Financial journalist Martin Lewis will front BBC1 hour-long special The Day The Cash Came, in which a working family is given a £27,000 hand-out.
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NewsBBC3 loses quarter of viewers
BBC3 lost nearly a quarter of its audience in the first three months of 2015 amid ongoing uncertainty over its future as a linear TV channel.
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NewsBBCW sets Mipcom target for Chinese co-pro
BBC Worldwide could launch its first co-production with Chinese media giant Shanghai Media Group (SMG) at Mipcom in October.
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NewsWhat the manifestos pledge
Broadcast unpicks the major political parties’ plans for broadcasting ahead of the election
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NewsLib Dems: licence fee will not rise faster than inflation
The Liberal Democrat party has promised that the BBC licence fee will not rise faster than inflation as part of its general election manifesto.
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NewsBBC orders study into emojis
The BBC’s top presenters could be depicted online via a series of bespoke emojis after the corporation commissioned a report into the graphics ahead of BBC3’s proposed move online.
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NewsRona Fairhead to ‘relinquish HSBC duties’
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead is set to relinquish her responsibilities as a non-executive director at HSBC, according to reports.
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NewsGreens to fund BBC through inflation-linked tax
The Green Party has reiterated its desire to scrap the licence fee and fund the BBC through a special tax that will be linked to inflation.