Latest BBC News – Page 339
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NewsBBC ousts rivals in Writers' Guild nominations
The BBC has secured every TV nomination in this year’s Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards.
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NewsBBC Radio 4 Extra to air Serial podcast
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to air much-hyped true crime podcast Serial after striking a deal with the US producers.
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NewsPlans to "reinvent" BBC3 submitted to the Trust
The plan to “reinvent” BBC3 as an online channel has been submitted to the BBC Trust and will be open to public scrutiny from January 2015.
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NewsWelsh government sets out charter renewal aims
The Welsh government has signalled its desire to “make its voice heard too” in the debate around broadcasting devolution and programming made for and in the nations.
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NewsGeorge Osborne slams ‘hyperbolic’ BBC
Chancellor George Osborne has attacked the BBC’s “hyperbolic” coverage of the potential for public spending cuts after next year’s general election.
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NewsReggie Yates’ Russia trip leads BBC3 factual slate
Reggie Yates is to investigate the extremes of Russian society in a BBC3 series that forms the centrepiece of a raft of factual commissions for the channel.
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NewsBBC hints at savings focus
The BBC’s radio, digital and nations divisions are set to be put under the microscope after the corporation warned that it will be increasingly diffi cult to protect frontline programming and services from future efficiency cuts.
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NewsPact urges BBC to clarify IP ownership rules
The BBC must strengthen its guidelines around commissioners owning intellectual property to avoid another Prized Apart-style controversy, according to Pact.
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NewsDanny Cohen: ‘crazy’ to undermine BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has warned the government it would be “crazy” to undermine the corporation during charter renewal negotiations.
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NewsZadie Smith novel adapted by BBC
The BBC is developing an adaptation of Zadie Smith’s fourth novel NW with Parade’s End indie Mammoth Screen.
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NewsBBC Trust to review Radio 4 and 5 Live
The BBC Trust has launched a review of the corporation’s speech radio stations BBC Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live.
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NewsBBC tool helps kids’ create online game
The BBC has launched Make It: Technobabble, a spin-off online platform from the CBBC series that allows children to develop their own games.
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NewsSalmon: BBC must tread carefully over in-house plans
The BBC must ensure that plans to commercialise its in-house production arm do not impact the progress the corporation has made in the regions, according to BBC England director Peter Salmon.
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NewsKids figures urge chancellor to commit to tax break
Over thirty of the leading figures in the British kids’ TV industry have urged chancellor George Osborne to commit to a tax break for live action programming in the autumn statement.
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NewsBBC in £2m branded merchandise push
The BBC is prepared to spend as much as £1.9m on branded merchandise to promote its services and programming over the next four years.
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NewsBBC DJ’s Ched Evans rape remarks investigated
Nick Conrad’s controversial comments about the Ched Evans rape row on BBC Radio Norfolk last month are to be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC shelves Shannon Matthews drama
BBC1 has paused production on a dramatisation of Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping to address “important production and editorial matters”.
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NewsRadio 5 Live lauds online success
BBC Radio 5 Live has heralded its campaign to reach more listeners online after its In Short service generated a record number of requests in October.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.