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NewsBBC reaches ‘unprecedented’ agreement over job cuts
The BBC has quashed the threat of strike action disrupting its Scottish referendum coverage after vowing not to make any compulsory redundancies under plans to cut 415 jobs in its newsroom.
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NewsDoctor Who playalong quiz tests 100k
Monterosa has created a play-along Doctor Who game for BBC America that has launched with around 100,000 players.
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NewsRona Fairhead passes CMSC test
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead believes the BBC’s plan to effectively privatise its in-house production arm presents some “very large commercial issues”.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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NewsSir David Attenborough heads back to Great Barrier Reef
Sir David Attenborough is heading back to the Great Barrier Reef for an Atlantic Productions documentary for BBC1.
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NewsPurnell: ‘Sword of Damocles’ hangs over the BBC
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has claimed that there is a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the corporation’s independence.
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NewsRona Fairhead predicts overhaul of BBC governance structure
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has suggested that changes to the corporation’s governance structures will be inevitable during charter renewal and pledged her support for the licence fee.
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NewsLive blog: Rona Fairhead faces MPs
Click for a look back at incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead’s session with the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in which she addressed her £1m payoff from Pearson, the future of the Trust - and revealed her viewing habits.
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NewsOfcom to probe BBC News MH17 footage
BBC News is under investigation by Ofcom for broadcasting the passport picture of an MH17 crash victim.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares to face MPs
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will face MPs today for the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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NewsDecriminalisation of BBC licence fee moves closer
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has signalled the start of a process aimed at decriminalising licence fee evasion.
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NewsCBeebies-branded schools to launch in China
BBC Worldwide has sealed a deal with Singaporean education firm Popular Holdings to launch a chain of CBeebies-branded English-language schools in China.
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NewsRick Stein heads to the Med for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a six-part Mediterranean cookery and travel show fronted by Rick Stein from Devon-based indie, Denham Productions.
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NewsBlueprint wins first TV order with Sadie Jones adaptation
In Bruges producer Blueprint Pictures is to make its debut TV project – an adaptation of Sadie Jones novel The Outcast for BBC1.
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NewsBBC removes Doctor Who beheading scene
The BBC has edited this Saturday’s episode of Dr Who to remove a beheading scene following the murder of two American journalists by Islamic militants.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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NewsBBC2 eyes Family Guy as BBC3 plans shape up
The BBC wants to establish a dedicated home on iPlayer for BBC3 under plans to take the channel online, while Family Guy is likely to move to BBC2.
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NewsIndies to help shape BBC future
The BBC will call on indies large and small to help shape the future of its programme supply model and assess how BBC Productions can best be transformed into a commercial entity.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares for office
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will be introduced to the industry next week when she faces MPs in the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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NewsTessa Jowell: Fairhead must be a 'firewall'
Tessa Jowell has urged incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead to act as a “firewall” between the BBC and the government.