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NewsPrincess sees the funny side with two BBC orders
Shine Group’s Princess Productions is making moves into scripted comedy with a CBBC sketch show commission and a BBC pilot.
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NewsBBC drama exec to join Company Pictures as MD
BBC drama executive John Yorke has been confirmed as the new managing director of All3Media drama producer Company Pictures.
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NewsSavile saga exposes BBC factions
The failure of BBC2’s Newsnight to run its investigation into Jimmy Savile has exposed the divisions and faultlines within the programme and affected morale within BBC News, sources have alleged.
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NewsUnasked questions haunt DG
Entwistle ‘disappointed’ by Rippon blog as chain-of-command defence puts focus on Boaden
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NewsEmma Swain contacts suppliers over Savile
BBC controller of Knowledge commissioning Emma Swain has emailed the BBC’s suppliers urging them to pass any information they receive about Jimmy Savile to the BBC or the police where appropriate.
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NewsSavile: latest stories
George Entwistle points finger at Peter RipponBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probeSavile film propels Panorama to two year highTim Davie de-facto DG for Savile scandalBBC: Rippon’s Savile blog was wrongSavile scandal scuppers New TricksPanorama to stoke Savile controversyBBC lines up Savile Panorama for MondayEntwistle to face MPs over ...
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NewsMP calls for Lord Patten and George Entwistle to resign
Conservative MP and former BBC staffer Sir Roger Gale has become the first high profile politician to suggest that the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and the corporation’s director-general George Entwistle may have to resign.
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NewsWelsh indies concerned by S4C agreement
TAC, the Welsh indies trade association, has voiced concerns about the role of the BBC Trust set out in the new S4C operating agreement.
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NewsRippon's "impossible" demands; Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust
Further insight into Peter Rippon’s decision to drop Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile film have emerged, as culture secretary Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten for reassurance about how the Trust will handle the investigations.
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NewsBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probe
The BBC is hiring human rights lawyer Dinah Rose QC to examine its procedures on handling sexual harassment complaints.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle points finger at Peter Rippon
BBC director general George Entwistle has told MPs that the decision not to proceed with the Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile was taken solely by the programme’s editor Peter Rippon, whose failure to give an accurate version of events in his blog was “a matter of regret and embarrassment”.
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NewsHorrible Histories leads Bafta kids
CBBC’s Horrible Histories has emerged as an early frontrunner in the Bafta Children’s Awards 2012 with Junior Bake Off named in the Entertainment category.
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NewsTim Davie de-facto DG for Savile scandal
Tim Davie, the incoming chief executive of BBC Worldwide, is acting as a de-facto director general on the subject of Jimmy Savile and the axed Newsnight Investigation.
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NewsBBC: Rippon's Savile blog was wrong
The BBC has said that a blog post by Newsnight editor Peter Rippon was inaccurate in three key respects, and wrongly claimed that the programme had no new information that would have helped police.
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NewsSavile scandal scuppers New Tricks
The BBC has revealed the latest casualty from the Jimmy Savile scandal now engulfing the Corporation – tonight’s controversial episode of its hit drama New Tricks has been pulled.
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NewsRev set for US remake
Big Talk Productions’ religious comedy Rev is in development with broadcaster ABC for a US remake.
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NewsPanorama to stoke Savile controversy
Tonight’s Panorama is set to heap more pressure on the BBC by calling into question George Entwistle’s handling of the Jimmy Savile crisis and revealing “the inside story” behind the shelving of the Newsnight investigation.
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NewsBBCW inks first co-pro deals with BBC in-house
BBC Worldwide’s original commissioning strategy has led to its first co-production deals with BBC in-house.
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NewsTim Davie hired as BBCW chief
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director of Audio & Music, is to replace John Smith as the chief executive of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsMoyles, Murray & Ryder Cup drive record 200m iPlayer requests
BBC radio coverage of the final Chris Moyles Show, Andy Murray’s victory at the US Open and Europe’s Ryder Cup win helped drive a record 199m iPlayer requests in September.