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NewsBBC targets Games legacy
BBC Sport is hoping to convert the record-breaking volume of traffic the London 2012 Olympics has generated for its multiplatform services into regular visitors.
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NewsMark Gatiss to pen Doctor Who biopic for BBC2
Mark Gatiss is preparing to write a major BBC2 biopic about the genesis of Doctor Who to celebrate the drama’s 50th anniversary next year.
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NewsBBC insiders in line for Vision job
BBC London 2012 director Roger Mosey and BBC North director Peter Salmon have emerged as top-level candidates to become the corporation’s next permanent director of Vision.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt Jason Byrne's Radio 2 sitcom
Stand-up comedian Jason Byrne’s critically acclaimed BBC Radio 2 sitcom Father Figure is to be piloted for BBC1.
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NewsOSF wins stunt-filled science order for BBC1
Oxford Scientific Films is to produce a high-end, primetime science series for BBC1, fronted by Richard Hammond.
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NewsThe Garden behind BBC2 Claridges doc
The Garden Productions is behind the Claridge’s documentary series revealed by Broadcast last week.
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NewsJenkins exits as BBC pares back film acquisitions
BBC head of film acquisitions Steve Jenkins is to leave the broadcaster this month after more than 15 years.
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NewsBBC hotel bill more than doubles to £2m
The BBC’s total hotel bill more than doubled to £2m as relocation costs took their toll.
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NewsBBC Scotland orders landmark Hebrides doc
BBC Scotland has ordered a landmark wildlife documentary series about Scottish islands the Hebrides.
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NewsBatman shooting doc in raft of BBC3 orders
BBC3 has ordered a quick turnaround documentary on the shootings at a Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado, as well as an entire season dedicated to body image.
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NewsWiggins tops BBC Olympics online
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins’ victory in the men’s time trial was the BBC’s most viewed sporting event online in the first week of the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsBBC Olympics boss handed acting Vision role
Roger Mosey, the BBC’s director of London 2012, is to become acting director of BBC Vision as George Entwistle prepares to take his position as director general.
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NewsChris Moyles' leaving date revealed
Chris Moyles has announced when he will step down as breakfast DJ on BBC Radio 1.
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NewsFrozen Planet leads Grierson nods
BBC1’s wildlife extravaganza Frozen Planet leads the field at the Grierson Documentary Awards after picking up a brace of nominations.
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NewsBen Elton penning BBC1 sitcom
Ben Elton is to write a BBC1 sitcom pilot about a local government health and safety officer.
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NewsClaridges opens doors to BBC for 200th anniversary
Luxury London hotel Claridges is opening its doors to doc-makers for the first time in its 200-year history.
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NewsBBC takes gold as Games beats rivals
The London 2012 Olympics has helped the BBC to some of the biggest audiences in its history and badly dented the performance of its fiercest rivals.
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NewsPrebble heads Trust’s impartiality review
Former ITV chief executive Stuart Prebble is poised to lead a wide-ranging BBC Trust review into the impartiality of the BBC’s news and current affairs output.
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NewsBBC2 to go backstage at Westminster Abbey
BBC2 is to spend a year behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey and take on Channel 4 with a Grand Designs-style show in a brace of factual commissions.
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NewsBBC1 primetime move for Sheriffs
BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming has been recommissioned and will also be reworked as a primetime series.