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NewsVirgin to carry BBC's Olympics channels
Virgin Media has agreed deals with the BBC and Eurosport to offer 24 live HD channels and 3D coverage of sporting events from the London Olympics 2012.
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NewsRadio 1 and 1Xtra unveil new docs
Nearly 80 documentaries have been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 and digital station 1Xtra that will include DJ Tim Westwood speaking to army wives, profiles of major record labels and a special on late poet and musican Gil Scott-Heron.
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NewsBBC launch Connected Studio innovation fund
The BBC is hunting for innovative ideas around its homepage and search/navigation products as the initial area of focus for its £2m Connected Studio fund.
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NewsBBC Sport revs up F1 app
The BBC has launched a sport app focusing on Formula 1 that will bring viewers live streams, on-demand video and additional content of the races on connected TVs.
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NewsBacon to front sports countdowns
BBC3 is to air sporting list shows for Euro 2012 and the London 2012 Olympics that will be fronted by Richard Bacon.
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NewsFast Train tickets staggered
The BBC Academy is staggering the release of tickets for this year’s Fast Train event after last year’s tickets were snapped up within an hour.
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NewsOSF scores BBC1 first
Oxford Scientific Films has won its first order from BBC1 to make half-hour pilot How To Beat: Pain.
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NewsBBC3 pilots "real" sketch show
The BBC is piloting a twist on the existing sketch show format, using people from all over the country “simply playing themselves”.
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NewsBBC2 drama to celebrate birth of Paralympics
BBC2 has ordered a one-off drama about the birth of the Paralympics starring Rob Brydon and Eddie Marsen.
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NewsBBC gearing up for UK’s first scripted 3D project
The BBC is developing British TV’s first 3D comedy drama as part of a two-year trial across multiple genres.
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NewsHartswood makes single mother sitcom for BBC1
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films is to make a BBC1 family sitcom about the complex life of a single mother.
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NewsFOI request reveals BBC gender pay gap
The BBC employs nearly twice as many men as women in its most senior roles, and pays them an average salary 10% higher than their female counterparts, new figures have revealed.
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NewsBBC’s Bucknole joins Disney
BBC Children’s head of scheduling Louise Bucknole is returning to Disney UK to replace Jonathan Boseley as director of programming.
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NewsThornton back for BBC comedy role
Comedy Central commissioner Pete Thornton is returning to the BBC after three years at the pay-TV channel.
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NewsBBC takes close look at science
The BBC is to use state-of-the-art microscopes to offer viewers a unique perspective on the British countryside, in one of a raft of high-profile science programmes for later this year.
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NewsReview Show editor returns to face the music
Greg Sanderson has left his Glasgow-based job as editor of The Review Show, taking on a new role as executive producer within the BBC music team.
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NewsBGT moved to dodge Voice overlap
ITV has blinked first in the battle of the Saturday night entertainment shows, moving Britain’s Got Talent into later slot to avoid a clash with The Voice UK.
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NewsTrust: programming background not essential for next DG
A grasp of new technologies and the international marketplace are essential criteria for the future director general of the BBC – but not a background in programme making or journalism.
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NewsBoat Race first sporting event on Global iPlayer
The BBC has signed the University Boat Race as the first sports event to feature on the Global iPlayer.
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NewsBBC faces 30 new discrimination claims
Reports have emerged that the BBC could face a series of age and sex discrimination cases, with up to 30 suits being prepared against the corporation.