Latest BBC News – Page 477
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NewsRegional indies miss out on BBC funding
A fund created by the BBC to boost regional film-making was accessed by indies just five times in its first year of existence, compared with 43 in-house productions.
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NewsRevealed: TV’s freelancer training gap
Financial pressures, employer cutbacks and the time-consuming task of job-hunting have led to almost a quarter of TV freelancers having had no training at all in the past four years.
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NewsThompson faces down Lords over compliance
Mark Thompson has given an impassioned defence of the BBC’s compliance system to the House of Lords communications committee.
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NewsBBC faces court battle over pension changes
A handful of BBC staff are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the corporation, claiming breach of contract caused by the changes to its pension scheme.
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BBC trials digital archive with UK cultural bodies
The BBC is to test a prototype digital cultural archive that includes some of its programming.
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NewsMisfits leads Bafta nominations
E4 superhero drama Misfits has scooped four nominations for this year’s TV Bafta awards including nods for stars Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha for supporting actor and actress.
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NewsOnly Fools writer John Sullivan dies aged 64
Scriptwriter John Sullivan, the creator of BBC favourites Only Fools and Horses and Citizen Smith, died on Saturday (April 23) of viral pneumonia aged 64 years old.
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NewsFinal three in race to lead BBC Vision
The BBC is poised to announce its new director of Vision, with three remaining candidates still fighting it out for the top job.
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NewsBBC cancels Weakest Link after Robinson departs
The BBC has canned long running quiz show The Weakest Link after host Anne Robinson decided to step down.
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NewsYoung Question Time recommissioned
Mentorn has been commissioned to produce a special edition of Young Voters’ Question Time, which will run on BBC3 two days ahead of the 5 May electoral reform referendum.
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NewsBBC expenses claims 'rise by 60%'
Expenses claims by BBC executives rose by 59.6% to reach almost £200,000 during the final quarter of last year, it has been revealed.
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NewsBBC poised for Ab Fab comeback
The BBC is poised to bring ‘90s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous back to our screens, it has confirmed.
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NewsBBC Bristol move back on track
The BBC has effectively committed to Bristol after rekindling its stalled plans to relocate in the city.
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NewsBBC looks to take R4’s Act Your Age to TV after pilot
The BBC is hoping to transfer Radio 4 comedy panel show Act Your Age to television and is producing a non-broadcast pilot.
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NewsBBC axes Vision jobs before DQF cuts hit
The BBC has cut 187 jobs from its in-house departments in the past six months - none of which are part of the impending 20% savings to come from Delivering Quality First.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC1 for comedy show
Jonathan Ross is to appear on BBC1 once more, as one of a number of contributors to a new comedy list show to air on the channel this summer.
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NewsBBC 'set to drop So You Think You Can Dance'
The BBC could be set to axe its Saturday night show So You Think You Can Dance unless the series pulls in more viewers, according to reports.
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NewsAuthors complain over "sneering" BBC
Iain M Banks, Michael Moorcok and Adam Roberts are among some 85 authors to have written to the BBC complaining about its “sneering derogatory tone” towards genre fiction.
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NewsThe Killing, Essex up for Bafta Audience Award
BBC4’s Danish crime drama The Killing has been nominated alongside ITV2’s constructed reality show The Only Way Is Essex for this year’s YouTube Audience Award, which will be announced at the Bafta Awards on 22 May.
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NewsDon’t Tell The Bride goes live for royal wedding
BBC3 has ordered a live version of Renegade Pictures’ Don’t Tell The Bride, for the night of the Royal Wedding.