Latest BBC News – Page 487
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NewsBBC cuts Top Gear Mexico jokes for US
Scenes in which Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May poked fun at Mexicans will be cut before the show is broadcast in the United States next week.
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NewsBBC earmarks digital cash for select dozen
Just 12 BBC programmes a year will receive investment to create bespoke digital projects as part of the broadcaster’s new online strategy for Vision.
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NewsYounge talks tough as axe falls on BBC factual staff
Pat Younge has charged his team with aggressively growing BBC Vision Productions to safeguard its future after another 47 redundancies were revealed this week.
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NewsCohen wins BBC tug of war over Miranda
Danny Cohen has won the tussle over award-winning sitcom Miranda, snaring the third series for BBC1.
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NewsUpstairs extended for 2012
BBC1 has recommissioned revived period drama Upstairs Downstairs, doubling the run to six episodes.
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NewsMood darkens at ‘daily battering’ of BBC cuts
BBC staff have reacted angrily to the cuts to Vision Productions, describing them as “a daily battering” and “a slow death”.
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NewsTalkback drama chief heads back to Casualty
Johnathan Young, head of drama at Talkback Thames and the former executive producer of The Bill, is to join the BBC, replacing Holby and Casualty boss Belinda Campbell.
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NewsBectu blames BBC top brass for in-house cuts
Broadcasting union Bectu has placed the blame for the redundancies being made at BBC Vision Productions squarely at the feet of senior managers.
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NewsFourth wave of cuts hits BBC in-house
BBC Vision Productions is to axe one in seven jobs from its Bristol- and Birmingham-based factual divisions.
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News3D royal wedding ruled out
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding will not be broadcast in 3D, St James’ Palace has confirmed.
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NewsBBC wins Paralympics radio rights
The BBC has won the rights to provide radio coverage of the 2012 Paralympic Games on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra.
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NewsRadios 3, 4 and 7 must build reach, Trust review finds
BBC Radios 3, 4 and 7 are to remain on air, but must work to build audience reach while remaining distinctive, a BBC Trust review has concluded.
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NewsFord questions BBC's 'charming dinosuars'
Former BBC newsreader Anna Ford has reignited the debate about ageism at the BBC - branding David Dimbleby a “charming dinosaur”.
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NewsRoss: Sachsgate could have been avoided
Jonathan Ross has backed up Russell Brand’s claim that neither of the performers wanted the infamous ‘Sachsgate’ phone call to be aired on Radio 2.
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NewsIndustry backs advanced apprenticeship scheme
Broadcasters and indies indies have joined forces with Skillset to launch an advanced apprenticeship in creative and digital media.
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NewsO'Leary wades into Question Time row
Presenter Dermot O’Leary has stepped into a row about BBC1’s Question Time, dismissing plans to relocate the show to Glasgow as “a joke”.
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NewsCoogan attacks Top Gear's 'casual racism'
Comedian Steve Coogan has accused Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May of “casual racism” for their on-screen comments about Mexico.
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NewsTV debates 'influenced youth votes'
The televised questioning of the leaders of the three mainstream political parties in the lead-up to the last general election influenced younger voters slightly more than older ones, according to university research.
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NewsBBC apologises to Mexico for Top Gear insults
The BBC has said it had apologised to the Mexican ambassador over remarks made on Top Gear.