Latest BBC News – Page 488
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NewsFry Japan visit dropped over QI comments row
Stephen Fry has dropped plans to film in Japan for a new BBC series following a furore caused by his panel show QI.
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NewsArmstrong gameshow returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered two new series of the Alexander Armstrong-fronted gameshow Pointless.
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NewsBBC to take pain away from e-commissioning
The BBC is looking to take the pain out of its e-commissioning process with an overhaul of the online system.
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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsBBC in-house faces 15% cuts as pattern emerges
The jobs of up to 200 BBC Vision Productions staff are under threat, as a pattern of cuts to the in-house teams emerges.
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NewsBBC's Craig Oliver named PM's communications chief
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed BBC news exec Craig Oliver as his new director of communications.
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NewsBBC America to air Six Nations
BBC America has inked a deal to air five live games from this year’s Six Nations for viewers in the US.
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NewsTop Gear under fire from Mexican ambassador
The Mexican Ambassador to the UK has criticised BBC show Top Gear for a series of “outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults”.
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NewsCriticism of BBC's Digital Media Initiative
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC’s early management of its Digital Media Initiative for failing to deliver value for money.
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NewsPaxman makes 'cuts' slip
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has become the fourth BBC employee in the past two months to use the same offensive word during a broadcast.
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NewsWhiley to leave R1; Radcliffe and Maconie to 6 Music
Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s popular evening show is dropped from Radio 2 after four years.
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NewsBBC wins battle over climate show
The BBC has fought off a High Court challenge to tonight’s broadcast of a documentary made by Jamie Oliver’s indie about climate change sceptics.
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NewsBBC axes Electric Proms
The BBC has axed its Electric Proms music festival due to “continuing efficiency savings” - ending a five-year run that included shows from Sir Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Sir Elton John.
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NewsJacqui Smith to front BBC porn doc
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who put adult films watched by her husband on expenses, is to investigate the porn industry for a BBC documentary
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NewsBBC recommissions Come Fly With Me
The latest comedy show from Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams has been recommissioned for a second series, the BBC has announced.
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NewsStrictly's Moira Ross promoted to BBC format role
Moira Ross is returning to the BBC’s in-house entertainment team with a promotion, after a month producing the Strictly Come Dancing UK tour.
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NewsTrust warns BBC to improve ties with online indies
The BBC Trust has warned the BBC to improve its relationship with online indie suppliers to improve its transparency and has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the current quota system.
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NewsBBC criticised over dog fouling exercise
A council leader has criticised the BBC after 20 dogs were encouraged to foul a residential street for a television programme.
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NewsBBC orders kids 'karaoke TV' show
BBC Learning has ordered two series of interactive teaching service Talkie Time for CBeebies and BBC Learning Zone.
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NewsBBC to kick off online survey on UK class system
BBC Current Affairs is launching a nationwide study into Britain’s social class system, backed by online mass-participation service Lab UK.