Latest BBC News – Page 490
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NewsClassic to deliver five more years of Postman Pat
CBeebies has extended its deal with Classic Media to air Postman Pat for another five years.
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NewsRise to debut Storyville docs at Sundance
BBC Storyville has commissioned two new films from Rise Films that will offer unprecedented access to the Irish traveller community and modern day heroes on the streets of Chicago.
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NewsBBC spending on taxis revealed
Senior BBC executives spent more than the average UK salary on taxis in just a quarter of a year, newly released figures show.
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NewsMore than 300 BBC managers earn six figures
More than 300 senior managers at the BBC are paid a six-figure salary, new figures show.
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NewsHunt urges BBC Trust over governance
Candidates for the chairmanship of the BBC Trust must show a “commitment to improving governance” at the corporation, the Culture Secretary has said.
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NewsRegional indies form factual lobby group
A group of 18 regional indies have come together to form a lobby group to pressure the BBC and Channel 4 to increase the number of out-of-London factual programmes they commission.
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NewsBBC facing tough call on Kennedys
The BBC is facing a dilemma over whether to screen controversial US series The Kennedys, which is struggling to find a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsBBC Daytime orders four consumer affairs shows
Four series tackling consumer affairs have been commissioned by BBC Daytime to air on BBC1 this year.
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NewsNext stop South America for Jonathan Dimbleby
Current affairs veteran Jonathan Dimbleby is to journey across South America for his latest BBC2 documentary.
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NewsThompson: free TV "has a lot to prove"
Free-to-air broadcasting has “a lot to do and a lot to prove” if it is to exist in the future, Mark Thompson has claimed.
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NewsHuggers quits as BBC technology boss
Erik Huggers, the BBC’s Future Media and Technology chief, will leave the broadcaster at the end of February to take up a role with technology firm Intel.
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NewsBBC North to create drama fund
BBC North is looking at creating a drama fund to encourage more regional indies to come forward with pitches for the broadcaster.
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NewsTop Gear drives iPlayer views over Christmas
Traffic to BBC iPlayer has grown to a record level for the third month in a row boosted by the Top Gear Christmas specials.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly to launch support network
Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile reporter who last week won an ageism tribunal case against the BBC, is launching a network to offer advice and support to women who face discrimination in the work place.
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NewsInbetweeners return for Comic Relief special
The stars of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners will tour the country looking for the rudest and crudest named locations in aid of Red Nose Day.
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NewsRussell Brand's Buzzcocks to be aired
Russell Brand’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks - pulled amid the ‘Sachsgate’ scandal - will finally be aired on the BBC.
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NewsBBC Monitoring to cut 72 jobs
BBC Monitoring is planning to cut 72 jobs to meet a reduction of £3m from its income, as part of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review announced last autumn.
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NewsBBC Arabic Service faces 48-hour strike
The BBC’s Arabic Service is set to experience widespread disruption this week, as journalists plan to embark on a 48-hour strike.
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NewsRadio 1 names first commissioner
The BBC has appointed its first commissioning editor for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, handing the job to Chris Moyles’ exec producer Piers Bradford.
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NewsBBC reduces Moving On episodes
BBC daytime drama series Moving On is to return - but will only have half the number of episodes from the last series.