Latest BBC News – Page 261
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NewsBBC1 and UKTV call for emergency services
The BBC and UKTV are both delving behind the scenes of the emergency services with separate fly-on-the-wall documentaries following UK ambulance crews.
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NewsRevealed: the tense talks behind charter renewal
A government U-turn on forcing BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% stake in UKTV is understood to have been a pivotal moment in tense white paper negotiations.
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NewsHall pledges to improve regional representation
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to make noticeable improvements to the portrayal of the devolved nations on the BBC within the next three years.
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NewsIn brief: Ealing Comedies & EastEnders' eco credit
Richard E. Grant explores Ealing Comedies for UKTV’s Gold, while EastEnders has won a sustainability award.
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NewsBBC and government at loggerheads over BBC1
The future of BBC1 will become a key battleground over the coming months as the government and corporation attempt to nail down the new charter.
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NewsBBC must ‘tread lightly’ around rivals
The government white paper has highlighted a need for the BBC to “tread more lightly and considerately” around its rivals to minimise its impact on the commercial sector.
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NewsBBC Studios gets greenlight
The BBC Studios plan has been given the greenlight by the government, but the BBC has been told it must abolish all in-house television guarantees.
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NewsDiversity cemented in BBC charter
Enshrining a commitment to diversity in the BBC’s new charter for the first time is one of the white paper’s key recommendations.
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NewsDanny Cohen to run media investment firm
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen has become president of Access Entertainment, an investment firm set up by Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik.
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NewsBBC 'has a duty' to offer iPlayer content to Sky Go
The BBC ‘has a duty’ to offer on-demand and live programming to a wider range of third party apps, most likely including Sky Go, according to the white paper.
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NewsiPlayer set to go Europe-wide
The government has directed the BBC to make iPlayer ‘portable’, meaning UK licence fee payers will be able to access the service when they travel across Europe.
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NewsWhittingdale plans accountable and distinctive BBC
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has set out plans for the BBC to become more accountable and distinctive as part of the white paper on the corporation’s new charter.
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NewsBBC white paper: in full
Click for the Department for Culture Media & Sport’s white paper - a BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction.
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NewsBBC white paper: what you need to know
All the major headlines from the white paper on BBC charter renewal in one place. Click headlines for more details.
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NewsSky and BBC trial VR in bid to reach younger viewers
Sky Sports and the BBC have conducted virtual reality trials on Premier League football and Welsh drama Hinterland, as the broadcasters attempt to reach younger audiences.
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NewsBBC Studios bids for fresh start
BBC Studios director Mark Linsey finally unveiled his divisive restructure last week, with sources close to the project claiming that his radical rethink is what the production arm needs to thrive in the commercial sector.
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NewsFears Whittingdale has ignored support for BBC
Peter Kosminsky’s defence of the BBC may have had the Bafta Television Awards audience on its feet, but there are concerns that culture secretary John Whittingdale has not listened to industry support for the corporation in drawing up plans for its future.
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NewsBBC3’s short-form operation heads to Birmingham
BBC3’s short-form operation is to move to Birmingham as part of a package of measures that will boost the corporation’s investment in the city to £135m.
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NewsBBC News commits £8m to partner with local rivals
The BBC is to spend around £8m on a raft of local news initiatives, including funding 150 journalists around the country who will be employed by qualifying commercial organisations.
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NewsCBBC Anim8 finalists unveiled
CBBC has shortlisted three projects for development as part of the kids channel’s first animation pilot scheme, Anim8.