Latest BBC News – Page 269
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NewsBBC fails to make strides in boosting staff diversity
The BBC made little or no progress in improving the diversity of its workforce last year, despite a pledge from director general Tony Hall to make a “tangible difference” on the issue.
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NewsFive lessons the BBC must learn from the Jimmy Savile scandal
The BBC said it would implement Dame Janet Smith’s recommendations in full after the publication of her damning 1,220-page report on Jimmy Savile last week. But what were these conclusions, and how will the BBC respond?
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NewsPlans for BBC take shape
John Whittingdale looks ready to task the BBC’s new governance regime with ensuring the corporation sharpens up its approach to distinctiveness.
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NewsPeter Salmon’s exit rocks BBC Studios
The person tasked with rebuilding BBC Studios will be named this month after Peter Salmon’s move to Endemol Shine Group shocked the industry and rocked in-house production.
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NewsBBC: Apprentice and HIGNFY at risk under government plans
The BBC has argued that it would be forced to axe shows including The Antiques Roadshow,The Apprentice and Have I Got News For You to meet distinctiveness targets set out in a government-commissioned report.
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NewsWhittingdale: BBC must be more distinctive
John Whittingdale will require the BBC to become more distinct from its commercial rivals under charter renewal – and has promised to close the iPlayer loophole as swiftly as possible.
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NewsIn full: John Whittingdale's keynote at the Oxford Media Convention
Click to see the full copy of the culture secretary’s speech to delegates.
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NewsGovernment warned to heed public affection for BBC
The BBC Trust has claimed that it is “very important” that the government take heed of public support voiced for the corporation as part of the consultation on charter renewal.
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NewsWaheed Alli: Whittingdale out to get BBC
Labour peer Waheed Alli has accused culture secretary John Whittingdale of holding a “private agenda to shrink the BBC” after the DCMS published a market impact report ahead of the white paper.
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NewsO&O report: more distinctive BBC1 worth £60m a year to rivals
A more distinctive BBC1 could increase the public value of the flagship channel and be worth up to £60m a year to commercial rivals, according to one of the key DCMS reports for charter renewal.
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NewsPublic back BBC distinctiveness and funding model
More than 74% of the British public believe that BBC content is “sufficiently high quality and distinctive” after the corporation came under attack on the issue last year from the likes of ITV.
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NewsGovernment review: close BBC Trust and hand powers to Ofcom
Sir David Clementi has called for “fundamental reform” of BBC governance and regulation, recommending the Trust be abolished and its duties shared between Ofcom and a unitary board.
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NewsPeter Salmon to make shock Endemol Shine move
Peter Salmon is to make a surprise move to Endemol Shine Group after just six months in charge of BBC Studios.
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NewsAsian Provocateur to return to BBC3
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is set for more foreign adventures on BBC3, with the youth service poised to commission a second series of Rumpus Media’s travelogue Asian Provocateur.
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NewsTony Blackburn prepares lawsuit
Tony Blackburn has threatened to launch a defamation case against the BBC unless he receives an apology from director general Tony Hall by the end of today (29 February).
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NewsTony Blackburn row turns bitter
The row between Tony Blackburn and the BBC is turning increasingly bitter after the publication of leaked memos, supposedly proving that the DJ was interviewed over allegations he seduced a 15-year-old girl in 1971.
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NewsNAO boss demands direct access to BBC
The BBC’s reasons for denying the National Audit Office (NAO) direct access to information have been contested by comptroller and auditor general Sir Amyas Morse KCB.
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NewsBBC calls for net neutrality
The BBC has called on Ofcom to protect public service on-demand services such as iPlayer from being sidelined by internet providers.
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NewsJimmy Savile scandal costs BBC £10.7m
The full cost of the Jimmy Savile scandal to the BBC has reached £10.7m.
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NewsTony Blackburn ‘fell short’ of Smith review demands
BBC director general Tony Hall has confirmed that Tony Blackburn has been sacked because he “fell short of the standards of evidence” that the Dame Janet Smith inquiry demanded.