Latest BBC News – Page 273
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NewsFull Top Gear presenting line-up revealed
The BBC has revealed a seven-strong line-up of presenters for the reboot of Top Gear, with Formula 1 commentator Eddie Jordan among those joining co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
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NewsKey charter players emerge
The key players shaping the debate around the BBC’s future have emerged, as the government has come under pressure over its handling of charter renewal.
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NewsTrust paves way for BBC Studios launch
The BBC Trust has backed the commercialisation of BBC Studios in principle but said a detailed business case about the proposals must now be subject to regulatory tests.
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NewsBBC signs darts deal with PDC
A new darts tournament will be broadcast live on BBC2 following a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation.
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NewsBBC to give online recipes the chop
The BBC is reported to be planning to cut magazine-style content from its website after the chancellor accused the broadcaster of building an “imperial” web presence last year.
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NewsWar and Peace sold to Russia
BBC1 drama War and Peace is to be translated into Russian after commercial broadcaster Channel One acquired the six-part drama.
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NewsWriters receive £1m in iPlayer royalties
The growth in online viewing has helped Writers Digital Payments (WDP) pay out £960,000 in royalties to screenwriters whose shows have featured on BBC iPlayer.
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NewsWar and Peace producer revisits Les Misérables adaptation
Lookout Point is preparing to open talks with the BBC over Andrew Davies’ follow-up to War and Peace - an adaption of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.
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NewsTop actors unite to protect BBC
Independent producers Charlie Parsons and Waheed Alli have gathered actors including Dame Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and David Oyelowo to defend the BBC against further cuts in a video made by My Week with Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
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NewsSimon Jack appointed BBC business editor
Radio 4’s Today programme business and economics correspondent Simon Jack has been appointed BBC business editor.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of development
In-house development chief Damon Pattison has been appointed to the “business critical” role of BBC Studios head of development.
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NewsFairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale
Rona Fairhead has sought reassurance from culture secretary John Whittingdale that the BBC Trust’s public consultation will be taken into account as part of charter review.
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NewsWildgaze developing Brooklyn TV spin-off for BBC
Wildgaze Films is developing a TV spin-off to Oscar and Bafta-nominated Brooklyn, the company’s producers Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey have confirmed to Broadcast sister-magazine Screen.
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NewsHincks slams ‘snobbery’ over BBC entertainment imports
Outgoing Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks has claimed that an “inherent snobbery” lies behind criticism of the BBC importing entertainment formats.
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NewsNAO prepares two BBC reviews
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.
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NewsBBC Olympics deal analysed
The BBC and Discovery are eyeing future sports partnerships after striking an Olympics rights deal this week that was hugely important for both parties.
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NewsMoyles gets Radio X off to a strong start
Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.
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NewsDCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has reinstated £400,000 it planned to cut from S4C’s budget - freezing the broadcaster’s funding until after a comprehensive review.
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NewsLord Burns bemoans ‘erratic’ BBC charter renewal
Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has criticised the government’s handling of BBC charter renewal, branding it an “erratic process”.