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    Kim Shillinglaw leaves BBC2 in radical restructure

    2016-01-19T09:24:00Z

    Kim Shillinglaw is to step down as the boss of BBC2 after less than two years, as part of a major restructure that will hand Charlotte Moore control of the corporation’s TV channels and iPlayer.

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    BBC4 to air live Eurovision UK qualifier

    2016-01-18T10:14:00Z

    Mel Giedroyc will host an X-Factor style singing competition on BBC4 next month, in the first televised national song search for the Eurovision Song Contest in six years.

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    BBC2 celebrates Chinese New Year

    2016-01-18T10:06:00Z

    BBC2 is to celebrate Chinese New Year with a season of five shows, including Guy Hibbert’s One Child drama and a three-parter from Lion Television about the festivities.

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    BBC seeks diverse assistant script editors

    2016-01-15T12:58:00Z

    The BBC is hunting for two assistant script editors from diverse backgrounds to take up year-long contracts in its drama divison.

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    BBC Worldwide commissioner Swanston departs

    2016-01-15T11:22:00Z

    BBC Worldwide commissioner Julie Swanston is leaving to join theme park operator Merlin Entertainment, which runs Alton Towers, Legoland and Madame Tussauds.

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    BBC development ‘star’ joins Twofour

    2016-01-15T11:20:00Z

    Ana De Moraes, the woman tasked with revitalising development at BBC Productions, is leaving the corporation after less than two years to take on a newly-created role at Twofour Group.

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    BBC2 acquires OJ Simpson drama

    2016-01-15T10:15:00Z

    A dramatisation of the trial of OJ Simpson is to air on BBC2 after it picked up the rights to a true crime drama from Fox 21 Television.

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    Watch rebrands and secures EastEnders repeats

    2016-01-15T07:00:00Z

    UKTV entertainment channel Watch is being rebranded as W and has snatched the rights to air narrative repeats of EastEnders following the closure of BBC3.

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    Little Gem lands BBC1 migrant doc

    2016-01-14T13:04:00Z

    TV doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken are to travel to locations including Greece and the Balkans to explore the migrant crisis for a BBC1 film from Little Gem.

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    Trust finds concern over cost of new BBC services

    2016-01-14T10:48:00Z

    BBC innovations such as children’s VoD service iPlay, should not come at the cost of existing services, according to a BBC Trust survey.

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    BBC to personalise iPlayer for connected-TV apps

    2016-01-14T07:14:00Z

    BBC iPlayer is preparing to roll out personalisation services across its connected-TV apps in 2016 after Christmas viewing on the platform rose by a third.

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    BBC pledges Scotland support

    2016-01-14T07:06:00Z

    BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to work with the Scottish creative industries over the coming decade to build a sustainable production sector, following criticism from local indies.

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    BBC hit by rising FOI requests

    2016-01-14T07:05:00Z

    The BBC has made nearly 3,000 freedom of information (FOI) disclosures over the past five years and requests to the corporation are rising, as the government presses ahead with controversial plans to reform the Act.

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    BBC Studios appoints chief operating officer

    2016-01-13T17:10:00Z

    Anna Mallett, the director and project lead for the BBC Studios proposals, has been appointed as the division’s chief operating officer.  

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    Robot Wars rebooted by BBC2

    2016-01-13T10:29:00Z

    Classic entertainment format Robot Wars is to be rebooted in a “bullet-proof arena” by Mentorn Scotland for BBC2.

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    BBC1 adapts Apple Tree Yard

    2016-01-13T10:26:00Z

    Kudos is to adapt Louise Doughty’s best-selling psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard for BBC1.

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    BBC eyes digital services to improve Scottish offering

    2016-01-12T13:34:00Z

    Tony Hall has indicated that the BBC will use its digital strategy to better serve Scottish audiences over the next charter period.

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    BBC lifts lid on £200m Scotland spend

    2016-01-12T09:58:00Z

    The BBC has lifted the lid on how it spends £200m of licence fee cash in Scotland ahead of director general Tony Hall appearing in front of a Holyrood committee on Tuesday.

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    Schedules cleared for Bowie tributes

    2016-01-11T13:12:00Z

    The BBC and Channel 4 are clearing their schedules to pay tribute to David Bowie after he died of cancer on Sunday.

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    Chris Evans reveals Top Gear plans

    2016-01-11T10:14:00Z

    The forthcoming series of Top Gear will feature segments filmed in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.