Latest BBC News – Page 283
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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NewsBBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.
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NewsBBC TV braced for £30m cuts
The BBC’s television division has been tasked with making cuts of up to £30m in 2017/18 as the corporation bids to close the £150m funding gap created by the iPlayer loophole.
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NewsBBC entertainment boss hits out at ITV's ‘cultural prohibition’
Alan Tyler has argued that ITV’s attempt to ban the BBC from importing formats is tantamount to “cultural prohibition”.
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NewsBBC Birmingham ramps up digital activity
An online Shakespeare Festival marking 400 years since the playwright’s death, is the latest digital initiative to come out of the broadcaster’s growing Birmingham base.
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NewsDowning Street reassures BBC over funding deal
Downing Street has reassured the BBC that it will honour the funding deal struck in July, including linking the licence fee to inflation.
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NewsRenegade explores tax avoidance for BBC Black Economy season
Renegade Pictures is to produce a one-off social experiment for BBC2 in which businesses in a small town attempt to adopt the tax avoidance techniques of major corporations.
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NewsTrust calls for ‘bespoke regulation’ of BBC
The BBC Trust has argued that the corporation must continue to have “bespoke regulation” amid suggestions that its powers will be handed to Ofcom.
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NewsMark Billingham lands second BBC1 adaptation
Mark Billingham’s crime novel In The Dark is to be adapted into a four-part “darkly funny” drama for BBC1.
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NewsPanorama trials digital-only documentary
Panorama is to tell the story of the closure of Redcar’s steelworks via a 50-day digital experiment across Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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NewsCuration central to BBC Store
The BBC is to tap into its heritage of curating television to help set apart its download-to-own service from rivals.
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NewsPolly Hill: celebrate British drama
Polly Hill has suggested that the UK is “too British” about celebrating drama success stories, as she hailed the genre’s role in making the case for the BBC’s future.
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NewsMark Linsey comes out fighting
BBC acting director of television Mark Linsey has launched a fullscale defence of the distinctiveness of the corporation’s content after ITV’s criticism last week.
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NewsITV's attack on BBC distinctiveness proves divisive
ITV’s stinging attack on the lack of distinctiveness in the BBC’s television output has divided the industry at a crucial moment during charter renewal.
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NewsBBC axes Modern Times strand
BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland has revealed that Modern Times is to be dropped after the factual strand was briefly revived last year.
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NewsNews at Ten row erupts on Twitter
A row has erupted on Twitter over the performance of the BBC and ITV’s 10pm news bulletins.
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NewsLouis Theroux investigates Jimmy Savile
Louis Theroux is to make a second documentary about Jimmy Savile for BBC2 following his original 2000 film.
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NewsBBC drama boss hits back at ITV
BBC drama controller Polly Hill has labelled ITV’s attack last week on the corporation’s distinctiveness as “extraordinary”.