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NewsSeries producers to face brunt of 40 BBC job cuts
Series producers will be hardest hit by the BBC’s plans to cut 40 roles in its London-based daytime and factual production unit.
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NewsIndie duo bolster BBC docs team
The BBC has raided two indies to bolster its documentary commissioning team, completing its factual restructure after seven months.
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NewsBBC Trust expenses fall 17%
The BBC Trust has reported a 17% drop in expenses payments for the six months to 31 March.
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NewsBBC4 reveals Storyville slate
A Wildgaze film exposing the actions of two high-ranking Nazis through the eyes of their sons and Sean McAllister’s Sheffield Doc/Fest winner A Syrian Love Story are among BBC4’s forthcoming Storyville films.
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NewsLiz Kilgarriff named BBC indie drama boss
BBC in-house drama executive producer Liz Kilgarriff has been promoted to become the corporation’s indie commissioning boss after Polly Hill replaced Ben Stephenson in May.
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NewsBBC to submit revised BBC3 plans
BBC management is to submit revised proposals for moving BBC3 online today having been given a provisional go-ahead by the BBC Trust at the end of last month.
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NewsAdam Crozier: BBC entertainment must be distinctive
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed he is comfortable with the BBC producing and airing entertainment formats such as Strictly Come Dancing so long as they are “distinctive”.
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NewsBBC hunts for virtual reality ideas
The BBC is to invest £100,000 in immersive virtual reality ideas to trial via BBC Taster - its online testing ground for innovative projects.
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NewsJane Tranter and Julie Gardner launch Bad Wolf in Wales
BBC Worldwide’s US production chiefs Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner will launch their drama indie Bad Wolf next month with backing from the Welsh government.
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NewsTop Gear ‘pikey’ reference cleared for second time
Ofcom has cleared Top Gear over the use of the word “pikey” – just months after the BBC Trust reached the same decision.
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NewsSky Italia orders Top Gear remake
BBC Worldwide has struck its first international format deal for Top Gear since the fracas surrounding Jeremy Clarkson – signing an agreement with Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia.
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NewsBroadcast BBC survey: results in full
Click for the key responses from Broadcast’s survey into the public’s views about the future of the BBC.
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NewsMary Beard returns to Pompeii for BBC1
Professor Mary Beard is to front an hour-long documentary on the restoration of Pompeii for BBC1.
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NewsTrust consultation receives 4000 responses in 24 hours
The BBC Trust has received more than 4000 responses to its public consultation into the future of the BBC less than 24 hours after it launched.
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NewsCMS committee to probe charter review process
Culture secretary John Whittingdale’s handling of the BBC charter review process will come under scrutiny as part of an inquiry launched by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee.
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NewsBBC to cut 40 daytime and factual roles
Some 40 London-based BBC production jobs are to be cut after the corporation launched a redundancy programme across its daytime and factual divisions.
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NewsViewers back BBC’s mainstream output
The BBC should continue to provide mainstream entertainment and drama, and represents better value for money than its pay-TV rivals, according to an independent study commissioned by Broadcast.
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NewsRivals ponder BBC’s future
The BBC’s rivals will almost certainly benefit if the government’s more radical ideas for the corporation come to fruition, but some believe that keeping the broadcaster strong is vital to the UK’s PSB ecology.
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NewsPeter Salmon to summon Salford skills for BBC Studios
BBC England boss Peter Salmon will draw on his experience of establishing the broadcaster in Salford as he becomes the first director of BBC Studios.
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NewsBBC looks beyond licence fee
The BBC is open to a new funding model that would spell the end of the licence fee.