Latest BBC News – Page 338
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NewsBen Stephenson urges industry to back BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has called on the TV industry to get behind the corporation as it faces a “worrying time” in the run up to charter renewal.
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NewsBBC3 shows to air in BBC1 peaktime
Some BBC3 shows will play in the heart of peaktime on BBC1 after the youth-skewing channel moves online, as part of a push to better serve young viewers.
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NewsTory MP: government has interfered in BBC Trust hire
Conservative MP Conor Burns had admitted the government has interfered in the appointment of the next BBC Trust chair.
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NewsCohen: BBC in-house will hold onto hit shows
Long-running BBC in-house shows, such as EastEnders and Top Gear, will not be put out for tender as part of plans to scrap quotas and free-up internal producers to pitch to all broadcasters.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system
Danny Cohen has revealed that the BBC will relaunch its e-commissioning system this autumn as he bemoaned the corporation’s commissioning performance.
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NewsDarlow Smithson travels to Victorian workhouse for BBC1
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore is keen to introduce new angles to the channel’s factual programming, kicking off with a series focusing on the poorest members of Victorian society.
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NewsZai Bennett: obliterating BBC3 budget a huge mistake
Former BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has roundly criticised the decision to close down its linear channel.
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NewsPact calls for radical BBC production overhaul
The BBC should become a fully fledged publisher broadcaster to save £35m a year and free-up £575m of commissioning spend, according to a Pact report.
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NewsTony Hall backs BBC's Cliff Richard coverage
BBC director general Tony Hall has backed actions taken by BBC reporters covering the raid of Sir Cliff Richard’s home in South Yorkshire.
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.
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NewsEntertainment shows fail diversity test
The vast majority of primetime entertainment shows are failing to refl ect the diversity of the British population, according to the first findings of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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NewsBBC3 eyes factual dramas
Acting BBC3 controller Sam Bickley wants to build on recent factual drama successes and still has gaps to fill in the youth channel’s 2015 schedule.
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NewsBBC2 plans black history series
BBC2 is to explore black British history in a landmark documentary series fronted by British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.
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NewsBBC to broadcast Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
The BBC has secured the broadcasting rights to the Invictus Games, Prince Harry’s four day sports tournament for sick or injured former service men and women.
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NewsBBC Worldwide bolsters content team
Nat Geo commissioner Hannah Demidowicz and Viacom vice president of commissioning Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca are to join BBC Worldwide’s commissioning team.
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NewsBBC developing real-life Outnumbered
The BBC is developing a real-life Outnumbered starring Hugh Dennis and produced by Grant Mansfield’s Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsBafta hires BBC exec for sustainability push
Bafta has hired Jez Nightingale, BBC in-house comedy’s head of production, as a sustainability production consultant.
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NewsStars demand broadcasters ring-fence BAME cash
Idris Elba, Harry Hill and Emma Thompson are among the group of prominent actors, writers and producers to have written to the major broadcasters urging them to ring-fence money to create more diverse programming.
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NewsLord Birt predicts BBC will reject Scottish government proposals
Former director general Lord Birt has predicted the BBC will reject Scottish government proposals to work closely on the creation of a Scottish Broadcasting Service if there is a Yes vote in the independence referendum.
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NewsiPlayer cues Notting Hill Carnival docs
BBC iPlayer is to head behind the scenes of Notting Hill Carnival with a four-part documentary series produced by Acme Films.