Latest BBC News – Page 356
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Sweat The Small Stuff
BBC3’s Sweat The Small Stuff is to return for two more series marking the channel’s first big renewal after the revelation it is to move online.
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NewsComedians to travel Pan Am Highway for BBC2
Irish comedians Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne are to follow in the footsteps of a trio of 1940s pioneers and travel the Pan American Highway in a Boundless series for BBC2.
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NewsiPlayer revamp helps viewers unlock content
The BBC wants to transform iPlayer from a “static jukebox” into the ultimate destination for BBC viewers to discover new content.
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NewsBBC comedy looks to future
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen is pulling together a flexible commissioning strategy to accommodate short- and long-form content as BBC3 prepares to move online.
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NewsBBC3 to review its genre mix
The BBC3 genre mix is up for grabs as Danny Cohen and Zai Bennett set to work preparing the youth channel for its move online next year.
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NewsBBC3 in fight for Family Guy
BBC3 is battling with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television to bring prized US acquisition Family Guy to its new online home and is preparing to change the role acquisitions will play on the channel.
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NewsBBC2 orders M6 doc series and more James May
BBC2 is looking to drive more success with a pair of motoring commissions.
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NewsJimmy McGovern's Banished debut BBC First order
Banished, Jimmy McGovern’s RSJ Films drama about the 18th century colonisation of Australia has emerged as the debut commission from BBC Worldwide channel BBC First.
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NewsBBC2 to Meet the Puppies
BBC2 is to follow the development of six puppies in their first year of life in an RDF Television series.
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NewsBBC battles to get Family Guy on iPlayer
The BBC is to redouble its efforts to resolve a long-running dispute with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox Television to feature Family Guy on iPlayer following the decision to shift BBC3 online.
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NewsPurnell warns against licence fee evasion plans
James Purnell has argued that decriminalising licence fee evasion would present a “huge risk” to the future of certain BBC services.
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NewsBBC1 lines up third David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in the Dress for its third Christmas collaboration with the Little Britain Star.
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NewsMPs bid to reverse BBC3 decision
Labour MP John McDonnell has tabled an Early Day Motion in parliament calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to close BBC3 as a television channel.
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NewsAdam Curtis and Frankie Boyle lead iPlayer originals
Adam Curtis, Bob Mortimer and Frankie Boyle are among a slew of stars commissioned to create original content for the revamped BBC iPlayer.
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NewsBBC beefs up iPlayer
The BBC has overhauled the design of the iPlayer online with an emphasis on images to make it easier for users to discover shows they are interested in.
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NewsBennett: BBC3 must ‘redouble’ efforts online
BBC3 must “redouble” its efforts to grow talent and take creative risks if it moves online next year, according to Zai Bennett.
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NewsBBC to call for licence fee increase
The BBC is set to argue for the licence fee to be linked to inflation when it enters licence fee negotiations next year.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw emerges as BBC2 frontrunner
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next controller of BBC2.
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NewsBBC3: Danny Cohen takes to Twitter
BBC director of television Danny Cohen took to Twitter to discuss the decision to shift BBC3 online with viewers.