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NewsBBCW strikes record deal with Al Jazeera
BBC Worldwide has sold more than 180 hours of content to the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel, the biggest ever deal between the broadcaster and the distributor.
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NewsMPs to grill BBC execs on George Entwistle’s payoff
The BBC is set to be grilled by MPs over George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout and its engagement of freelancers through personal service companies.
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NewsTim Davie appeals for information about "inappropriate behaviour"
Acting BBC director general Tim Davie has appealed to current and former staff to assist police with the Jimmy Savile investigation and blow the whistle on any other “inappropriate behaviour” relating to the corporation.
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NewsBBC journalists balloted over strike action
BBC journalists are to be balloted over whether to strike over compulsory job cuts and redeployment plans across four news services.
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NewsITV2 picks up Matt Edmondson fronted panel show
ITV2 has snapped up an eight-part run of gameshow Fake Reaction from STV Productions after it was piloted by BBC3.
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NewsBBC1 takes Talpa comedy panel show to series
David Walliams, Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan are to star in a BBC1 Saturday night comedy entertainment show about patriotic knowledge.
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NewsBBC pays Lord McAlpine £185,000 over child abuse claims
The BBC has agreed to pay Lord McAlpine £185,000 in damages after Newsnight wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsBBC4 pulls TOTP repeat after Dave Lee Travis arrest
BBC4 has pulled a re-run of Top of the Pops from 1977 following the arrest of former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis today.
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NewsMcAlpine: 'My reputation can’t be repaired'
Lord McAlpine has said that his reputation “can’t be repaired” after a Newsnight report wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsCaroline Thomson resurfaces to chair Digital UK
Former BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has been appointed chair of Digital UK and will oversee its merger with Freeview EPG operator DMOL.
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NewsOfcom probes BBC & ITV over child abuse reports
Ofcom has launched investigations into the BBC and ITV over their handling of broadcasts containing allegations of child abuse.
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NewsMcAlpine poised for Newsnight settlement with BBC
Lord McAlpine is on the brink of reaching an out-of-court settlement with the BBC after Newsnight wrongly implicated him child abuse allegations.
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NewsAgents and freelancers hit back over BBC employment tests
Talent agents and freelancers have criticised the BBC’s plans to introduce employment tests for temporary staff.
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NewsBBC urged to stand firm on current affairs
Current affairs producers have called on the BBC to stand firm in its commitment to investigative journalism in light of the “aberration” on Newsnight.
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NewsNewsnight enters new era
Newsnight staff have received a morale boost from Karen O’Connor immediately taking the editorial reins and a visit from acting director general Tim Davie, just days after all of the show’s investigations were suspended.
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NewsSplitting DG’s role risks ‘muddying the waters’
The BBC crisis has put the director general’s remit under the spotlight, but calls for the role to be split have met with mixed reaction from the industry.
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NewsMosey: it’s ‘business as usual’
BBC acting director of Vision Roger Mosey has insisted that the broadcaster will continue to take “creative risks” in its television output, despite the editorial crisis engulfing Newsnight.
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NewsThe unravelling of a BBC DG
Sympathy for George Entwistle has lessened since the exposure of his frailties and pay-off
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NewsBBC1 ends Hunted
BBC1 has confirmed that Kudos Film and Television’s drama Hunted will not return for a second series.