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NewsEntwistle reveals focus on quality - and Thomson's departure
New BBC director general George Entwistle has pledged to focus on improving the corporation’s creative quality and revealed that Caroline Thomson will leave as part of his first major restructure.
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NewsJake Humphrey quits BBC to front BT football coverage
BBC Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is to become the anchor of BT’s Premier League football coverage.
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NewsEntwistle asks BBC staff: how can we improve?
George Entwistle has used his first address as BBC director general to call on staff to contribute their ideas for improving the corporation.
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NewsBBC to mark Beatles' Love Me Do anniversary
BBC Local Radio is planning a day dedicated to The Beatles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first top 20 hit, Love Me Do.
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NewsEntwistle begins BBC DG role
George Entwistle has begun his new role as the new BBC director general, where his overarching priority will be to improve the quality of the corporation’s output with fewer resources.
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NewsEpisodes to return for third series
Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes has been recommissioned for a third run on Showtime and the BBC.
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NewsBBC readies connected red button rollout
The BBC is preparing to “transform” its red button service via connected TV platforms to ensure it reaches as wide an audience as possible.
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NewsFT's tech head joins BBCW
The chief technology officer of the FT has joined BBC Worldwide to work across brands including Global iPlayer and the Top Gear website.
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NewsBBC unveils radical Global News restructure
The BBC is aiming to supercharge its commercial international news services after it confirmed plans to significantly restructure its Global News division.
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NewsBBC2 hires Hewlett to make 'balanced' Rupert Murdoch doc
BBC2 has commissioned media commentator Steve Hewlett’s indie to make a single documentary offering a “balanced” portrait of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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NewsIannucci slams 'dysfunctional' TV commissioning
The increased power of the commissioning editor has stifled creativity and contributed to an “identity crisis” in British TV, according to The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci.
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NewsAlbarn to score landmark BBC radio broadcast
Blur frontman Damon Albarn is to create a score for a three minute BBC radio broadcast to mark 90 years since the corporation first hit the airwaves.
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NewsMark Strippel to lead BBC Asian Network
Mark Strippel has been confirmed as the permanent head of programmes for the BBC Asian Network.
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NewsOfcom to probe EastEnders brawl
An EastEnders barroom brawl is to be investigated by Ofcom over concerns that it was too violent.
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NewsExpress Newspapers hits back in BBC tax battle
The row between the BBC and Richard Desmond’s Express Newspapers has escalated since it emerged yesterday that the corporation had launched legal action against the Daily Star.
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NewsGrimshaw producer reveals breakfast plan
The BBC Radio 1 breakfast show is to double the amount of music it features and focus more heavily on audience interaction as Nick Grimshaw takes over from Chis Moyles.
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Richard Curtis to adapt Roald Dahl tale for BBC1
BBC1 is on the brink of greenlighting an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story Esio Trot by Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral scriptwriter Richard Curtis.
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NewsPsychoville duo create Happy Endings for BBC2
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are to create a fresh comedy horror show for BBC2 as part of a deal to back the Psychoville duo’s next two TV projects.
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NewsBBC's Zarin Patel to sue Daily Star over tax story
BBC chief financial officer Zarin Patel is suing Express Newspapers over a Daily Star article that claimed she helped presenters “dodge” tax.
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NewsNick Grimshaw lands BBC3 pilot
Incoming Radio 1 breakfast show host Nick Grimshaw is to front a BBC3 panel show pilot about the minor worries in life.