Latest BBC News – Page 438
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NewsBBC staff to strike over Birmingham cull
BBC Birmingham staff will walk out on strike for 24 hours this week, in protest against plans that will turn the city into a “media ghost town”.
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NewsMoffat: Sherlock will return
Steven Moffat has confirmed that a third series of BBC1 drama Sherlock has been commissioned.
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NewsSecret Fortune wins extended run from BBC
Wild Rover has won an extended order of BBC1 National Lottery show Secret Fortune for its third series.
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NewsBBC and Facebook back radio innovation
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and executives from the BBC and Facebook have urged the radio industry to invest in commercial and technical innovation to secure future growth.
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NewsCBeebies drops "unbearable" new Waybuloo format
CBeebies has decided to revert back to the original Waybuloo format after parents complained the addition of Come Dine With Me narrator Dave Lamb made it “unbearable”.
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NewsBBC wipes £21m off top level pay bill
The BBC has wiped £21m off its senior pay bill in the last 18 months, surpassing its self-imposed target of reducing by 25% its pay for top brass.
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NewsBBC moots paid-for archive
The BBC is developing plans to charge viewers for access to its vast back catalogue.
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NewsVictoria Wood writing new BBC drama
Victoria Wood is penning a 90-minute film for BBC1 following her commercial and critical success with biopic Eric and Ernie.
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NewsBBC1 orders War of the Roses drama
BBC1 will air 24 new dramas in 2012 after adding three literary adaptations, a trucking series and a special from the makers of The Gruffalo to its winter slate.
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NewsBBC orders more Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Kitchen, the BBC1 weekend food show hosted by James Martin, has been recommissioned for another 12 months.
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NewsSalford staff complain over Derbyshire
Staff at BBC Radio 5 Live are understood to have complained over preferential treatment for presenter Victoria Derbyshire following the station’s move to Salford.
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NewsRadio Fast Train tickets now available
Places at the Radio Fast Train at the BBC Academy next month are now available.
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NewsCelebrities join BBC3's Real Hustle
BBC3 has ordered a new series of The Real Hustle that will see celebrities helping con members of the public.
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NewsBBC staff plan action over Birmingham move
BBC staff are to carry out industrial action over plans to relocate shows such as Hairy Bikers and Countryfile from Birmingham to Bristol.
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NewsSomething for the Weekend axing sparks 2,300 complaints
Nearly 2,300 people have complained to the BBC over its plans to can Sunday morning show Something For The Weekend.
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NewsBBC3's Lansdown quits for Renegade
Harry Lansdown, the BBC3 factual boss behind Our War and Don’t Tell the Bride, is stepping down to join indie Renegade Pictures.
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NewsBBC axes Something for the Weekend
BBC2’s Sunday morning magazine show Something for the Weekend is being cancelled after its current series.
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NewsDoctor Who tops BBC Xmas chart
Doctor Who was the most watched of the BBC’s Christmas Day offerings, according to new figures released by the broadcaster.
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NewsPlans for MediaCity phase two unveiled
Plans for how MediaCity UK could look in 20 years time – including a hotel and new public spaces – have been submitted by developer The Peel Group.
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NewsDragons' Den relocated to Salford
Flagship BBC2 series Dragons’ Den is to cease filming at Pinewood Studios and move to the MediaCity studios in Salford.