Latest BBC News – Page 455
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NewsCash in the Attic to get fresh life online
BBC daytime series Cash In The Attic, which was cancelled this month after nine years, is set to live on as an online property.
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NewsSergeant to host doc celebrating Spitfire’s 75 years
BBC2 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire with a documentary fronted by John Sergeant.
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NewsPan Am set to land on BBC
The BBC has acquired glossy US drama Pan Am, dubbed the ‘Mad Men of the skies’.
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NewsBBC PR to shed 45 roles
The BBC will cut back on the number of programmes it promotes from this autumn onwards, as a result of redundancies being made to its communications team.
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NewsBBC apologies to Ally McCoist
The BBC has apologised to Ally McCoist after broadcasting an “inappropriate edit” of a package apparently showing the Rangers manager laughing off violence between Celtic and Rangers fans.
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NewsThick of It star to front BBC4 mockumentary
Peter Capaldi, who plays vicious Malcolm Tucker in political satire The Thick of It, is writing, directing and presenting a BBC4 mockumentary about Cricklewood Film Studios.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints director
The BBC has appointed a new director of BBC Wales, replacing Menna Richards who left in February.
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NewsBBC3 on-demand viewing exceeds original broadcast
More people are watching BBC3’s top programmes through catch up services and repeats than on their original broadcast, figures published today have shown.
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NewsBBC local radio to follow Olympic hopefuls
All 40 of the BBC’s local radio stations will chart the highs and lows of athletes as they train and prepare leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsBBC: full service cuts unlikely
The BBC believes it can make its 20% cuts for Delivery Quality First without closing full services, and has ruled out cutting local radio or merging it with Radio 5 Live.
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NewsNUJ urges review of "dodgy" licence fee deal
Reports that the Conservatives changed its licence fee policy after a request from James Murdoch have prompted the NUJ to demand last year’s settlement be scrapped.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up new Merlin
Merlin, BBC1’s Saturday night fantasy drama, has been commissioned for a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
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NewsBBC boss defends investigative journalism
Mark Thompson has defended certain practices used by investigative journalists, and warned any conclusions from the Leveson inquiry should not make their ability to uncover stories “blunted or unnecessarily constrained”.
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NewsMiliband: changes to media plurality rules should exclude BBC
The BBC should not be affected by any changes to media plurality laws, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.
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NewsITVS lures Holby City producer
ITV Studios has snared Holby City series producer Myar Craig-Brown as it continues to bolster its drama team.
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NewsBBCW reveals model for Global iPlayer app
BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith has revealed details of the subscription service that will be used for the soon-to-be launched Global iPlayer.
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NewsBBC strikes delayed
The second day of strikes at the BBC has been delayed to “spread the burden” more evenly between members, the NUJ has said.
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NewsPSB spend on original content drops 12%
Spend on original programmes by public service broadcasters has dropped by 12% over the last four years, with Channel 5’s contribution almost halving in that time, an Ofcom report has found.
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NewsAndy Parfitt to leave Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt is to step down after 13 years at the helm.
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NewsBBC London’s Skinner joins Doctor Who as exec producer
New BBC Wales drama head Faith Penhale has appointed Caroline Skinner to take over the running of Doctor Who.