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NewsTribunals cost BBC £600,000 in 2010
The BBC paid out more than £600,000 dealing with employment tribunal claims last year.
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NewsEastEnders cuts graphic moments
Bosses at BBC1 soap EastEnders have cut graphic parts of the show’s New Year’s Eve episode, which deals with cot death.
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NewsiPlayer tops 1.3bn in 2010
Doctor Who was the most-watched programme on the BBC iPlayer in 2010, a year that saw the catch-up service exceed a record-breaking 1.3bn requests of TV and radio shows.
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NewsPatten favourite for BBC Trust role
Lord Patten will face five challengers for the role of BBC Trust chairman, according to reports.
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NewsSteptoe drama re-edited after complaints
The BBC re-edited a programme about Steptoe and Son star Harry H Corbett after the brother of his second wife said it was unfair to her.
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NewsITV tops ratings in 2010
ITV outperformed the BBC with six of its programmes appearing in the most-watched shows of the year to date.
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NewsOfcom rejects complaints over disabled protester interview
Ofcom will not investigate a BBC News interview with a disabled student protester that generated 420 complaints to the media regulator.
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NewsGlenister criticises BBC for 'neglecting hits'
Ashes To Ashes star Philip Glenister has criticised the BBC for neglecting hit shows like his hugely popular time-travelling police series.
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NewsGrandpa in my Pocket iPad app due
Indie DHX Media is to roll out an iPad app supporting its CBeebies series Grandpa in My Pocket.
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NewsFormer BBC DJ in court over fraud
A radio presenter who fraudulently claimed £18,000 in benefits while working as a DJ for the BBC is to be sentenced.
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NewsMagneticNorth revamps Proms website for BBC
The BBC is to roll out a revamped website to support its 2011 Proms coverage, featuring access to the full range of performances during the three-month season.
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NewsBBC trustee for Scotland named
A new member of the BBC Trust, representing Scotland, has been appointed by the DCMS.
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NewsBBC Sport picks indie partners
BBC Sport has appointed indies Century TV, Input Media and Sunset+Vine to produce its Moto GP, World Bowls and Cricket World Cup coverage respectively.
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NewsFun Lovin' Criminals frontman to replace Lamarr
Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman Huey Morgan is joining Radio 2, taking the place of Mark Lamarr who quit the station, accusing it of becoming “much less interested in non-mainstream music”.
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NewsWogan calls for BBC to be 'slimmer'
Sir Terry Wogan has called for the BBC to be “slimmed down” and claimed that money being spent on construction work in Manchester and London has left the broadcaster looking like the “British Building Corporation”.
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NewsZai Bennett named BBC3 controller
Zai Bennett, the ITV digital channels boss behind The Only Way is Essex and Katie Price’s reality shows, has been named the new controller of BBC3.
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NewsMichael Jackson joins the race for BBC Vision job
Michael Jackson, the former chief executive of Channel 4, is believed to be the leading external candidate for the top job at BBC Vision.
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NewsBBC’s Moore appeals for one-off doc ideas
The BBC’s head of documentaries Charlotte Moore has made a clarion call to producers for more single docs.
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NewsIndies call for clarity as BBC loses online exec
Indies are calling on the BBC for greater clarity over its multiplatform strategy as it emerged that BBC Online’s head of external supply, Jonathan Kingsbury, is to leave.
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NewsThompson stands his ground over cutting BBC services
The tough licence fee settlement will not see the closure of BBC TV or radio services, director general Mark Thompson has maintained, despite the BBC Trust chairman refusing to rule out the move in the final conclusions of his Strategy Review.