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NewsTwofour admits using "misleading" footage
Indie Twofour has admitted that it “appears” to have mistakenly misled audiences over footage in a series about a Bristol housing estate.
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NewsPolice complain over 'misleading' BBC doc
A policeman in Bristol has said a BBC programme about a housing estate in the city is misleading.
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NewsBBC counts cost of Salford move
The BBC’s annual report has revealed the significant cost of moving 2,300 staff to the corporation’s new northern headquarters in Salford.
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NewsLyons: 6 Music protests not sole reason for reprieve
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has insisted that the vociferous campaign to protect BBC 6 Music was only one factor in the decision to save the service.
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NewsBBCW execs pay rises
Total pay for BBC Worldwide staff has rocketed from £155.5m to £182.1m in the year to April 2010.
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NewsBBC Trust saves 6 Music
Lukewarm reaction to BBC executive proposals sees digital station saved and daytime TV set for shake up
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NewsBBC: revealing stars' pay would be 'destructive'
BBC director general Mark Thompson has come out firmly against revealing the salaries of the corporation’s top stars, warning to do so would be “damaging and destructive”.
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NewsBBC boosts out of London spend
The BBC has revealed that network production outside of London has grown from 34% to 37.7%.
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NewsBBC selects indies for XM25 scheme
The BBC has revealed the 25 companies that will take place in the third annual XM25 scheme, including four from each of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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NewsBBC apologise over Wimbledon weight jibes
Two BBC commentators were at the centre of a Wimbledon furore after they made remarks about the weight of two young British players.
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NewsEx-BBC producer loses cancer battle
Former BBC news and current affairs producer and publicist Janine Thomason has died after a long battle with cancer.
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NewsBBC talent question future over pay proposals
Top BBC talent are questioning their future at the corporation following proposals to disclose their pay deals.
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NewsCanvas boxes set for Easter debut
Set-top boxes that provide Project Canvas services are due to go on sale next Easter for about £200 - but questions remain about access and the BBC’s role in the venture.
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NewsBBC and C4 challenged over doc-buying policies
The BBC and Channel 4 are “short-changing” viewers by not airing enough acquired documentaries, according to newly formed pressure group the Documentary Distributors’ Association.
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NewsComplaints and cuts crippling BBC current affairs, says boss
Dealing with complaints and coping with budget cuts are hampering the BBC’s efforts to produce hard-nosed investigative journalism, according to the broadcaster’s head of current affairs.
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NewsPortal pools London 2012 content for BBC
The BBC will fire the starting pistol on its London 2012 Olympic content on 27 July with the launch of a dedicated web portal featuring original content and services.
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NewsBBC Trust: reveal star salaries
BBC chairman Michael Lyons has outlined a raft of tough new proposals for the BBC, asking for the executive to publish talent pay levels; release the names of stars receiving the biggest salaries; publish all senior managers’ pay without exception and to open up its books to an efficiency review ...
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NewsBBC2 plans movie weekend to mark BBC Films tie-up
A weekend of British movies is being lined up to mark the launch of BBC2 as the new home for BBC Films.
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NewsLeopard makes fox attack film
Leopard Films has made a Panorama doc about the recent mauling of nine-month-old twins by a fox, featuring the father of the girls - who is head of finance at the indie.
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NewsBBC1 unveils Sunday religious show
BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid is to front a new Sunday morning “religion and ethics” show for BBC1.