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NewsBBC World Service braces itself for budget cuts
The BBC is preparing to drop some of its international radio services in line with an expected cut to the World Service budget.
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NewsBBC calls up Libero replay technology for World Cup
The BBC is beefing up its replay technology ahead of this month’s World Cup to show 360-degree rotating freeze-frames of incidents using actual footage rather than computer graphics.
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NewsRoux to train service staff for BBC2 series
Michel Roux is hoping to do for front-of-house restaurant staff what Jamie Oliver did for chefs in a major series for BBC2.
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NewsNew BBC social networking rules warn against political bias
The BBC has clamped down on its employees’ social networking activity, asking programming staff not to reveal anything on the likes of Facebook or Twitter that may betray their political allegiances.
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NewsNine in running for rights to show WRC
Nine broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports and UKTV are considering making bids to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for the next three years.
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NewsViewers unhappy with rigidity of election debates
BBC viewers want political leaders to get “more of a grilling” during the next prime ministerial debates.
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NewsVideo content at heart of Radio 1 website revamp
BBC Radio 1 will overhaul its website later this year, with a focus on rich video content and audience interactivity via social networks.
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NewsBBC calls time on Last of the Summer Wine
BBC comedy Last Of The Summer Wine will not return after this summer’s series - retiring from the schedules after nearly 40 years.
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NewsBBC1 rides with cab comedy
BBC1 has commissioned a three-part comedy-drama about a group of “salt of the earth” Northern women launching an all-female cab company.
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NewsBBC4 orders F1 indie doc
BBC4 has ordered a 60-minute doc from Bigger Pictures exploring the formative years of Formula 1.
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NewsLittle Britain duo return with airport sitcom
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to return to BBC1 for a new comedy series set in a busy airport.
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NewsEastEnders to go HD by 2011
EastEnders, The One Show and The Apprentice will all be produced in HD by the end of the year, in line with plans to launch a high definition version of BBC1 this autumn.
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NewsiPlayer reveals record month
The BBC iPlayer notched its highest ever usage to date in April with 123m requests, ahead of the relaunch of the video-on-demand service.
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NewsRoss' first live BBC show in a year
The BBC has unveiled Jonathan Ross as host of a debate in what is his first live BBC show in over a year.
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NewsRow over No.10's Question Time veto
The government has interfered with the line up on Question Time for the first time in years, sparking fresh tensions between the BBC and Number 10.
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NewsBBC battles back in WoCC
BBC in-house improved its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) performance slightly in 2009/10, led by a resurgent children’s division, but lost ground to indies in entertainment and drama.
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NewsComedy trio line up to take Count Arthur to BBC2
Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The League Of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson are collaborating on a BBC2 pilot of BBC Radio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
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NewsBBC first for Plum as Reef returns to fold
The BBC has commissioned its first daytime series from James May’s Toy Stories producer Plum Pictures, and handed Reef TV its first order since it was suspended over a string of fakery incidents.
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NewsEvan Davis series explores Britain’s economy for BBC2
Today presenter Evan Davis is to examine the realities of the British economic landscape in a heavyweight series for BBC2.
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NewsiPlayer to link direct to rivals’ VoD services
After the failure of Project Kangaroo and the scrapped plans to share iPlayer technology, the BBC has found a third way to partner with other PSBs online - and has invited Sky to join the fray.