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NewsBBC hires Merton for Hollywood and Euro cinema docs
Comedian Paul Merton is to front his first factual show on BBC2 in one of two commissions drawing on his love of cinema.
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NewsBBC seeks out indies for hour-long Wonderlands
The BBC is to extend the length of its Wonderland docs from 40 minutes to an hour and open the strand to indie producers for the first time.
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NewsBBC execs round on ent team
The BBC’s in-house entertainment unit is under fire from the corporation’s own staff for failing to come up with enough new hits.
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NewsHat Trick to produce US TV satire for BBC2
Hat Trick Productions is making a BBC2 sitcom starring Friends actor Matt LeBlanc that satirises the trend for US remakes of British comedy shows.
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Robert Webb named BBC Worldwide chairman
BBC non-executive director Robert Webb QC is to be the next chairman of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsAlesha Dixon to front BBC3 doc
A BBC3 doc about the implications of growing up without a father is to be fronted by singer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, to be produced by Flame TV.
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NewsArmstrong to front BBC1 satire pilot
Armstrong and Miller’s subsidiary Toff Media is piloting a companion show to Have I Got News For You that will cast a satirical eye on the week ahead.
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NewsMore scheduling overlap for Strictly and X Factor
Fans of popular shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing may be forced to pick between the two as TV scheduling for October 10 will see one hour and 20 minutes overlap.
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NewsBBC to cut 90 jobs
The BBC is to axe 90 jobs in a restructure of its talent and rights negotiation team.
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NewsBradshaw: BBC faces "fight for its life" if Tories win
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that a Tory general election victory would leave the BBC “fighting for its life”.
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NewsDesert Island Discs goes on iPlayer
Desert Island Discs, the long running Radio 4 programme, has been made available on BBC iPlayer for the first time.
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NewsPM may participate in live debate
Reports emanating from the Labour Party Conference suggest that Gordon Brown is ready to participate in a televised debate with David Cameron and Nick Clegg ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsAndrew Davies slams "downmarket" BBC drama
Screenwriting legend Andrew Davies has hit out at the BBC for moving its period drama “downmarket” and moving away from more obscure classics.
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NewsGodwin to run BBC children's
Joe Godwin has landed the most powerful job in British kids TV, after being named the new director of BBC children’s.
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NewsStraw to debate with BNP leader on Question Time
Justice Secretary Jack Straw will become the first senior Labour figure to debate with British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin when they appear together on BBC1’s Question Time.
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NewsBBC and Labour in fresh "bias" row
The reaction of the BBC to Government plans on the future of its funding has led the Culture Secretary to accuse the corporation of bias.
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NewsBlick turns to drama for BBC2 thriller
Marion and Geoff creator Hugo Blick is to move away from comedy and into fully blown crime drama with a major series for BBC2.
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NewsHunt steps up warning over BBC Trust
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has given his strongest signal yet that a Conservative government would push to dismantle the BBC Trust in their first term if elected next year.
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NewsBBC Trust to review BBC1, 2 and 4
The BBC Trust has launched its biggest service review to date, encompassing BBC1, BBC2, BBC4 and the red button service.
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NewsBennett: We moved Strictly to serve audiences
The BBC scheduled Strictly Come Dancing against The X Factor “exclusively” to serve audiences, BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has claimed.