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NewsTim Davie reassures staff there will be no "handbrake turn"
Tim Davie, the acting director general, has reassured BBC staff there will be no “handbrake turn” in the first all-staff email from the corporation’s management since George Entwistle’s departure.
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NewsBBC in flux: temporary roles and changing faces
In the wake of George Entwistle’s resignation, see Broadcast’s at-a-glance guide to who’s doing what at the BBC.
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NewsEntwistle' departure: politicians, commentators and BBC staff react
More reaction to the unfolding events at the BBC
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NewsCulture secretary questions Entwistle’s £450,000 payout
Political pressure is mounting on the BBC over George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout after culture secretary Maria Miller said it was “tough to justify”.
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NewsBBC changes News management
BBC director of news Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell have “stepped aside” in the wake of Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report and pending the results of the Pollard review.
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NewsPatten: new DG will be appointed ‘within weeks’
Lord Patten has promised that a new BBC director general will be in place in the next “few weeks” and will be tasked with launching a “radical structural overhaul” of the corporation.
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NewsBBC director general George Entwistle resigns
George Entwistle has dramatically resigned his post as director general of the BBC after Newsnight wrongly implicated former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine in child abuse allegations.
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NewsMcAlpine to take legal action over abuse claims
Lord McAlpine has confirmed he will take legal action against all media who have “defamed” his reputation as it appears Newsnight may have failed to give him a right to reply ahead of broadcasting allegations.
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NewsBroadcasters under fire over abuse allegations
The Newsnight investigation into a Conservative grandee being involved in child abuse may have been a case of mistaken identity, it has been revealed, while This Morning is under fire for ambushing David Cameron on air.
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NewsE4 orders My Little Princess
Over-protective fathers will put prospective suitors for their daughters through their paces in a surreal action gameshow, from the creator of Banzai, for E4.
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NewsHurford-Jones confirmed as Sky Living head
Antonia Hurford-Jones is to become director of Sky Living on a permanent basis after four months in an acting role.
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NewsJameela Jamil promoted to Chart Show as Kay and Yates leave Radio 1
Jameela Jamil is to become the first sole female presenter of the Radio 1, taking over from Reggie Yates in a reshuffle that also includes the departure of Vernon Kay.
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NewsChannel 5 makes head of digital channels redundant
Channel 5’s Kate Barnes has been made redundant after the broadcaster decided to close its head of digital channels role.
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NewsC4 unveils next generation of 4oD features
Catch-up service 4oD is to allow users to download content on to their phones to watch when they have no internet connection.
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NewsC4 orders pilots for 4Funnies
Derek star David Earl will play a small-town taxi driver spending his nights trying to relate to the world through his passengers in a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsTransparent follows plastic surgery gone wrong for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Transparent Television to make a two-part documentary about attempts to correct plastic surgery that has gone wrong.
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NewsBrown quits BBC drama to plot Neal Street expansion
Nicolas Brown, the BBC’s director of UK drama production, is following John Yorke into the indie sector and will join Sam Mendes’ indie Neal Street Productions next year.
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NewsBBC to clamp down on freelancer status
Thousands of BBC freelancers including on-screen talent could be forced to take staff contracts after the corporation launched an ‘employment test’ as part of its campaign to tighten up its tax arrangements.
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NewsC4 to offer parents help at bedtime with new live series
Channel 4 is close to commissioning a major factual series examining the problems parents in the UK face in getting their children to sleep.