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NewsBBC Wales director Menna Richards to step down
Menna Richards, the BBC Wales director who led a “creative transformation” in the nation, is to leave the corporation next February after more than 10 years at the helm.
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NewsBT Vision moves into 3D
BT Vision is to start providing subscribers with 3D content from later this month following deals with film studios NBC Universal and Vertigo.
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NewsQuiz show couple allowed back after Dr Who confusion
A couple who lost £325,000 on The Million Pound Drop have been told they can return to the Channel 4 show following confusion over a Doctor Who question.
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NewsDominic West to star in BBC2 period newsroom drama
Dominic West is to star in a new drama which could be the BBC’s equivalent to US TV hit Mad Men.
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NewsLabour attacks World Service funding
Television licence fee payers should not have to pay for BBC World Service programmes they cannot receive, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.
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NewsPresenter axed for not being "young or pretty" enough
A female BBC presenter was told she was not “young” or “pretty” enough to appear on the Countryfile programme when it moved to a primetime slot, a tribunal has heard.
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NewsSherlock scores five RTS Craft nods
BBC1 drama Sherlock has picked up five nominations in this year’s RTS Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsWelsh viewers back S4C
Welsh broadcaster S4C has received a tentative thumbs-up from the viewing public, with a slim majority of people agreeing there is a need for a national language channel.
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NewsC4's Britdoc calls for nature pitches
The Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation is teaming with the National Trust to back a documentary examining humans’ current relationship with nature.
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NewsC4 orders more Supersize vs Superskinny
Channel 4 has ordered a new series of Supersize vs Superskinny for broadcast early next year.
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NewsThompson: No new pension talks
The BBC’s director general has made it clear he will not reopen talks with journalists in a bitter row over pensions despite the threat of fresh strikes, including walkouts over Christmas and the New Year.
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NewsGMG to relaunch Channel M
Manchester-based television station Channel M is to be relaunched by the Guardian Media Group (GMG) in May.
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NewsBBC quizzed McGovern over anti-Man Utd bias
TV dramatist Jimmy McGovern said today that he was taken to task by BBC chiefs over concerns that his writing would offend Manchester United fans.
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NewsIslam Channel breaches broadcasting code
A specialist Muslim religious channel breached the broadcasting code by airing discussions containing contentious views on violence against women and marital rape, according to a ruling by regulator Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom raps C5 over Flora series
Channel 5’s ad-funded programme Family Food Fight with Flora has been found in breach of TV regulations by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC siege drama dropped after director quits
An “ambitious” BBC1 drama about a fictional siege in a London secondary school has been dropped because of “creative difficulties”.
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NewsBBC orders Tony Marchant probation drama
The BBC has commissioned a new drama about probation written by Garrow’s Law creator Tony Marchant.
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NewsBBC1 must take more risks, Trust demands
The BBC Trust has given new controller Danny Cohen just over 12 months to make BBC1 early peaktime more surprising and to show more creative ambition at 9pm.
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NewsBBC: no more money on table for pensions
The BBC has outlined there was no more money on the table to resolve a bitter row over pensions despite a new offer from journalists aimed at averting fresh strikes.
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NewsBBC faces Christmas strikes
The National Union of Journalists is considering further strike action over Christmas and New Year’s Eve over the BBC’s pension reform proposals.