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NewsPeter Salmon to summon Salford skills for BBC Studios
BBC England boss Peter Salmon will draw on his experience of establishing the broadcaster in Salford as he becomes the first director of BBC Studios.
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NewsBBC looks beyond licence fee
The BBC is open to a new funding model that would spell the end of the licence fee.
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NewsBBC spared from chancellor’s 40% cuts
The BBC will not be asked to make savings of up to 40% as part of chancellor George Osborne’s spending review.
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NewsTrust calls for 11-year BBC charter
The BBC Trust has called for the BBC charter period to be extended to 11 years and supported by a formal parliamentary process.
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NewsNUJ queries over-75s licence fee deal
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is poised to launch a legal challenge over the BBC’s commitment to take on the cost of paying for TV licences for the over-75s.
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NewsSky Sports scores online Premier League clips
Sky Sports has won the rights to offer near live Premier League digital clips, which will also feature on The Times and The Sun website.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders gay scene in funeral parlour
The BBC has defended a gay scene in EastEnders set in a funeral parlour, which has provoked almost 50 complaints to Ofcom.
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NewsGlobal audiences bypass iPlayer restrictions
A report on the viewing demographics of iPlayer has found that almost 65m people are bypassing geo-restrictions to access the platform from outside of the UK.
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NewsSky 1 takes Richard Hammond into the jungle
Richard Hammond has landed his first post-Top Gear job, heading into the jungles of the Amazon for a Sky 1 documentary.
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NewsSir Peter Bazalgette calls for more connected BBC
Arts Council England chair Sir Peter Bazalgette has urged the BBC to partner with more third-party organisations and improve its outreach capabilities to generate more value for licence fee payers.
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NewsBBC Academy pilots online training course
BBC Academy has partnered with the University of Birmingham, Creative Skillset and training provider Futurelearn to pilot an online training course for the creative industry.
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NewsIn brief: The Wonder of Britain; Attenborough; Big Star's Little Star
ITV reschedules Julia Bradbury’s The Wonder of Britain and recommissions Big Star Little Star, while Sir David Attenborough will front BBC doc The Hunt.
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NewsYou’re Back in the Room to return for ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of Tuesday’s Child hypnosis format You’re Back in the Room.
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NewsOfcom boss draws ‘line in sand’ on BBC governance
Ofcom is open to the idea of taking on increased responsibility for regulating the BBC, but would “put a line in the sand” at governing the corporation.
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NewsDiscovery follows David Baddiel on the Silk Road
David Baddiel is heading down the Silk Road in a four-part travelogue for Discovery.
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NewsPeter Salmon to lead BBC Studios
BBC England boss Peter Salmon will be tasked with commercialising the corporation’s in-house production division after being appointed the first director of BBC Studios.
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NewsBBC daytime development boss becomes C5 commissioner
BBC head of development for daytime and features Sean Doyle has joined Channel 5 as factual commissioning editor.
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NewsITV renews The Americans for Encore
ITV has picked up series three and four of The Americans for Encore seven months after it decided against renewing the show for its main channel.
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NewsC4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2016: open for entries
The Broadcast Awards is back for its 21st year – click now to enter the 2016 event.