More BBC News – Page 278
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NewsTop Gear exec Lisa Clark steps down
Top Gear executive producer Lisa Clark is to leave the rebooted motoring format after just five months in the role.
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NewsBBC headhunter bill hits five-year high
The BBC spent more on headhunters in 2014/15 than it has in five years, taking its total outlay on external recruiters to nearly £2.3m since 2010.
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NewsBBC to tender 40% of in-house shows
The BBC has performed a dramatic U-turn and announced plans to tender out 40% of in-house shows to the indie sector within two years of launching BBC Studios under a wide-ranging agreement with Pact.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Blink brain doc
BBC4 has acquired Blink Films biggest-budget show, a six-part series exploring the human brain hosted by neuroscientist David Eagleman.
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NewsITV to step in as BBC backs out of F1
The BBC is to back out of its Formula 1 coverage three years early, with ITV poised to pick up free-to-air rights from next season.
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NewsBBC1’s youth task laid bare
BBC1 faces an uphill battle to retain young audiences in the absence of a linear BBC3, with its volume of viewers aged 16-34 on course to fall nearly 10% this year.
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NewsBBC object-based trials explained
Alex Farber reports on four projects designed to improve efficiency and evolve storytelling
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NewsBBC’s future-gazing revealed
The BBC is developing personalised dramas, radio shows that talk directly to listeners, and technology to record live events remotely, as it looks to shape the future of broadcasting.
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NewsMPs challenge Tony Hall over Fury and Yentob
Tony Hall has been forced to defend Tyson Fury’s inclusion on the Sports Personality Of The Year award shortlist in front of MPs, and admitted that Alan Yentob’s resignation was the “right” decision.
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NewsSalmon unveils top team at BBC Studios
Peter Salmon has revealed the structure for the new BBC Studios, creating dedicated divisions for entertainment and natural history.
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.
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NewsBBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra music boss to join Spotify
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra head of music George Ergatoudis will join Spotify next year to lead its in-house music curation strategy and content programming for the UK.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Last Kingdom
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Vikings saga The Last Kingdom from Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films.
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NewsBBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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NewsiPlayer launches on Apple TV
BBC Store customers will be able to stream their purchases via mobile and tablet devices for the first time – as iPlayer launches on Apple TV.