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NewsBBC3 doc ‘infringed’ privacy of nurse
BBC3 has been rapped for failing to disguise the identity of nurse in a Cherry Healey-fronted documentary examining the health conditions associated with excessive drinking.
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NewsBBC launches three apprenticeships
The BBC has launched three apprenticeship schemes as the corporation bids to better reflect the makeup of modern Britain.
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NewsBBC bids on Antiques Road Trip bulk order
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a further four series of Antiques Road Trip for BBC1 and a fourth series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for BBC2.
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NewsBBC to open Top Gear talks
The BBC is poised to open talks with hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May over another long-term deal for Top Gear.
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NewsSky drops BBC retransmission fees
Sky is to drop the retransmission fees it charges the BBC and ITV after agreeing fresh terms with both broadcasters.
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NewsDixon departs RTE for BBCW
George Dixon is to join BBC Worldwide to oversee commissioning across its international channels after leaving Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsBBC signs Agatha Christie deal
The BBC has signed a deal with the Agatha Christie estate to return the author to the “pantheon of truly great British writers” on the 125th anniversary of her birth through a range of new dramas.
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NewsCohen: Match of the Day must be more diverse
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is set to make Match of the Day the next target of his diversity mission after banning all-male comedy panel shows.
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NewsBBC Store gets greenlight from Trust
The BBC’s plans to launch a download-to-own portal for archive programming have taken a step forward after being approved by the BBC Trust.
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NewsBBC charter renewal talks set for 2015
Formal charter renewal negotiations are unlikely to begin in earnest until after the general election in 2015, it has emerged.
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NewsiPlayer drama slate revealed
BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision of making iPlayer the “front door of the BBC” will move a step closer next month with the release of three web-only dramas.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC lacking gay characters
Ben Stephenson has voiced concerns about the lack of gay characters in UK drama – and argued that BBC drama has a “long way to go” before it becomes truly diverse.
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NewsHall changes approach to cuts
Director general Tony Hall has hinted that a major BBC channel or service could be at risk after ruling out further corporation-wide cuts to find another £100m of savings.
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NewsBBC2 lines up food history series
BBC2 is close to commissioning a Wall to Wall Television history format exploring how advances in the culinary world have shaped British family life over the past 40 years.
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NewsOxford Media Convention: Tony Hall speech in full
Click to read Tony Hall’s speech at the Oxford Media Convention on 26 February in full.
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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.