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NewsBBC4 partners with Southbank for classical festival
BBC4 is partnering with London’s Southbank Centre for a year-long classical music festival to be held in 2013.
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NewsBBC DG succession plan begins
Headhunters have been called in to build a succession plan for the BBC’s director general Mark Thompson, Lord Patten has revealed.
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NewsBBC tops ITV on Twitter over Xmas
The BBC trounced ITV in the social media stakes for the ten most watched TV shows over the festive period.
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NewsSimon Cowell takes aim at BBC
Simon Cowell has accused the BBC of trying to undermine his juggernaut ITV1 entertainment shows by acquiring The Voice.
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NewsBBC stands firm over Birmingham
The BBC has said it will not change plans to move all factual production from Birmingham, despite the possibility of more strikes.
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NewsR1 producer joins Folded Wing
Radio indie Folded Wing has appointed BBC Radio 1 producer Paul Thomas to oversee its content output.
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TMS team commentates via iPad
The BBC Test Match Special team commentated live from the UAE via Skype on an iPad this morning following a fault with the local internet connection.
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NewsBBC1 to shed light on food inspectors and pawnbrokers
BBC1 has ordered two series that take a close look at the little-known worlds of environmental health and pawnbroking.
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NewsCelebrity Pointless heads to BBC primetime
Eight celebrity specials of daytime quiz Pointless will be shown in Saturday primetime during its next run on BBC1.
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NewsNina Conti seeks enlightenment in BBC4 travelogue
British actress, ventriloquist and comedian Nina Conti will front an Alaska TV travelogue looking at alternative lifestyles around the world for BBC4.
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NewsAvalon wins BBC3 commission for emerging talent
Avalon has beaten BBC in-house to win the commission for a new comedy-entertainment show for BBC3.
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NewsBBC and Sky at odds over kids' channels EPG
Kids’ TV looks set to be the next front in the battle between the BBC and Sky, with the corporation urging the government to help its children’s channels land better slots on the satellite platform’s EPG.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly on break from BBC
Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly is taking a break from the BBC less than a year after her ageism claim against the broadcaster yielded a contract.
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NewsBBC Asian Network boss to exit
Head of BBC Asian Network Vijay Sharma is to step down after 20 years at the corporation.
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NewsDeverell leaving BBC for Ofcom
Richard Deverell is to leave the BBC less than a year after he was charged with overseeing the corporation’s exit from W12.
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NewsiPlayer tops 1.9bn views; Sherlock breaks record
The first episode of Sherlock was the most-requested show ever in a 24 hour period on the BBC iPlayer as the VoD service posted its highest-ever month in December with a total of 187m requests.
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NewsBBC staff to strike over Birmingham cull
BBC Birmingham staff will walk out on strike for 24 hours this week, in protest against plans that will turn the city into a “media ghost town”.
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NewsMoffat: Sherlock will return
Steven Moffat has confirmed that a third series of BBC1 drama Sherlock has been commissioned.
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NewsSecret Fortune wins extended run from BBC
Wild Rover has won an extended order of BBC1 National Lottery show Secret Fortune for its third series.
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NewsBBC and Facebook back radio innovation
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and executives from the BBC and Facebook have urged the radio industry to invest in commercial and technical innovation to secure future growth.