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NewsTwofour films Prince Harry trek to North Pole
BBC1 has commissioned a documentary following Prince Harry and a band of wounded soldiers as they trek to the North Pole for charity.
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NewsGlenister to star in BBC legal drama
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister is to explore another side of the law - by playing a solicitor in a new BBC drama.
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NewsBBC defends Comic Relief EastEnders
The BBC has defended a special edition of EastEnders for Comic Relief after viewers complained it was “inappropriate” for a family audience.
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NewsHistory Girls win BBC online series
Sketch troupe The History Girls will star in a new comedy series for BBC online, made by the indie behind Peep Show.
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NewsBBC1's Indian Doctor to return
Daytime controller Liam Keelan has recommissioned popular period dramas The Indian Doctor and Land Girls.
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NewsUnions demand above inflation pay rises at BBC
The joint unions are demanding pay increases “substantially” above inflation for the vast majority of BBC staff as it enters initial discussions around the annual rise.
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NewsMoyles marathon breaks red button records
Chris Moyles’ marathon Comic Relief broadcast attracted an audience of 2.84m via the red button, tuning in for an average of 144 minutes.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.
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NewsDiane Coyle named BBC Trust vice chair
Jeremy Hunt has selected former Treasury adviser Diane Coyle as his preferred candidate for the role of vice chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsIndies face DQF double blow
Indie suppliers to the BBC are facing a squeeze on two fronts as the corporation plans to pass on rising costs as well as cutting spend on content.
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NewsYounge suggests short-term contracts
Pat Younge has suggested putting senior BBC managers on fixed-term contracts of two to four years to ensure “no one feels any position is for life” as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders
The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.
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NewsBBC tells radio indies to cross over into TV
The BBC has urged radio indies to raise their ambitions and pitch cross-platform ideas with significant scale.
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NewsCross-platform ratings metric reveals biggest boost for BBC3
BBC3 programmes get the biggest ratings uplift in the seven days following transmission, according to new BBC cross-platform metric Live+7.
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NewsBBC cuts £500m from pension deficit
The BBC has eroded nearly a third of its pension deficit through new arrangements agreed last year - which is to be redeployed into programmes and services.
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NewsBBC calls for radio indies to tap into fund
Chris Burns, the BBC’s group manager for Audio and Music and newly appointed “indie champion”, has called on indies to tap into the broadcaster’s radio Innovation Fund.
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NewsBBC and BSkyB to sit on creative industries board
The BBC and BSkyB are to sit on a new board that will aim to advocate and enable growth in the creative industries.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys up for Monte Carlo award
BBC1 show Mrs Brown’s Boys is the sole UK comedy nomination at the 51st Monte Carlo Television Festival - going up against US hits 30 Rock and Glee.
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NewsAnger over BBC's US funding bid
The BBC World Service Trust has prompted outrage in America by asking the US government for funding to help combat censorship in countries such as China and Iran, according to reports.