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NewsBBC Store to undergo major trial
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie has confirmed that download-to-own service BBC Store is to enter a major beta trial in June ahead of a full autumn launch.
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NewsBBC factual boss takes on charter renewal role
Emma Swain is to take a year out from her role as controller of factual to help shape BBC television’s approach to commissioning in the run-up to charter renewal.
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NewsWingspan explores bohemia for BBC4
Wingspan Productions is to explore what it means to be bohemian in a three-part series for BBC4.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Icelandic thriller
BBC4 has expanded its international drama slate with a 10-part Icelandic series, produced by Baltasar Kormakur, the director of Denzel Washington film 2 Guns.
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NewsTop Gear: what happens now?
The BBC is beginning to pick up the pieces of £50m mega-brand Top Gear after executive producer Andy Wilman resigned and Richard Hammond and James May pledged loyalty to their co-host Jeremy Clarkson.
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NewsTV’s election plans analysed
Broadcasters line up giant touch screens, fixed-rig cameras and a former director general
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NewsCurve lands Terry Wogan series after BBCW deal
Curve Media will send Terry Wogan and A Cabbie Abroad star Mason McQueen on a culinary tour of Britain for a BBC2 series, fresh from securing investment from BBC Worldwide.
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NewsRace on to lead BBC Studios
Serious contenders have emerged to lead BBC Studios as the recruitment process begins in earnest.
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NewsBBC2 boss: creatively exciting moment for Top Gear
Kim Shillinglaw has claimed BBC2 has the opportunity to reassess Top Gear before it returns to the channel.
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NewsPeter Kay sitcom draws 2.8m iPlayer views
Peter Kay’s debut BBC1 sitcom, Car Share, has become iPlayer’s most successful box-set launch after it generated 2.8m requests.
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NewsNigel Farage slams ‘arrogant, lackadaisical’ BBC
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has lashed out at the BBC, blasting its left-wing bias and “arrogant, lackadaisical attitude” in a column for The Independent.
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NewsNutopia to co-pro Civilisation revival
Jane Root’s Nutopia is to co-produce landmark BBC series Civilisation, with former BBC1 controller Michael Jackson acting as executive producer.
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NewsBBC Trust launches distribution consultation
The BBC Trust has launched an eight-week consultation into BBC content distribution across TV, radio and online.
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NewsFormer C4 boss argues for licence fee rise
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has called for the licence fee to be increased and warned against the potential “dismemberment” of the BBC.
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NewsFiona Bruce closes indie as BBC changes talent contracts
Fiona Bruce is closing her production company as the BBC continues to overhaul the way it contracts some of its biggest stars.
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NewsBBC Learning producer Katy Jones dies
BBC Learning executive producer, drama documentary maker and award-winning journalist Katy Jones has died suddenly at the age of 51.
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NewsBBC2 controller targets ‘gorgeous’ single docs
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has called on producers to pitch more stand-out single documentaries and current affairs investigations.
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NewsBBC closes 217 newsroom jobs
BBC News has agreed voluntary redundancy deals with 176 staff following consultation with the broadcasting unions, while a further 41 senior managers and overseas staff will also leave.
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NewsTop Gear executive producer resigns
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has resigned from the BBC a month after Jeremy Clarkson’s contract was not renewed.
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NewsJohn Bishop scores BBC1 variety show
John Bishop is to a host a BBC1 Saturday night variety show from Hackney Empire.