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NewsNick Hornby and Anthony Horowitz pen BBC1 dramas
Nick Hornby is to pen his first television drama for BBC1 while Anthony Horowitz is to return to the channel after more than a decade with an investigative thriller.
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NewsBBC2 to launch Review Show-style brand
BBC2 is to launch a weekly topical arts programme a year after The Review Show was axed.
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NewsBrian Cox moves to BBC1
Brian Cox is to move to BBC1 to present a series explaining the science behind Earth’s natural beauty.
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NewsVanessa Engle visits Harley Street for BBC2
Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle will access the exclusive world of private healthcare practices on Harley Street for a BBC2 series.
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NewsBBC England COO named
Jenny Baxter has been named as the new chief operating officer of BBC England.
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NewsBBC allows SPOTY sponsorship
The BBC Trust has lifted the ban on sponsorship of Sports Personality of the Year.
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NewsBBC2 leads BPG Awards nominations
BBC2 has racked up nine nominations for the 2015 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, as the likes of Marvellous, Line of Duty and W1A all vie for gongs.
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NewsBBC Trust under pressure over in-house plans
The BBC Trust is coming under increasing pressure to perform a thorough review of the corporation’s plans to commercialise BBC Productions.
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NewsStudio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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NewsDelays hit BBC’s IT upgrade
Elements of a major upgrade to the BBC’s back-office technology have been delayed by up to a year.
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NewsBBC BAME resignations hit five-year high
The BBC’s diversity push has been put in the spotlight after more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff resigned last year than since at least 2009.
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NewsBBCW strikes Wolf Hall deals
Thomas Cromwell is set to travel the world after BBC Worldwide struck a slew of international sales for period drama Wolf Hall.
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NewsBen Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsSetback for government licence fee decriminalisation plans
Government efforts to decriminalise licence fee evasion ahead of BBC charter renewal have been thwarted by the House of Lords.
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NewsThe Office named best show of past 20 years
BBC comedy The Office has been crowned the industry’s favourite show of the past 20 years.
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NewsRona Fairhead sets out Trust vision
BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead this week delivered her first major speech since taking office.
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NewsFEU welcomes external help on BBC bullying
The broadcasting unions have welcomed the BBC’s pledge to introduce external input into its bullying and harassment procedures.
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NewsBBC recruits for diversity push
The BBC has hired six diverse, industry-facing assistant commissioners as part of the corporation’s mission to represent every family and community in the UK.
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NewsTrust would consider BBC3 bid
Avalon and Hat Trick Productions’ £100m bid to buy BBC3 will be considered by the BBC Trust if it is submitted as part of the official consultation process.
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NewsBBC bullying cases to be resolved externally
The BBC has agreed to introduce external input into its bullying and harassment procedures following lobbying from broadcasting unions.