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NewsBBC DJ’s Ched Evans rape remarks investigated
Nick Conrad’s controversial comments about the Ched Evans rape row on BBC Radio Norfolk last month are to be investigated by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC shelves Shannon Matthews drama
BBC1 has paused production on a dramatisation of Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping to address “important production and editorial matters”.
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NewsRadio 5 Live lauds online success
BBC Radio 5 Live has heralded its campaign to reach more listeners online after its In Short service generated a record number of requests in October.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.
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NewsBBC daytime bailiff show inspires comedy project
Toast of London creator Arthur Mathews is developing a BBC sitcom inspired by BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming.
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NewsScotland may be handed BBC charter renewal role
The Scottish government should have a formal voice in BBC charter renewal negotiations, according to Lord Smith’s report aimed at devolving power to the nation.
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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.
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NewsBBC launches interactive football drama
The BBC is launching a Somethin’ Else-produced interactive football drama as part of its World War One season.
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.
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NewsBBC1 in quest for Saturday hit
BBC1 is hunting for a Saturday night entertainment show that can deliver “huge scale and sense of event” following the failure of in-house format Tumble.
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NewsC4 and BBC1 lead battle for Broadcast Awards
Channel 4 and BBC1 lead the nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2015 after being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Channel of the Year.
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NewsBBC and Creative Skillset offer freelance career advice
BBC Academy and Creative Skillset are teaming up to launch a pilot scheme offering free career advice to television freelancers.
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NewsBBC Trust mulls Top Gear investigation after Argentina row
The BBC Trust is considering a request to launch an investigation into Top Gear’s Argentina special from the country’s UK ambassador.
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NewsPointless approaches 1000 episodes with latest order
The biggest-ever run of Pointless Celebrities forms part of a new multi-series deal for the long-running BBC format.
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NewsWall to Wall to make Woman in Red for BBC2
The scandal surrounding 18th century aristocrat Lady Seymour Worsley is to be turned into a one-off factual drama produced by Wall to Wall for BBC2.
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NewsAll3Media boss urges BBC to tender flagship shows
The BBC must put some of its biggest shows, including EastEnders, out to tender once it drops its in-house quota system, according to All3Media boss Jane Turton.
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NewsSteve Morrison: give industry control of licence fee
All3Media chairman Steve Morrison has made an impassioned plea to safeguard the licence fee and set out a plan for it to be overseen by industry professionals and the public rather than politicians.
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NewsBBC2 plans super-rich season
Plum Pictures has secured access to Richard Branson’s Necker Island as part of a BBC2 season that will provide a window onto the lives of the super-rich.
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NewsMishal Husain hails women on the frontline
BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter Mishal Husain has hailed the role that women can play in reporting from the frontline of conflict zones.