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NewsFormer BBC News exec dies
Tributes have been paid to Paul Gibbs, the former BBC News executive who has died of cancer.
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NewsBBC heist drama set for US remake
Inside Men, the BBC1 mini-series about a £15m heist, is to be remade in the US by Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.
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NewsNetflix nabs Happy Valley in US
Red Production Company’s Happy Valley is to be made available in the US after being picked up by online streaming service Netflix.
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NewsSacked BBC technology chief was unfairly dismissed
Former BBC chief technology officer John Linwood has succeeded in his claim that he was unfairly dismissed by the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC music stations reviewed by Trust
The BBC Trust has kicked off its first collective study of the BBC’s portfolio of six music stations.
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NewsCohen: Top Gear is not racist
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has defended Jeremy Clarkson against racist allegations in a letter to The Guardian.
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NewsNews bosses to appear before Lords committee
The House of Lords inquiry into women in news is set to call the heads of news from all the major broadcasters to give evidence, and will also consider the role of women in high-end factual programming.
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NewsBBC seeks fresh WWI ideas
Commissioning opportunities remain up for grabs as part of the BBC’s plans to commemorate World War I, with Great War Centenary controller Adrian Van Klaveren pinpointing specific battles as areas of interest.
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NewsBBC4 and R2 tune in to Nashville
BBC4 will head to Nashville for a Friday night country music season in partnership with BBC Radio 2.
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NewsBBC cuts LA Screenings cost
The BBC has cut the amount it spends on attending the LA Screenings by 44% over the past seven years – but it still managed to spend more than £13,000 visiting an event that rarely leads to a purchase.
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NewsCohen orders Top Gear review
The BBC has conducted an internal review of Top Gear programme following the accusations of racism which were levelled at the BBC2 programme earlier this year.
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NewsITV demands platforms pay for flagship channel
Chief executive Adam Crozier has called for ITV to be paid by the pay-TV operators to carry its flagship channel.
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NewsBBC4 paints docs for abstract art season
BBC4 has commissioned a raft of documentaries for a new abstract art season that will launch later this year.
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NewsBBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans hits 15 year high
Chris Evans has recorded the largest-ever audience figures recorded by Rajar, after his BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show pulled in 9.91m listeners.
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NewsBBC S&PP to work on Elstree-based Tumble
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) will provide studio and post-production services from Elstree Studios and BBC Elstree for BBC1’s new primetime Saturday night gymnastics show Tumble.
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NewsBBC1 takes a punt on Coral doc
Boundless has secured access to high-street bookmaker Coral for a three-part documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsBBC backs learning initiative
Former BBC multiplatform boss Simon Nelson has secured the support of the corporation for his online social learning initiative, FutureLearn.
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NewsBBC News cuts sparks union ballot
Bectu, National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Unite are to ballot their members to take strike action over BBC News cuts.
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NewsBBC Trust chair shortlist shrinks
The list of potential candidates vying to become BBC Trust chair is growing ever shorter, further to Lord Sebastian Coe’s public exit from the race.
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NewsBBC Trust expenses drop 10% year-on-year
The BBC Trust’s expenses claims have dropped by 10% year-on-year in the six months from October to March 2014.