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NewsBBC moves Coast to Cardiff
The BBC is planning to move Coast to Cardiff in 2014 – little more than a year after the programme was relocated to Bristol.
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NewsJonathan Munro to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor Jonathan Munro is to leave ITN after 26 years amid speculation he is to become the BBC’s head of newsgathering.
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NewsHall in the dark about Scottish independence plans
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted he was unaware until yesterday of the Scottish government’s plans to break up the BBC if it wins independence.
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NewsHall: BBC must be ‘more aggressive’ in explaining value
Tony Hall has argued that the BBC must be “more aggressive” in explaining its value to audiences amid increasing hostility towards the licence fee.
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NewsBrian Cox heads BBC science orders
Professor Brian Cox is to explore humans’ place in the universe while Dragonfly has secured access to an Australian wildfire-fighting service, as part of a raft of BBC2 and BBC4 science orders.
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NewsChris Lilley back at BBC3
Chris Lilley is to return to BBC3 after the channel acquired the rights to his latest Australian comedy series.
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NewsSNP outlines blueprint for BBC break-up
The Scottish government plans to create a Scottish Broadcasting Service (SBS) using £320m of licence fee cash if the nation votes for independence in the 2014 referendum.
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NewsUK indies win at Euro Science TV awards
UK indies including Pioneer Productions were recognised at the European Science TV and New Media Festival, held in Portugal last week.
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NewsLocal TV goes live
Local TV will today launch on Freeview channel eight in Grimsby as Estuary TV is pushed live.
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NewsCBeebies preps Three Little Pigs
CBeebies is lining up a multi-platform series of programming based around the story of The Three Little Pigs next Easter.
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NewsRonan Bennett to write Wallander finale
Top Boy writer-producer Ronan Bennett is to write the final episodes of Left Bank Pictures’ crime series Wallander starring Ken Branagh.
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NewsCBBC to adapt Jacqueline Wilson’s Hetty Feather
CBBC has commissioned two new dramas – including a series from Tracy Beaker author Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Scandinavian Mad Men-esque drama
The BBC has acquired Scandinavian drama Crimes of Passion, a six-part crime thriller described as Mad Men-meets-The Killing.
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NewsBBC to invest £23m in Birmingham
The BBC is to boost investment in Birmingham by more than £23m over the next three years, creating over 80 jobs as part of its commitment to the city.
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NewsUnions threaten BBC strike
BBC director general Tony Hall’s union relations will be properly tested for the first time in the coming months after they raised the threat of strike action over bullying and pay changes.
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NewsRevealed: 2013’s best acquisitions
From superhero spin-offs to headless horsemen, Broadcast assesses the year’s biggest imports
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NewsBBC Arabic tribunal defeat reveals more unrest
More details have emerged about the unrest at BBC Arabic after a broadcast journalist won an employment tribunal against the global news division.
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NewsBBC Birmingham set for boost
Lord Patten and Tony Hall are expected to offer BBC Birmingham a boost amid growing pressure to increase investment in the Midlands.
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NewsLumley meets Will.i.am for BBC1 doc
Joanna Lumley is to spend time with The Voice UK coach Will.i.am for a special BBC1 documentary.
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NewsBBC Arabic loses employment tribunal
The BBC blocked a broadcast journalist from securing a promotion because of his involvement with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), a court has ruled.