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NewsUnions to ballot members over BBC pay offer
The BBC is braced for further strike action over its pay and redundancy terms - but has reached a compromise with unions over job cuts and working conditions linked to Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsBBC4 controller role faces axe
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is seriously considering not directly replacing BBC4 controller Richard Klein as part of a wider strategic plan for the channel.
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NewsBBC2 revives Modern Times
BBC2 is resuscitating contemporary British documentary strand Modern Times after more than a decade and has commissioned a raft of series, including exclusive access to value retailer Iceland.
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NewsBBC puts in team effort for digital Glastonbury
The BBC’s Glastonbury coverage will be an example of the corporation working to be “bigger than the sum of its parts”, according to Bob Shennan.
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NewsDame Linda Dobbs leads Stuart Hall inquiry
Retired high court judge Dame Linda Dobbs is to lead an investigation into the conduct of former Radio 5 Live presenter Stuart Hall at the BBC.
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NewsBBC foots Lord McAlpine legal bill
The BBC has agreed to pay Lord McAlpine a further £117,000 in legal costs after an erroneous Newsnight report implicated the Tory peer in child abuse claims.
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NewsBBCW bolsters European VoD
BBC Worldwide is to improve the metadata supporting its VoD content across Europe following a deal with TV intelligence provider EBS.
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NewsBBC apologises over Clare Balding sexuality joke
The BBC has admitted that it was “wrong” to broadcast a Radio 5 Live quiz show which discussed “curing” Clare Balding of homosexuality.
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NewsBBC beefs up child protection policies
The BBC has formed a high-level child protection steering group as part of a number of changes to its policies on working with young people following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsBBC planning £40m Maida Vale redevelopment
The BBC is prepared to spend up to £40m on a major redevelopment of its 104-year-old Maida Vale Studios in west London.
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NewsBBC faces fresh sex abuse claims
Sexual abuse allegations have been levelled against 40 of the BBC’s existing staff and contributors since the Jimmy Savile scandal erupted last year.
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NewsBBC set for ‘most digital Glastonbury ever’
The BBC is gearing up to broadcast more than 250 hours of content from Glastonbury as it looks to the apply the Olympics formula to the music festival.
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NewsExpert Women training day heads to Glasgow
The next BBC Academy training day aimed at boosting the number of expert women contributors appearing in TV news and current affairs is to be held in Glasgow in August.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.
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NewsBBC2 dishes up pub grub series
BBC2 is preparing to serve up new cookery talent with a series exploring pub grub and another about spicing up British food with exotic ingredients.
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NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
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NewsBBC mulls DMI alternatives
The BBC could face a bill of many more millions of pounds if it attempts to salvage what remains of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) by purchasing off-the-shelf technology.
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NewsDate set for inquest into death of BBC journalist
An inquest into the death of BBC journalist Russell Joslin, who apparently committed suicide following a series of workplace harassment claims, is to take place on 5 July.
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NewsMinnow Films hires Our War exec producer
Minnow Films has hired Colin Barr, the Bafta-winning executive producer behind Our War, as creative director as it expands into drama.