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NewsLittleford steps up as iPlayer launches in Australia
Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager of BBC Worldwide’s global iPlayer, expanding his responsibilities as the service launches in another territory.
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NewsBBC3 puts jobs on Hire site
BBC3’s Up For Hire season is being given a bumper multiplatform project, which features job adverts, online-only films, extensive advice and a careers questionnaire.
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NewsBBC3 axes Doctor Who Confidential
Zai Bennett has axed spin off show Doctor Who Confidential as part of his move to focus finances on the 9pm and 10:30pm slots.
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NewsBBC Trust considers proposals to leave Birmingham
Proposals for the BBC’s network productions to quit Birmingham have been put forward to the Trust, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsBBC facing strikes in Wales
The BBC is facing a 24 hour strike by staff in Cardiff and Bangor, who are taking action in protest against compulsory redundancies.
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NewsSir Alex Ferguson slams power of TV
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has attacked the power that TV has over English football, claiming “when you shake hands with the devil you have to pay the price”.
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NewsTwenty Twenty hires BBC exec
Twenty Twenty has hired a BBC Drama exec producer as the indie invests in its drama division.
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NewsBBC and ITV discuss Love Life
Drama executives at the BBC and ITV are in talks after it was discovered that the broadcasters have ordered a series by the same name.
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NewsAxe hangs over ‘soft’ current affairs at BBC
‘Soft’ current affairs on BBC2, including popular series fronted by the likes of Jonathan Dimbleby and Simon Reeve, is under threat as part of the latest proposals under Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC reveals new homepage
The BBC has unveiled a new look homepage that it claims will ease navigation of its website and provide more up to date trends of online use.
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NewsPatten pledges to protect World Service
BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten has promised to safeguard the future of the World Service following concerns raised in a report last week.
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NewsWark to host BBC2 food quiz
Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark is to host a new quiz show based around food for BBC2.
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NewsBennett-Jones: reveal extent of schedulers' influence
The founder of Tiger Aspect has called for broadcasters to shed light on the “huge and single minded influence” of schedulers within the commissioning process.
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NewsApproval ratings record for BBC1
Audience approval for BBC1 has hit an all time high but BBC4 has dropped across both internal metrics produced by the corporation.
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NewsAll3 boss: reduce BBC in-house production
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The Communications Act should not tamper with nations and regions quotas – but the BBC should reduce its commitment to in house production, Steve Morrison has said.
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NewsBBC makes final decision on tech agency roster
The BBC has finalised the roster of agencies it will work with on its technology commissions following its decision to abolish the approved supplier list in November.
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NewsNAO wins full access to BBC accounts
The National Audit Office is to have access to any part of the BBC’s books it chooses, under new arrangements laid out by the government.
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NewsBBC Worldwide competing for scale, says CEO
RTS CAMBRIDGE: “The inability to get hold of capital” is the biggest thing preventing BBC Worldwide from competing at scale, according to its chief executive John Smith.
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NewsPatten: BBC entertainment will suffer cuts
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BBC’s entertainment output will be hit harder than other genres by the corporation’s budget cuts, Trust chairman Chris Patten has confirmed.
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NewsWarning over World Service
The integration of the World Service into the BBC could take up to five years, senior figures have warned, with cultural and budgetary tensions threatening to “drown out” the service’s international voice.