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NewsRoss: Sachsgate could have been avoided
Jonathan Ross has backed up Russell Brand’s claim that neither of the performers wanted the infamous ‘Sachsgate’ phone call to be aired on Radio 2.
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NewsIndustry backs advanced apprenticeship scheme
Broadcasters and indies indies have joined forces with Skillset to launch an advanced apprenticeship in creative and digital media.
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NewsO'Leary wades into Question Time row
Presenter Dermot O’Leary has stepped into a row about BBC1’s Question Time, dismissing plans to relocate the show to Glasgow as “a joke”.
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NewsCoogan attacks Top Gear's 'casual racism'
Comedian Steve Coogan has accused Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May of “casual racism” for their on-screen comments about Mexico.
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NewsTV debates 'influenced youth votes'
The televised questioning of the leaders of the three mainstream political parties in the lead-up to the last general election influenced younger voters slightly more than older ones, according to university research.
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NewsBBC apologises to Mexico for Top Gear insults
The BBC has said it had apologised to the Mexican ambassador over remarks made on Top Gear.
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NewsFry Japan visit dropped over QI comments row
Stephen Fry has dropped plans to film in Japan for a new BBC series following a furore caused by his panel show QI.
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NewsArmstrong gameshow returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered two new series of the Alexander Armstrong-fronted gameshow Pointless.
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NewsBBC to take pain away from e-commissioning
The BBC is looking to take the pain out of its e-commissioning process with an overhaul of the online system.
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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsBBC in-house faces 15% cuts as pattern emerges
The jobs of up to 200 BBC Vision Productions staff are under threat, as a pattern of cuts to the in-house teams emerges.
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NewsBBC's Craig Oliver named PM's communications chief
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed BBC news exec Craig Oliver as his new director of communications.
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NewsBBC America to air Six Nations
BBC America has inked a deal to air five live games from this year’s Six Nations for viewers in the US.
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NewsTop Gear under fire from Mexican ambassador
The Mexican Ambassador to the UK has criticised BBC show Top Gear for a series of “outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults”.
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NewsCriticism of BBC's Digital Media Initiative
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC’s early management of its Digital Media Initiative for failing to deliver value for money.
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NewsPaxman makes 'cuts' slip
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has become the fourth BBC employee in the past two months to use the same offensive word during a broadcast.
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NewsWhiley to leave R1; Radcliffe and Maconie to 6 Music
Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s popular evening show is dropped from Radio 2 after four years.
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NewsBBC wins battle over climate show
The BBC has fought off a High Court challenge to tonight’s broadcast of a documentary made by Jamie Oliver’s indie about climate change sceptics.
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NewsBBC axes Electric Proms
The BBC has axed its Electric Proms music festival due to “continuing efficiency savings” - ending a five-year run that included shows from Sir Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Sir Elton John.