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NewsBBC to launch HD Sound
The BBC is to launch an extra high quality audio stream for online radio, called HD Sound, later this month.
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NewsS4C programming boss resigns
The director of commissioning for beleaguered Welsh channel S4C has resigned.
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NewsBBC to screen Mandelson election doc
Lord Mandelson has revealed his candid private opinions of Gordon Brown in a fly-on-the-wall documentary to be broadcast by the BBC.
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NewsBBC halfway to pay cut target
The BBC is halfway towards its target to cut executive pay, according to details of salaries and expenses published by the corporation today.
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Now Show comedian sings praises of BBC
Comedian Mitch Benn has set out to give the beleaguered BBC a morale boost with a song listing everything he thinks is great about the corporation.
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NewsBBC3 frontrunners emerge
UKTV controller Matthew Littleford and head of ITV’s digital channels Zai Bennett have been mooted as possible contenders for the BBC3 controller position.
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NewsDanny Cohen named BBC1 controller
BBC3 boss Danny Cohen has been appointed controller of BBC1, following Jay Hunt’s move to Channel 4 last month.
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NewsKeo wins Wonderland order
Indie Keo Films has won a commission for BBC2’s Wonderland doc strand.
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NewsKen Loach slams "grotesque" British TV
Filmmaker Ken Loach has launched a fierce attack on UK television industry, saying it has been reduced to “a grotesque reality game” - and has applauded recent top level cuts at the BBC.
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NewsJowell adds to BBC pay criticism
Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus of voices criticising the BBC over executive pay.
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NewsBBC hires Objective North exec
The BBC has hired Derek McLean from comedy specialist Objective North to the newly created role of creative director for entertainment and events.
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NewsBBC defends Commonwealth coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the Commonwealth Games after some viewers complained of an England-bias.
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NewsBBC defends Chilean coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners by revealing that viewing figures on its international website BBC.com hit record highs on the climactic day.
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NewsGovernment reveals Ofcom shake up
Ofcom is to undergo a major overhaul as part of the government’s “bonfire of the quangos” that will “return the policy-setting role to the secretary of state, reduce unnecessary expense and avoid duplication”.
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NewsBFI in pole position to land UKFC lottery funding role
The BBC and Channel 4 are out of the running to take over the UK Film Council’s (UKFC) lottery funding distribution role, with the British Film Institute emerging as the industry’s favoured solution.
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NewsAxing top execs cuts BBC pay bill by £1.2m
The BBC is to save £1.2m a year in staff remuneration after a radical restructure of its top executives this week.
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NewsUncertainty as BBC strike saga reaches conclusion
Unions are split over whether their members will accept the BBC’s eleventh-hour pension proposals as a final vote on industrial action kicks off.
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NewsBBC handed dossier on Ed Pol criticisms
The BBC has been presented with a 10-page dossier outlining criticisms of its compliance culture from leading film-makers, following months of growing scrutiny of the system.
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NewsBBC Daytime to look at UK justice system
BBC Daytime has commissioned a drama and an ob-doc series that will be stripped over a week on BBC1 next spring, and will give viewers an insight into the British criminal justice system.
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NewsBBC axing 22 drama jobs
The BBC is cutting 22 positions from the drama productions department, ahead of an anticipated reduction in its budget.