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NewsHunt: licence fee could be cut
The BBC licence fee could be cut under the Government’s public spending austerity drive, the Culture Secretary has said.
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NewsJonathan Ross completes final BBC show
Jonathan Ross has bowed out from his long-running BBC Radio 2 show declaring he would be leaving with “nothing but fond memories and gratitude”.
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NewsSissons: poor treatment is the BBC way
Veteran newsreader Peter Sissons waded into the BBC sexism row today by claiming the corporation treats men just as badly as older women.
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NewsBBC to launch US news site
The BBC is launching a specialised US news website that will put it into direct competition with local media.
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NewsNorton set to take over Ross's TV slot
Graham Norton is poised to step into Jonathan Ross’s soon-to-be vacated Friday night BBC1 slot.
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NewsDCMS plans 2012 Communications Bill
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed a structural reform plan for the DCMS that promises a new Communications Bill – but not until the end of 2012 at the earliest.
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NewsBBC staff rush to join unions
“Livid” BBC staff are flocking to join unions over plans to overhaul their pension scheme, with parallels being drawn with 2005, the last time corporation employees went on strike.
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NewsBBC2 sees 60% increase in original drama hours
BBC2 will see its hours of original drama increase by nearly 60% next year, with even more likely to come in 2012.
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NewsNBCU eyes UK market with fact ent boost
NBC Universal is ramping up production activity in the UK, with one show already under way and four others in the pipeline.
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NewsPart two of WoCC review
The BBC Trust has kicked off its second review of the BBC’s Window of Creative Competition, two years after it was last put under scrutiny.
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News'Lucky' Ross records final BBC show
Jonathan Ross said he was “grateful, lucky and honoured” to have worked at the BBC as he recorded his last chat show for the corporation.
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NewsSir Michael Lyons responds to sexism accusation
Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, has offered to meet Selina Scott after the former newsreader accused the corporation of “malign sexism and ageism”.
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NewsBBC in legal action over The Scheme pirate copies
The BBC has taken legal action to stop pirate copies of the unseen episodes of hit TV show The Scheme from being distributed.
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NewsBBC Audiobooks sold
BBC Worldwide has sold its 85% stake in BBC Audiobooks to AudioGo in a deal believed to be worth up to £15m.
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NewsBBC Breakfast move to Salford confirmed
The BBC has confirmed that 88 staff from its BBC Breakfast operation will be relocating to the corporation’s new production hub in Manchester’s Salford Quays.
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NewsCall to split World Service funding
A peer has called for the cost of the BBC World Service to be shared between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development (DfID) in order to protect it from cuts.
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NewsSexism 'institutionalised' at BBC
Former BBC ‘Golden Girl’ Selina Scott has taken the broadcaster to task over alleged “blatant” sexism and ageism against women.
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NewsSummer Wine criticises BBC over farewell snub
Last of the Summer Wine star Tom Owen has criticised the BBC for not filming a specially-written farewell episode of the axed show.
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NewsBBC2 orders Live Aid drama
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has commissioned a new feature-length drama charting the back story behind the legendary 1985 Live Aid Concert.
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NewsCriminal Justice creator pens new legal drama
Criminal Justice creator Peter Moffat and star Maxine Peake are to reunite for a six-part legal drama series on BBC1.