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NewsToksvig to front BBC2 primetime antiques offering
BBC2 has secured comedian and actress Sandi Toksvig to front a primetime series touted as MasterChef for antique lovers.
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NewsDance exec to take on Strictly
The BBC has named the new executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing, following the departure of its long-standing exec Sam Donnelly to Gallowgate.
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NewsHunt questions logic of 6 Music plan
Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he could not understand the BBC’s logic in dropping 6 Music but retaining another “niche” service such as Radio 3.
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NewsLamacq & Whiley to revive Evening Session
Classic radio show the Evening Session is to return next month and will be fronted on BBC Radio 6 Music by indie dream team Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley.
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NewsBBC criticised for buying US horror drama
The BBC should not have bid for US horror drama Harper’s Island, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee has claimed.
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NewsAsian Network presenters slam "weak" cuts
BBC Asian Network presenters have slammed plans to axe the station as “weak” and “a devastatingly backward step” in in-house magazine Ariel.
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NewsBBC Vision multiplatform head quits
BBC Vision head of multiplatform products Lloyd Shepherd is to leave the BBC after nine months in the role.
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NewsTen Alps chief calls for online WoCC
The BBC’s Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) scheme should be extended online for the corporation’s planned strategic partnership with cultural institutions, Ten Alps chief executive Alex Connock has argued.
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NewsBBC draws on Hollywood for wildlife action docs
The BBC Natural History Unit is to kick off a new approach to programming with a Hollywood-style look at four predators for BBC1.
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NewsBBC4 to explore Britain’s relationship with the sea
The Choir frontman Gareth Malone and actor Timothy Spall are to turn their attention to the sea in a major BBC4 season about Britain’s status as an island nation.
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NewsStephenson eyes BBC dramas from the North
BBC drama will forge closer links with indies in the north of England, controller of commissioning Ben Stephenson has promised.
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NewsSky hits back at Lyons
BSkyB launched a counter-offensive last night after BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons named the broadcaster in an attack on the corporation’s critics.
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NewsLyons: public will see through BBC's critics
Sir Michael Lyons has warned BSkyB and other critics of the BBC that the public will see through any attempt to undermine the corporation for self-serving reasons.
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NewsArora to focus on out of London indies
The BBC’s indie champion Krishan Arora has been moved out of his existing role to focus on the production community outside London.
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NewsThompson "incredibly angry" at Times leak
BBC director general Mark Thompson has told staff he is “incredibly angry” about how the corporation’s strategy review leaked to the Times, and promised a “full investigation” to find out who was responsible.
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NewsBBC lines up more George Gently
The BBC has begun filming on two feature-length episodes of Inspector George Gently – the first to be filmed in north-east England.
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NewsTaylor to run BBC in-house entertainment
Katie Taylor has won the race to succeed Jon Beazley as head of BBC in-house entertainment.
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NewsDigital creatives slam BBC for betraying its charter
Digital creatives have blasted plans to cut the BBC’s £177m web spend by 25% as “bullshit” rhetoric that betrays the corporation’s charter.
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NewsThompson: Teens don't need dedicated services
The BBC will no longer target teenagers with dedicated services Switch and Blast! but will still engage them through the likes of EastEnders, according to director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsDaytime turns its back on property
BBC Daytime will get a cash fillip under Putting Quality First - but will not spend any of it on new property shows.