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NewsBBC3’s Cohen: ‘I haven’t had contact with C4’
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has quashed speculation that he is discussing a move to Channel 4.
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NewsBhaskar to star as immigrant doctor for BBC1 daytime series
Sanjeev Bhaskar is to star in the next BBC1 daytime drama, as a high-flying immigrant doctor who finds himself working in 1960s Wales.
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NewsBBC to apologise for "distorted" facts on Panorama
The BBC Trust has ordered an on-air apology from the BBC after en episode of Panorama “distorted known facts” and breached its own impartiality rules.
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NewsJamie Cullum gets R2 show
Jazz musician Jamie Cullum will present a new Tuesday night show on BBC Radio 2 from 6 April bumping Desmond Carrington’s programme to Friday nights.
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NewsR1 and 1Xtra swap top talent for fresh faces
The BBC is making two high profile changes to its DJ line-ups on Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
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NewsBBCW signs Universal Music TV deal
BBC Worldwide is to distribute all of Universal Music UK’s new television output after signing a long-term deal.
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NewsAnger at BBC over assisted dying
A Liberal Democrat peer and lawyer wants talks with BBC chiefs after complaining that the corporation’s coverage of the assisted dying issue is biased in favour of allowing the killing of badly ill relatives.
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NewsBBCW to take Glastonbury on tour
BBC Worldwide is taking Glastonbury around the world after signing an exclusive deal to distribute footage from the music festival across television and radio.
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NewsiPlayer figures snowball
Snowbound Britain helped BBC iPlayer record 24m views in the first week of January - the best figures to date for the catch-up service.
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NewsFrank Skinner gets Opinionated for BBC2
Frank Skinner is set to return to BBC2 as the host of a new topical chat show, debating the country’s big issues with members of the public.
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NewsBBC facing £59m overspend claims
The BBC is bracing itself for this week’s report from the National Audit Office (NAO) which is expected to accuse it of going £59m over budget on its Broadcasting House redevelopment.
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NewsBectu urges BBC's IT crowd to strike
Bectu is urging Siemens staff working at the BBC to strike over pay.
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News£3.2m spent on new BBC Trust HQ
The watchdog entrusted with getting the best out of the BBC for licence payers has spent £3.2 million on new premises, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC4 series to celebrate German art
A new BBC4 series is to celebrate Germany’s art history this autumn.
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NewsEastEnders plot suspense in first live broadcast
Archie Mitchell’s killer will be told of their guilt only 30 minutes before tonight’s live episode of EastEnders is broadcast, soap bosses have revealed.
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NewsTalkSport doubles Premier League rights
TalkSport has struck a further blow for commercial radio by winning the right to broadcast commentary on 64 Premier League games for the next three seasons - twice as many as it currently airs.
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NewsBetty secures BBC3 order for fit pensioner format
BBC3 is to pit unhealthy young Brits against fitness-obsessed American pensioners in a 5 x 60-minute series from Betty.
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NewsMensah upbeat on indie drama
BBC1 is planning a “hot, passionate” detective series and a look at single fatherhood in two major dramas series steered by head of independent drama Anne Mensah.
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NewsStrictly exec spearheads Gallowgate format push
Ant & Dec indie Gallowgate has hired Strictly Come Dancing’s executive producer, Sam Donnelly, to develop new formats.
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NewsBBC touts its distinctiveness
The BBC’s size and scope review has yet to be published, but the word on the lips of the corporation’s staff is “distinctiveness”.