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NewsTories 'might sell BBC Worldwide'
Top BBC salaries would be capped, the license fee frozen and its commercial activities severely curtailed if the Conservatives win power, says the party culture spokesman Jeremy Hunt.
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Cox signed-up for BBC2 drama
Brian Cox and Lindsay Duncan are among the stars confirmed to be appearing in upcoming BBC2 drama The Sinking Of The Laconia.
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NewsBBC1 eyes more Reggie Perrin
The BBC is understood to be close to commissioning a second series of Reggie Perrin after dusting off the 1970s sitcom earlier this year.
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NewsThompson signals review will reduce size of BBC
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BBC director general Mark Thompson has given his clearest signal yet that the review of the BBC’s “size and scope” will result in a smaller organisation.
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NewsJana Bennett to stand down from BBCW board
BBC director of vision Jana Bennett is to step down from the BBC Worldwide board in a shake-up to prevent potential “conflicts of interest”.
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NewsC4's Johnson will lead hunt for chief executive
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has confirmed he will personally lead the search for Andy Duncan’s successor, despite the fact he too is standing down in January.
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NewsBradshaw may scrap BBC Trust before Charter Review
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The row between the BBC Trust and the government intensified late yesterday evening, with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw suggesting he could scrap the Trust before the next Charter Review.
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NewsExec anger as Talkback is handed Webber’s Wizard
BBC entertainment execs are up in arms following the corporation’s surprise decision to hand the production of BBC musical talent format The Wizard Of Oz to indie Talkback Thames.
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NewsBBC eyes online docs archive
The BBC is considering creating a permanent online portal to house full-length documentaries as part of its plan to revolutionise how it uses its archive.
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NewsBBC cuts My Family budget; orders two new series
BBC1 has cut the budget for My Family by 15%, and commissioned a 10th and 11th series of the sitcom.
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Shine exhumes corpses for BBC2’s History Cold Case
BBC2 has ordered a history series from Shine Television, billed as “Time Team for dead bodies”.
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NewsBBC Radio looks into indie sector commissioning
BBC Radio is conducting an internal review of its relationships with the indie sector, which is to be followed by a separate BBC Trust consultation in the new year.
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NewsRedmond: BBC and C4 must work together
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond has called for BBC and Channel 4 to be merged as a single “creative content provider” in a bid to save teen television.
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NewsBradshaw attacks BBC Trust
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The BBC Trust is at loggerheads with the government after culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said its role as both “regulator and cheerleader” was unsustainable.
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BBC war reporter Barron dead at 69
BBC war correspondent Brian Barron has died from cancer at the age of 69.
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NewsSalary of BBC Wales boss revealed
BBC Wales director Menna Richards is in the £160,000 to £190,000 salary band, according to figures released after a freedom of information request.
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NewsPalin slams BBC "interference"
Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin has hit out at the culture of “managerial interference” at the BBC, claiming it no longer allows the sort of creative freedom that led to Monty Python.
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NewsDCMS and BBC Trust at war over top-slicing
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has entered a war of research with the BBC Trust – issuing new findings about public opinion on top-slicing that directly counter findings by the BBC’s governing body.
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NewsSimon Mayo confirmed to replace Chris Evans on R2
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Simon Mayo has confirmed he is to take over the Radio 2 drivetime slot from Chris Evans.
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Trust concludes on BBC events sponsorship
The BBC Trust has formally banned commercial sponsorship of on-air BBC events, as part of a shake up of its sponsorship rules.