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NewsBBC launches pilot to share local radio content
The BBC is piloting a scheme in which local news content across regional radio stations is shared during weekday afternoons to free up resources for the more widely heard morning shows.
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NewsMP joins army in criticising Accused
An MP has tabled a Commons motion attacking the BBC for broadcasting a TV drama which he claimed denigrated the bravery and professionalism of servicemen and women at a time when thousands are deployed in Afghanistan.
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NewsBBC 'not biased in coverage of Rangers'
BBC Scotland was not biased in its coverage of Rangers Football Club or its fans, the body responsible for the broadcaster’s editorial standards has said.
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NewsAnti-terror doc 'misleading'
A BBC documentary gave a “significantly misleading impression” of an anti-terrorist operation, according to the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee.
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NewsBBC World Service cuts delayed
Staff at the World Service will have to wait a further two months to hear whether their jobs are safe, as the BBC has pushed back any decision on cuts until after Christmas.
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NewsMTV orders HIV doc
Firecracker Films, the indie behind My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is to make a documentary about HIV for MTV.
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NewsBBC3 to air live Frankenstein show
The BBC is to host a music and drama event in Leeds, dubbed Frankenstein’s Wedding, which will be broadcast live on BBC3.
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NewsSky1 orders Fat Families special
Sky1 has commissioned a studio-based special of hit factual entertainment show Fat Families.
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NewsC4 poaches the BBC's scheduling supremo
Channel 4 has again raided the BBC for a key executive, hiring George Dixon to replace Rosemary Newell as controller of channel management.
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News1Xtra names new breakfast DJ
BBC Radio 1Xtra has appointed Twin B as its new weekday breakfast show DJ in a bid to attract younger listeners, with existing hosts Trevor Nelson and Gemma Cairney moving to later solo daytime slots.
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NewsDiversity awards: Vote now
VOTE NOW: Broadcast readers can now vote online and decide the Most Groundbreaking Programme in this year’s Cultural Diversity Network Awards.
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NewsBSkyB: News Corp takeover would benefit news
There could be less choice of independent news if the Government blocks News Corporation from taking over BSkyB, the Sky News operator has claimed.
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NewsEx-army chief attacks BBC over McGovern drama
A former head of the Army has accused BBC1 of “gross insensitivity (and) gross arrogance” for screening a drama which portrayed bullying among troops.
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NewsCorrie claims top prizes at RTS NW Awards
Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and actor Bill Roache collected the top prize at this year’s RTS North West Awards, commemorating all those who have played a role in the soap’s success over the past 50 years.
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NewsChurch calls for News Corp BSkyB bid to be blocked
The Church of England has called for a £12 billion News Corp bid to take control of broadcasting giant BSkyB to be blocked.
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NewsMental health depictions criticised
The depiction of people with mental health issues on a large number of TV programmes and films has been criticised by a Department of Health-backed report.
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NewsThompson to face licence fee payers' questions
The BBC director general will be questioned by licence fee payers at a Voice of the Listener and Viewer (VLV) event this week.
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NewsBBC teams with Discovery to tell History of the World
The BBC and Discovery Channel US are joining forces to produce a landmark series in which journalist Andrew Marr looks back over 20,000 years of human history.
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NewsCaroline Quentin to host BBC2 restoration series
The BBC has commissioned a new factual series to be presented by Caroline Quentin called Restoration Home.
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NewsGeorge Galloway rapped by Ofcom again
George Galloway has been found in breach of Ofcom rules on impartiality for a second time in just over a year, after the former Respect MP described Israel as “a terrorist gangster state” and a “miscreant, law breaking rogue, war launching, occupying state”.