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NewsJowell adds to BBC pay criticism
Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus of voices criticising the BBC over executive pay.
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NewsBBC hires Objective North exec
The BBC has hired Derek McLean from comedy specialist Objective North to the newly created role of creative director for entertainment and events.
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NewsBBC defends Commonwealth coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the Commonwealth Games after some viewers complained of an England-bias.
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NewsBBC defends Chilean coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners by revealing that viewing figures on its international website BBC.com hit record highs on the climactic day.
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NewsNatasha Kaplinsky to leave Channel 5
Natasha Kaplinsky is leaving Channel 5 in December, ending her multimillion pound contract with the broadcaster.
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NewsGovernment reveals Ofcom shake up
Ofcom is to undergo a major overhaul as part of the government’s “bonfire of the quangos” that will “return the policy-setting role to the secretary of state, reduce unnecessary expense and avoid duplication”.
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NewsWinstone to look at health risks of oral sex for BBC3
Tabloid favourite Jaime Winstone is to front a BBC3 documentary exploring the health risks associated with oral sex.
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NewsBFI in pole position to land UKFC lottery funding role
The BBC and Channel 4 are out of the running to take over the UK Film Council’s (UKFC) lottery funding distribution role, with the British Film Institute emerging as the industry’s favoured solution.
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NewsAxing top execs cuts BBC pay bill by £1.2m
The BBC is to save £1.2m a year in staff remuneration after a radical restructure of its top executives this week.
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NewsC5 trying to recoup cash from Shine
Channel 5 is trying to recoup some of the fee it agreed with Shine TV for Don’t Stop Believing, as part of its supplier crackdown.
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NewsUncertainty as BBC strike saga reaches conclusion
Unions are split over whether their members will accept the BBC’s eleventh-hour pension proposals as a final vote on industrial action kicks off.
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NewsBBC handed dossier on Ed Pol criticisms
The BBC has been presented with a 10-page dossier outlining criticisms of its compliance culture from leading film-makers, following months of growing scrutiny of the system.
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NewsBBC Daytime to look at UK justice system
BBC Daytime has commissioned a drama and an ob-doc series that will be stripped over a week on BBC1 next spring, and will give viewers an insight into the British criminal justice system.
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NewsCRR drags down programming budgets, says ITV
ITV has claimed that Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) is having an “unintended” and “damaging” impact on programming budgets across the industry.
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NewsITV boosts police line-up with crime novel drama
ITV is to bolster its slate of new detectives by turning Sophie Hannah’s crime novel The Point Of Rescue into a two-part drama, featuring a male and female investigative double act.
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NewsPresentable wins order for C4 cost-cutting series
Zodiak-owned indie Presentable TV has won a 20-part daytime commission from Channel 4 - the latest in a string of network shows for the Welsh producer.
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NewsESPN UK appoints senior director of programming
ESPN UK has appointed Steadfast TV managing director Simon Potter as senior director of programming.
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NewsC4 Diversity team orders TV debut from playwright
Playwright Debbie Tucker Green is to make her TV directorial debut by adapting her own work, Random, for Channel 4.
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NewsTwofour to make Territorial Army ob-doc for Watch
A series following 12 part-time Territorial Army (TA) soldiers serving in Afghanistan has been commissioned by UKTV channel Watch.
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NewsBBC axing 22 drama jobs
The BBC is cutting 22 positions from the drama productions department, ahead of an anticipated reduction in its budget.