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Davie blames 'fuzzy decision making' for Newsnight report
Tim Davie, the acting BBC director general, has blamed Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report on “fuzzy decision-making” within the corporation’s news division.
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Tim Davie reassures staff there will be no "handbrake turn"
Tim Davie, the acting director general, has reassured BBC staff there will be no “handbrake turn” in the first all-staff email from the corporation’s management since George Entwistle’s departure.
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BBC in flux: temporary roles and changing faces
In the wake of George Entwistle’s resignation, see Broadcast’s at-a-glance guide to who’s doing what at the BBC.
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Entwistle' departure: politicians, commentators and BBC staff react
More reaction to the unfolding events at the BBC
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Patten defends George Entwistle pay-out
BBC Trust chairman, Lord Patten, has defended the terms of George Entwistle’s resignation to the chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee.
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BBC changes News management
BBC director of news Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell have “stepped aside” in the wake of Newsnight’s erroneous Lord McAlpine report and pending the results of the Pollard review.
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Patten: new DG will be appointed ‘within weeks’
Lord Patten has promised that a new BBC director general will be in place in the next “few weeks” and will be tasked with launching a “radical structural overhaul” of the corporation.
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BBC director general George Entwistle resigns
George Entwistle has dramatically resigned his post as director general of the BBC after Newsnight wrongly implicated former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine in child abuse allegations.
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Broadcasters under fire over abuse allegations
The Newsnight investigation into a Conservative grandee being involved in child abuse may have been a case of mistaken identity, it has been revealed, while This Morning is under fire for ambushing David Cameron on air.
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Meduza merges 4K and 3D concept into Titan camera
Meduza Systems has begun shipping the Titan 3D, a single-stereo camera, with Berlin-based rental house Tectum taking first orders.
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E4 orders My Little Princess
Over-protective fathers will put prospective suitors for their daughters through their paces in a surreal action gameshow, from the creator of Banzai, for E4.
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Hurford-Jones confirmed as Sky Living head
Antonia Hurford-Jones is to become director of Sky Living on a permanent basis after four months in an acting role.
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McAlpine to take legal action over abuse claims
Lord McAlpine has confirmed he will take legal action against all media who have “defamed” his reputation as it appears Newsnight may have failed to give him a right to reply ahead of broadcasting allegations.
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Jameela Jamil promoted to Chart Show as Kay and Yates leave Radio 1
Jameela Jamil is to become the first sole female presenter of the Radio 1, taking over from Reggie Yates in a reshuffle that also includes the departure of Vernon Kay.
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BVE North expects 20% boost
BVE North is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors this year, a 20% increase on the inaugural 2011 event.
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ITVS’ Provision opens office in London
ITV Studios’ kit rental subsidiary Provision is opening a London office to complement bases in Leeds and Manchester.
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Channel 5 makes head of digital channels redundant
Channel 5’s Kate Barnes has been made redundant after the broadcaster decided to close its head of digital channels role.
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HMRC strikes deals as CLAC crisis nears end
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun cutting deals with the thousands of TV freelancers caught up in the Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) tax crisis.
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C4 unveils next generation of 4oD features
Catch-up service 4oD is to allow users to download content on to their phones to watch when they have no internet connection.