All articles by Susan Thompson – Page 8
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NewsThompson tells staff: expect cuts
BBC director general Mark Thompson has written to staff warning that some of the BBC's future plans will need to be abandoned following the announcement of the licence fee settlement.
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NewsBBC Trust: Salford will go ahead
The BBC Trust has confirmed the move of five key departments to Salford will go ahead in spite of the corporation receiving a 'challenging' licence fee settlement.
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NewsBBC may have to contribute£14m to C4 switchover
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said that the BBC may be forced to pay£14m towards the first six years of Channel 4's switchover costs and will be asked to give its rival digital spectrum for a TV channel and three radio stations.
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NewsJowell confirms licence fee
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed the BBC's licence fee settlement and said she expects the corporation to make 3% cash-releasing savings annually from next year.
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NewsBBC borrowing limit only£230m
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell will confirm this afternoon that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years. She is also expected to announce a borrowing limit of around£230m well below the£400m the corporation was seeking.
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NewsITV offers UKTV's Clinton-Davis top features job
ITV has lined up UKTV executive Jo Clinton-Davis to head its features commissioning.
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NewsBSkyB slams iPlayer test
BSkyB has hit out at the new BBC Trust, claiming that its public value test (PVT) for the iPlayer is inadequate.
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NewsBBC promotes Gale to top features role
The BBC has made Ben Gale commissioner for features and factual entertainment, a position vacated by Elaine Bedell.
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NewsBBC4 gets back into Thick of It
BBC4 is bringing The Thick of Itback for another special, picking up from where the hour-long Christmas edition left off.
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NewsShine gains Kudos in£35m buyout
Shine has completed its acquisition of Life on Marsindie Kudos Film and Television for around£35m.
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Middleton pap doc for ITV1
ITV1 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the intrusive press coverage of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton.
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BBC4 dedicates season to Edwardians
BBC4 has lined-up Jessie Wallace to star as Marie Lloyd, the famous 1880's music hall singer, as part of a new season called The Edwardians - People Like Us?,
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NewsThompson escapes blasphemy case over 'Jerry Springer'
A Christian pressure group has failed to have BBC director general Mark Thompson charged with blasphemy for his part in broadcasting Jerry Springer - the Operaon BBC2 in 2005.
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NewsBBC asks for feedback from licence fee payers
The BBC has published six draft Public Purposes that outline how it proposes to inform, educate and entertain licence fee payers and is asking for their feedback.
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Balloting begins over BBC News redundancies
Broadcasting union Bectu will begin to ballot members tomorrow (17 January) on whether to take strike action over 10 compulsory redundancies in BBC News.
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NewsBBC axes de Menezes drama
The BBC has shelved two docu-dramas, the first dealing the lives of the 7 July London bombers and the second about the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.
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NewsBBC Trust: 'minutes must be transparent'
The new BBC Trust is insisting that the publishing of the post-Hutton report minutes yesterday will not make them reticent about expressing controversial opinions during future meetings.
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NewsBBC releases minutes of Dyke departure
Greg Dyke asked to be reinstated as BBC director general one week after he had been fired claiming he had been 'mistreated' following the publication of the Hutton Report.
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NewsUK dramas travel to Malaysia
BBC Worldwide has launched an entertainment channel in Malaysia airing shows such as Doctor Who, Waking the Deadand Rebus.