All BBC articles – Page 380
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Gary Lineker signs non-exclusive BBC deal
Gary Lineker has signed a non-exclusive five-year deal with the BBC - paving the way for the presenter to host BT Sport’s Champions League coverage.
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Whittingdale uncomfortable with ‘regressive’ licence fee
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has hinted that he is uncomfortable with the “regressive” nature of the existing licence fee system.
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BBC 'offers Hammond and May £4.6m to remain on Top Gear'
The BBC has offered Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May £4.6m to continue to front the show in the wake of Jeremy Clarkson’s departure, a report has claimed.
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BBC News extends freeze on compulsory job cuts
The BBC has extended its moratorium on compulsory redundancies for a second time following a meeting with broadcasting unions on Tuesday.
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Where the BBC axe could fall
With the corporation facing tough negotiations over charter renewal and the licence fee, Neil Midgley takes a look at where further cuts might be made
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Comment
British TV depends on a licence fee-funded BBC
If the corporation’s critics have their way, we will all be in trouble, says Andrew Chowns
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Want to write for the BBC? Welcome to the breadline
Bernie Corbett argues that the BBC’s offer of a 1% hike in fees for writers is derisory
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Danny Cohen snubs call for tenders
Danny Cohen has emphatically ruled out tendering BBC shows out to the indie sector as part of the move to commercialise its in-house production division.
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Writers rally to protect BBC
More than 40 writers including some of the most distinguished names in UK drama and comedy are Backing the BBC.
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Hollywood directors back BBC
Hollywood directors and some of the UK’s highest-profile documentary- makers have put their names to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign.
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Chris Bryant to speak at Backing the BBC event at Westminster
Broadcast is to stage a public meeting at Westminster this evening to rally political support for the Backing the BBC campaign.
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BBC1 plans Instagram push
The BBC is planning to turbocharge its Instagram profile after an executive claimed that it has learned more about social media from brands, including Burberry, Nike and Netflix, than rival broadcasters.
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BBC tweet mistakenly claims Queen hospitalised
A BBC tweet mistakenly sent as part of an obituary rehearsal for Queen Elizabeth has sparked a flurry of news reports and prompted Buckingham Palace to release a statement denying the monarch is unwell.
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BT Sport set to unveil Gary Lineker and UHD service
Gary Lineker is poised to be unveiled as BT Sport’s Champions League host at an event next week, at which the broadcaster is also expected to announce the first Ultra High Definition service in the UK.
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Writers accuse BBC of 'grotesque unfairness'
The Writer’s Guild for Great Britain (WGGB) has called on director general Tony Hall to address the “grotesque unfairness” affecting new writers who pitch scripts for long-running BBC shows including Casualty, EastEnders and Holby City.
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Comment
The BBC must not die of neglect
Leaving the BBC to fend for itself in the wilderness would be cultural vandalism, argues screenwriter Peter Harness
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Wallace and Gromit creators sign Broadcast's Backing the BBC pledge
Aardman Animations co-founder and executive chair David Sproxton has thrown his support behind Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign.
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Harding: BBC election coverage suffered from unhappy coincidence
BBC director of news and current affairs James Harding has claimed it was an “unhappy coincidence” that the general election took place so close to charter renewal.
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Bazalgette: next BBC regulator must tackle licence fee
Sir Peter Bazalgette has urged the next regulator of the BBC to do the “definitive” piece of work on the way in which the corporation should be funded in the future.