All BBC articles – Page 433
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RatingsMixed reception for Sunday Night At The Palladium
SUNDAY: ITV’s revival of classic variety format Sunday Night At The Palladium opened with 4.5m viewers, as The X Factor gained viewers.
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RatingsTumble crashes out on low
SATURDAY: BBC1’s entertainment show Tumble crashed out with a series low audience, as Doctor Who also stumbled to its lowest ratings of the series.
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NewsProtests over BBC Scottish referendum coverage
Scottish nationalists have called on BBC political editor Nick Robinson to be sacked over his “biased” independence referendum coverage.
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NewsBBC1 entertainment show’s unusual back story prompts special deal
The BBC has secured a greater slice of the rights to Electric Ray’s forthcoming Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart to reflect the unusual way the show came about, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsLuke Johnson: scrap the licence fee
Former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called for the BBC licence fee to be scrapped, labelling public service broadcasting a “myth”.
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NewsBBC3 plans second Pistorius doc
BBC3 has secured access to Reeva Steenkamp’s parents for a special documentary that will chart how they coped with Oscar Pistorius’ trial.
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NewsBBC setting up companies to secure tax breaks
The BBC has established two limited companies in order to secure high-end television tax breaks.
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NewsBBC1 plans The People's Strictly
BBC1 has commissioned a Strictly Come Dancing spin-off series celebrating the work of “everyday heroes”.
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NewsBBC reaches ‘unprecedented’ agreement over job cuts
The BBC has quashed the threat of strike action disrupting its Scottish referendum coverage after vowing not to make any compulsory redundancies under plans to cut 415 jobs in its newsroom.
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NewsDoctor Who playalong quiz tests 100k
Monterosa has created a play-along Doctor Who game for BBC America that has launched with around 100,000 players.
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NewsRona Fairhead passes CMSC test
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead believes the BBC’s plan to effectively privatise its in-house production arm presents some “very large commercial issues”.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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NewsSir David Attenborough heads back to Great Barrier Reef
Sir David Attenborough is heading back to the Great Barrier Reef for an Atlantic Productions documentary for BBC1.
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NewsPurnell: ‘Sword of Damocles’ hangs over the BBC
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has claimed that there is a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the corporation’s independence.
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NewsRona Fairhead predicts overhaul of BBC governance structure
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has suggested that changes to the corporation’s governance structures will be inevitable during charter renewal and pledged her support for the licence fee.
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RatingsEngland victory nets 7.7m
MONDAY: England got their Euro 2016 campaign off to a winning start in front of a 7.7m peak audience on ITV.
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NewsLive blog: Rona Fairhead faces MPs
Click for a look back at incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead’s session with the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in which she addressed her £1m payoff from Pearson, the future of the Trust - and revealed her viewing habits.
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CommentMaking the big screen leap
Friday Download producer Jeremy Salsby is about to turn a studio magazine show into a movie.
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NewsOfcom to probe BBC News MH17 footage
BBC News is under investigation by Ofcom for broadcasting the passport picture of an MH17 crash victim.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares to face MPs
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will face MPs today for the final hurdle of her appointment process.