All BBC articles – Page 573
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NewsBBC to apologise for Primark Panorama
Panorama’s 2008 film Primark: On the Rack contained footage that was probably not genuine, the BBC Trust has ruled.
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NewsBBC Bristol relocation at odds with media hub proposal
Bristol’s newly designated ‘enterprise zone’ could drive a wedge between the council’s plans to create a media hub and the BBC’s relocation plans in the city, sources have indicated.
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NewsShine’s Humphreys off to Glasgow to join BBC
BBC Vision Productions has appointed the executive behind BBC2’s History Cold Case to the new role of head of specialist factual, based in Scotland.
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NewsJob cuts loom as BBC News prepares for £89m cut
Details have emerged of the BBC’s plans for News within its Delivering Quality First initiative, including widespread cuts to jobs and specialist subject coverage.
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NewsMaverick looks into Bizarre Crime for BBC3 spin-off
Maverick has begun production on a spin-off of its Bizarre ER series for BBC3, called Bizarre Crime.
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NewsBBC1 takes Hammond to the centre of the earth
BBC1 has ordered two Richard Hammond-fronted science films that will take viewers to the centre of the earth and the ocean floor.
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CommentTVC outcry is short-sighted
Nostalgia cannot stand in the way of what’s best for the BBC, and us.
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NewsBBC3 prescribes a second dose of Junior Doctors
BBC3’s highly acclaimed Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands has been recommissioned for a second series, after it racked up record ratings for the digital channel.
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NewsPratchett euthanasia film sparks 898 complaints
Hundreds of people have complained to the BBC after it showed a man committing suicide at a clinic in Switzerland.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer to launch in Western Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching the Global iPlayer in Western Europe first, Jana Bennett is set to reveal.
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NewsCut senior staff at BBC Radio, report says
BBC Radio should strip out senior staff and share resources between Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2 and 6 Music more frequently, according to a major new report on the four stations.
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NewsPratchett defends assisted suicide film
Sir Terry Pratchett has defended his documentary about assisted suicide, which showed the death of a millionaire hotelier who was suffering from motor neurone disease.
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NewsBBC Sport 'to bear brunt of cuts'
The BBC could axe parts of its sports coverage and a digital channel, it has been reported.
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NewsBBC begins Television Centre sale
The BBC has fired the starting gun on its exit of Television Centre by inviting interested parties to submit proposals by 1 July.
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NewsBBC2 orders Festival of Britain retrospective
The Proudfoot Company has been commissioned to make its first history documentary for the BBC about the Festival of Britain.
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NewsBBC to launch new venue at Edinburgh Festival
The BBC has revealed its most ambitious plans yet for coverage of the annual Edinburgh Festival – including the launch of a dedicated new stand and a masterclass from Ricky Gervais.
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NewsBBC News outlines DQF cuts
BBC News staff have been told of widespread cuts to correspondent and editor positions, as it seeks to save 20% from its budget while incorporating journalists from the World Service.
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NewsOur War to air on BBC1
DOC/FEST: BBC1 is to broadcast Our War, the BBC3 doc about young soldiers in Afghanistan, following its critical and ratings success.
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NewsHodgson to leave BBC for Ofcom
Patricia Hodgson is leaving the BBC Trust to take up a new role at Ofcom, having been passed over for the top job at the corporation.
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NewsChapman to unify BBC music offering
The BBC has promoted Ben Chapman to the newly created post of online head of popular music to drive a single multiplatform strategy across Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra and 6 Music.