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NewsBBC Radio 3 rolls out HD Sound online
BBC Radio 3 is rolling out a high definition audio stream for live online streaming ahead of its wider deployment.
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NewsBBC to invite comments from ITV/Sky
The BBC will invite broadcasting rivals to comment on its performance and react to changes in areas of “market sensitivity”, Sir Michael Lyons has said.
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Shelagh Fogarty to leave 5 Live breakfast
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast host Shelagh Fogarty is to leave the show in May to take over the vacant lunchtime slot left by the departure of Gabby Logan.
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NewsSunday scores record TV audience
The biggest X Factor final on record and bumper ratings for Strictly Come Dancing helped TV to its biggest Sunday night audience in nearly 20 years.
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NewsVine to step down as Panorama host
Panorama host Jeremy Vine is to step down from the programme at the end of the year.
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NewsHunt claims BBC staff don't vote Tory
More BBC employees vote Labour or Liberal Democrat than Conservative, Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt has declared.
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NewsTrust in BBC drops by a third, study shows
The British public’s trust in the BBC has dropped by nearly a third since the early 1980s, according to a survey of British Social Attitudes published today.
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NewsBBC could raise £1bn from Worldwide sale
BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm, could be partially privatised to raise up to £2 billion and allow the BBC to spearhead growth in exports from Britain’s creative industries, according to reports.
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NewsEntwistle named interim BBC Vision boss
BBC Knowledge controller George Entwistle is to be interim director of Vision next year when Jana Bennett leaves for her new role at BBC Worldwide.
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RatingsApprentice tackles Arsenal clash
WEDNESDAY: ITV1’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Partizan Belgrade was no match for the latest instalment of BBC1’s The Apprentice.
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NewsBBC2 and Animal Planet order Icon snake odyssey
BBC2 and Animal Planet US have commissioned a doc from Icon Films following reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he travels across India on a “serpentine odyssey”.
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NewsBBC1 hunts for series from 10.35pm docs
BBC1 is to use its 10.35pm documentaries slot as a testing ground for singles that could become 9pm series.
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NewsActing director to lead Vision as BBC seeks Bennett successor
The BBC will not begin recruiting for Jana Bennett’s replacement until January - meaning it could be the summer before a new director of Vision is in place.
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NewsTony Jordan to exec £9m BBC co-pro
Former EastEnders writer and Life On Mars co-creator Tony Jordan is to executive produce a £9m police drama set in the Caribbean, which will be co-produced for BBC1 and French broadcaster France Televisions.
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CommentWho’s got Vision for BBC?
One of the most important roles in British broadcasting needs filling.
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NewsLord Patten applies for BBC Trust role
Lord Patten of Barnes has applied to become the new chairman of the BBC Trust, according to reports.
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News'Violent' book dropped from Blue Peter shortlist
Organisers of a BBC children’s book prize have admitted that they had made a “mistake” by initially shortlisting a novel which contained swearing and violence.
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NewsNUJ formally approves BBC pension deal
The NUJ’s committee has endorsed the agreement reached between the BBC and the joint unions last week, bringing to an end the six month-long dispute over pension reform.
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NewsBBC3 has Good News for Russell Howard
Russell Howard’s Good News has been recommissioned by BBC3 for a further two series, on the back of a successful third run.
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NewsEvans dubs Bleakley move bizarre
Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley have refused to speak to Chris Evans over his job on The One Show, the presenter has said.