All BBC articles – Page 588
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NewsITV scores Royal Variety coup
ITV has won the rights to the Royal Variety Performance for the next ten years, ending the long-term practice of sharing the event with the BBC.
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NewsOfcom raps BBC News at Ten
BBC News at Ten has been found in breach of Ofcom’s rules after flashing images appeared in a report about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement.
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NewsC4 wins Paralympic World Cup from BBC
Channel 4 has won the rights to broadcast the annual BT Paralympic World Cup from the BBC.
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NewsBBC2 to remake Bleak R4 comedy
The BBC has commissioned a script that will see Radio 4 comedy Bleak Expectations transfer to BBC2.
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NewsSky criticises BBC over iPlayer
Sky has criticised the BBC’s proposals not to offer a bespoke version of the iPlayer, which the satellite broadcaster says will prevent it from offering the VoD service to its subscribers.
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NewsGrade: Top Gear jibes 'disgraceful'
Former ITV chairman Michael Grade has condemned Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s derogatory remarks about Mexicans on the BBC motoring magazine three weeks ago.
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NewsBBC investigating Real Hustle actor claims
The BBC is investigating claims that actors were hired to impersonate fraud victims on its television show The Real Hustle.
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NewsPatten poised to chair BBC Trust
Chris Patten appears set to take the role of BBC Trust chairman when Sir Michael Lyons steps down in May, after being recommended to Downing Street.
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NewsCompany wins raft of recommissions for major drama series
Company Pictures has landed major recommissions for George Gently and Shameless, and is in talks over another order for Wild At Heart.
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NewsBBC Sport delays Salford move
The BBC has pushed back the deadline for moving its Sports division to Salford by five months, bringing the completion date closer to the start of the Olympics.
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NewsBBC launches quest for universal code
The BBC is developing an ambitious multiplatform treasure hunt project that will embed clues in both a TV programme and online that lead viewers to a real prize.
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NewsBBC launches Academy
The BBC Academy is rolling out a website supporting its College of Production initiative to offer free practical advice to the production community.
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Hague calls for more Middle East satellite TV
The BBC should develop its satellite television services in the Middle East as they have helped protests spread throughout the region, the Foreign Secretary has said.
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NewsiPlayer links to VoD rivals
Commercial broadcasters and VoD aggregators are set for a boost in traffic following the introduction of third-party links from the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsPact pushes for web rights in talks over terms
Pact is pushing for indies to be able to monetise websites associated with BBC shows as it puts multiplatform rights at the centre of negotiations with the corporation over new terms of trade.
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NewsBBC promotes internally to fill final Online roles
The final three positions in BBC Online’s new senior management team have been filled through internal appointments.
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NewsNHU wins first BBC3 order with dog swap series
The BBC’s Natural History Unit has secured its first commission for BBC3, with a series in which teenagers swap their spoiled pooches for “extreme” working dogs.
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NewsBBC faces £20m more pain
The BBC will have to find an extra £20m not previously factored in to the cut to the licence fee to pay for redundancy and restructuring costs at the World Service.
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NewsBBC2 HD still two years away
It will be at least two years before the BBC launches another simulcast high-definition channel - despite producers being required to supply all content as HD from 1 April.
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Behind The ScenesThe Sparticle Mystery, CBBC
The series may be set in a place where there are no grown-ups, says Stephen Smallwood, but it was important that parents could enjoy it too.