All BBC articles – Page 598
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NewsJK and Joel to host celebrity CBBC show
MIPCOM: DJs and presenting duo JK and Joel are to front a new series for the BBC in which children take control of a celebrity for a day.
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NewsBBC pensions strike suspended
The unions have called off next week’s planned strike over BBC pensions, saying the corporation had made an improved offer.
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NewsBBC strike 'risks impartial appearance'
The BBC’s director general has warned staff they risk giving the “misleading impression” they are not impartial if they strike during the Conservative Party conference.
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NewsCITV orders first animation in five years
Kids channel CITV has commissioned its first animated series in five years from children’s publishers Walker Books.
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NewsiPlayer 'best on-demand service'
BBC iPlayer is the premier on-demand video service - while Sky’s VOD service finished last, according to new research.
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NewsThompson announces exec pension cuts
The BBC is to cut pension supplement payments to executives, Mark Thompson has told staff today.
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NewsBBC loses athletics rights to C4
The BBC has stressed it is committed to producing coverage of athletics “up to and beyond London 2012”, despite Channel 4 snatching the rights to air the World Athletics event in 2011 and 2013.
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NewsBBC trumpets ‘40p’ value
The BBC looks set to put value at the heart of licence fee negotiations, with Jana Bennett hinting at a “40p per day” motto to highlight the range of services provided at little cost to the viewer.
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NewsBBC to push boundaries to improve LGB portrayal
The BBC is largely succeeding in its portrayal of gay men - but is let down by its depiction of lesbians and bisexuals, a study based on 10,000 responses has suggested.
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NewsNew media architect Nelson to leave BBC
Simon Nelson, BBC Vision controller of multiplatform and portfolio, is leaving the corporation after a career spanning 14 years.
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NewsBragg to explore film history of Britain for BBC2
Melvyn Bragg is to front a BBC2 daytime history series that will look back at how life in Britain used to be through film collections and archives.
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The Broadcast InterviewJana Bennett: banging the drum for a bolder BBC
The director of BBC Vision wants to demonstrate the BBC’s value by making it surprising and different.
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Behind The ScenesSingle Father, BBC1
With just five weeks until filming was due to start, writer Mick Ford had a problem: there was no cast, no director, and he still had to finish the scripts.
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NewsSam Mendes to work on BBC Shakespeare season
Sam Mendes, Jane Campion and Sir David Hare have been signed up by the BBC’s controller of drama Ben Stephenson to work on dramas for its autumn/winter season.
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NewsNew bbc.com exec to drive int'l
BBC Worldwide has appointed Chris Davies as commercial director of bbc.com, to lead the development of the international edition of the site.
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NewsThompson defends BBC over salaries
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that the broadcaster responded slowly to outrage from licence-payers about the huge salaries given to its executives and broadcast presenters.
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NewsBBC names regional comedy exec
Kristian Smith has been appointed executive editor of out-of-London comedy commissioning for the BBC.
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NewsiPlayer gender split levels off
New figures from the BBC have revealed that more women are using iPlayer than ever before and has identified the day on which the catch-up service is most used.
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NewsBBC pulls Ashcroft Panorama programme
The BBC pulled an edition of its Panorama programme about the financial affairs of controversial Tory backer Lord Ashcroft just hours before it was broadcast.
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NewsEastEnders steals the show at awards
EastEnders was streets ahead as the big winner at the Inside Soap awards - scooping six awards..