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New BBC Director General says iPlayer isn’t good enough
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Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new Director General, has signalled that the broadcaster will have to invest more in its iPlayer and BBC Sounds apps if they’re to attract and retain audiences.
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David Dimbleby to tell the story of America’s rise in new series of Invisible Hands
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David Dimbleby is returning to Radio 4 and BBC Sounds with a new run of his acclaimed Invisible Hands series. The first series chronicled the UK’s free market revolution, including the 1980s Big Bang and privatisation, and the second outing will show how America became a global superpower in the wake of Europe’s devastation during…
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New Cadbury’s origins drama ordered by BBC’s UKTV and Britbox
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The BBC’s UKTV, which operates one of the UK’s largest portfolios of commercial TV channels, is teaming up with its BritBox streaming service for a new drama telling the story of the Cadbury family. Chocolate Wars is described as “a warm-hearted family drama” which follows the underdogs of the cocoa world on their journey towards…
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BBC expands subscription news service to Canada
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The service sees much of the BBC.com website and and the BBC App go behind a paywall, with visitors paying to unlock stories, in‑depth features, documentaries, podcasts and the BBC News channel livestream.
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BBC revives radio’s Short Cuts two years after axing it
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Original host Josie Long is returning for the new series which is being produced by Falling Tree Productions, the UK production company which created the show.
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Paddy McGuinness and Stephen Hendry to host revived Big Break
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The show will air “alongside” BBC Two’s snooker coverage and is being produced by Fremantle’s Naked label in coproduction with Vibrant Television.