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  • BBC seeks guaranteed annual Licence Fee increase

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    The BBC is to ask the government for a guaranteed, inflation-linked annual increase in the Licence Fee. The Licence Fee is subject to periodic negotiation between ministers and the corporation.

  • BBC gets go-ahead to launch digital download store

    BBC gets go-ahead to launch digital download store

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    The BBC Trust has approved plans for the BBC’s commercial division – BBC Worldwide – to launch a new digital store which will allow viewers to download and keep their favourite programmes.

  • UKTV to move to new eco-friendly HQ and studio complex

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    Broadcaster UKTV, which runs the popular Dave, Gold and Watch TV channels, is to move to a “ground-breaking new” eco-friendly building in Hammersmith Grove.

  • Random House Audio becomes new distributor of BBC Audiobooks

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    Random House Audio is to become to sole distributor of BBC-branded physical CDs in the UK and the rest of the world excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand. The news follows the collapse of AudioGo which previously distributed the BBC’s content and grew out BBC Audio. The company will also be responsible for sales…

  • BBC Worldwide agrees The Office format sale to Czech Republic

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    Comedy fans in the Czech Republic will soon get to squirm at the antics of their very own David Brent after the BBC’s commercial arm signed a deal for a local version of the hit Ricky Gervais series, The Office. BBC Worldwide has agreed a format deal with Czech Television which will make a six-episode…

  • UKTV signs Dave merchandising deal

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    Fans of UKTV’s Dave channel will soon to be able to buy tie-in merchandise after the broadcaster signed a licensing deal with Evolution Europe & Rizon Studios Creative. The free to air channel, available on Freeview, YouView, Sky and Virgin Media, has seen audiences grow by 22% in the past year. UKTV hopes to cash-in…