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BBC announces casting for Neal Purvis and Robert Wade’s SS-GB adaptation
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Sam Riley and Kate Bosworth have been cast in BBC One’s adaptation of Len Deighton’s classic alternative history novel SS-GB which takes place in a world in which the Germans won the Battle Of Britain and now occupy the UK.
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BBC signs deal to launch Indian version of BBC Earth
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BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to launch Sony BBC Earth, a new HD channel available in Tamil, English and Hindi which will air some of the BBC’s award-winning factual programmes.
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BBC scoops live NFL rights in two-year deal
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The new deal also includes a weekly highlights show on BBC Two and online which will run from the final Wembley game at the start of November until the climax of the season in February.
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Hall plans to turn BBC into a ‘gateway to British creativity’
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The BBC is to be transformed into a delivery platform for the whole of the UK’s creative and cultural sectors under ambitious plans unveiled by Director General Tony Hall.
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BBC to bring Live Restart to iPlayer on YouView and NOW TV
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The BBC is bringing its popular iPlayer Live Restart feature, which lets viewers watch shows which have already started from the beginning, to a range of Smart TVs and connected set top boxes.
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Top Gear’s Stig moves to BBC One for new Saturday night show
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The anonymous and mysterious racing driver will appear alongside Dermot O’Leary in a new Saturday night entertainment series called The Getaway Car.