BBC
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Rhodri Talfan Davies named as BBC Deputy Director-General
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Previous BBC leadership teams have tended to include a Deputy DG, however the post lapsed under former DG Tim Davie who stood down earlier this year.
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Poirot ‘early years’ series ordered by BBC One and BritBox
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The series is billed as “an intimate study of Hercule the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars” and an “ambitious reimagining” of the classic stories.
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ITV calls for BBC to be banned from buying US series
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ITV has highlighted the discrepancy between BBC spending on overseas acquisitions and its rhetoric that the Licence Fee exists to invest in UK creativity.
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BBC-backed taskforce: Extending Freeview beyond 2034 is ‘a poor use of money’
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A taskforce backed by the UK’s public service broadcasters says it would be “a poor use” of money to extend the lifespan of digital terrestrial television (DTT).
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techUK urges BBC to look beyond Freely and iPlayer to reach audiences
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The BBC needs to embrace “more flexibility in how its content is presented” to audiences if it’s to remain relevant and accessible to audiences in a post broadcast world.
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Demon to release Doctor Who: The Peter Davison Collection
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Doctor Who: The Peter Davison Collection features the Fifth Doctor actor narrating two classic Target books by Terrance Dicks.