authorities havebanned BBC news broadcasts on private FM radio stations acrossthe country, the BBC said today.The BBC said the ban had affected over 50 per cent ofits daily transmissions on private FM radio stations.The BBC has been airing five-minute news bulletins onseveral FM stations over the past year but the PakistanElectronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) banned thebroadcasts a few days...
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BBC has announced it is to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of 650 senior managers by 25% over the next three-and-a-half years.The BBC Trust also endorsed proposals from the BBC Executive for the current pay freeze and suspension of bonuses for managers to continue.Earlier this year, the trust asked director general Mark Thompson to review the BBC's senior management pay.This...
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salaries of the top 100 decision-makers at the BBC have been published online in a move for greater openness.The details, which include business-related expenses, have been revealed in line with plans set out by director general Mark Thompson in July.Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcomed the move, but said the BBC now needed to publish details of what it pays its celebrity talent."This is good...
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BBC published the precise salaries and a detailed breakdown of expenses claims for more than 100 of its most senior managers today.Nearly 3,000 separate claims made by the corporation's 107 top "decision-makers" between April and June this year were posted on its website.They include for the first time expenses incurred through the BBC's central booking system.Caroline Thomson, the corporation's chief...
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one of the rarest giants of the ocean, and it has been caught on film for the first time.An underwater camera crew filming for the BBC recorded a smalleye stingray swimming off the coast of Mozambique.The smalleye stingray is the largest of all 70 species of stingray, attaining widths of more than 2m.The elusive creature, first discovered in 1908, has only ever been seen alive off the coast of Tofo...
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council has asked viewers to back its call for BBC Alba, the Gaelic television channel launched a year ago, to be made available on Freeview.Programmes are currently only available on Sky, Freesat and live on the BBC iPlayer.Highland Council's call follows last month's announcement by the BBC Trust that it is to review the channel.Broadcasting it through Freeview would be one of the issues the review...
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visitLONDON - Under pressure over its pay practices, British Broadcasting Corp. plans to cut the salaries of top managers and axe more than 100 senior posts as part of a broader overhaul to cut costs.The BBC, which is funded by a license fee paid by the public, plans to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of its top bosses by about 25%, according to the BBC Trust. The BBC Trust oversees the use...
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Veteran TV presenter Bruce Forsyth is well enough to host this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing, after missing last week's because of flu.A BBC spokesman confirmed the 81-year-old would be back on the BBC One Saturday night show.Last weekend, his co-presenter Tess Daly was joined by Claudia Winkleman and comedian Ronnie Corbett.It was the first time Forsyth has missed a show since Strictly Come Dancing...
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BBC iPlayer is relaunching on the Nintendo Wii in the form of a dedicated Wii channel on 18 November.Only consoles with a broadband connection in the UK will be able to run the channel.To get the service, Wii owners will be able to download it from the console's online shop for free.The BBC iPlayer has been on the Wii since April 2008 but many console owners reported problems with the original interface.The...
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The BBC's "creative risk taking" is alive at the corporation despite recent flak from the BBC Trust directed at one of its comedians, the BBC's Director-General said.The BBC's Director-General Mark Thompson said that even though the corporation has received frequent complaints from writers and comedians that a culture of political correctness has emerged, it was prepared to stand by controversial decisions,...
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