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BBC Abandons Met Office for Cheaper Foreign Alternative
The Met Office is to cease providing weather forecasts to the BBC, ending a relationship spanning almost a century.Negotiations between the two parties drew a blank when they failed to agree on a new...
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BBC Secretly Pores Over Damning Savile Report
BBC bosses are secretly poring over a damning report into a catalogue of sexual abuse at the Corporation.The Dame Janet Smith Review was established in October 2012, shortly after former BBC presenter...
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TV Licence Cuts "Would Cost Britain £630m"
The BBC is to warn of serious economic consequences if the Government cuts the TV licence fee.A PwC report, commissioned by the BBC, claims that cutting the licence fee by a quarter over the next five...
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ComRes Survey: Viewers Prefer Ads to TV Licence Fee
A new ComRes survey suggests that a majority of viewers would prefer the BBC to show adverts as an alternative to the TV licence fee.The survey, commissioned by communications company The Whitehouse...
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Cohen Vows to Defend BBC Entertainment
The BBC has vowed to defend its entertainment programming from Government meddling.Danny Cohen, the BBC's controversial Director of Television, will use the Edinburgh Television Festival as a platform...
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Reader Letter: Bullying Capita TV Licensing Court Presenter
In today's post we respond to an email from one of our readers.Our reader writes:Dear TV Licensing Blog,I went to Northampton Magistrates' Court on 22nd July 2015. When I got there a guy asked "anyone...
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Culture Secretary Denies Plans to Dismantle the BBC
The Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale MP, has denied speculation that the Government plans to dismantle the BBC.Speaking earlier this afternoon at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Mr Whittingdale...
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Cohen: All BBC Channels Facing Cuts
The BBC's Director of Television has warned that all of its channels face cuts as a result of the Government's new funding deal.Danny Cohen told Broadcast Magazine that, despite earlier rumours about...
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BBC Plans Far East World Service Expansion
The BBC is vital to Britain's international standing.That's the message the Director General, Lord Hall, is expected to convey on Monday, when he delivers what is billed as a "fightback" speech at the...
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Reader Letter: Student TV Licensing Visit Crib Sheet
In today's post we respond to a Facebook message received from one of our readers.Our reader writes:Dear TV Licensing Blog,I have just moved into a new student property with 3 friends. And we are...
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The BBC just has released the Capita TV Licensing Court Presenters' Manual in response to a Freedom of Information request made by the TV Licensing Blog.You can be fairly confident that the BBC would...
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TV Licensing on Isle of Man
TV Licensing goons are currently visiting the Isle of Man.The goons, who hail from Northern Ireland, are currently residing at The George Hotel in Castletown. They spend most of their evenings looking...
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TV Licence Evasion: The Rudd Defence
A few days ago the BBC provided us with a copy of the TV Licensing Court Presenters' Manual.As is frequently the case, the BBC had redacted some of the juiciest bits of information within that...
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TV Licensing for University Freshers
It's that time of year when thousands of Britain's finest young minds are preparing to take their first tentative steps into the world of academia.Many first-year students will be wondering about the...
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TV Licensing Detector Van Cornered in Plymouth
A TV Licensing detector van, which was conducting not-so-covert surveillance, has been cornered by a concerned father in the Plymouth area.The distinctive plain white VW Transporter van, registration...
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TV Licensing: A Case of Mistaken Identity
If there's one thing that drives us absolutely bananas here at the TV Licensing Blog, it's the number of uninformed keyboard warriors rushing to defend the BBC and deny its association with TV...
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TV Licensing Goon Accused of Attempted Murder
A Renfrewshire man claims to have been deliberately run over by a TV Licensing goon after a disagreement over paying the TV licence fee.Under current legislation, a TV licence is needed for any...
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Savile Abuse Victim: BBC Security Led Me Back to Sex Fiend's Dressing Room
The BBC has paid £15,000 to a fan who was sexually abused in the dressing room of resident paedophile Jimmy Savile.The 54-year-old man, named only as Robert by the Sunday Express, had written a letter...
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BBC Bosses Seek to Delay Damning Review into Culture of Sexual Abuse
Despite previous denials, BBC bosses stand accused of trying to block to publication of a damning report into the history of sexual abuse and blind-eye-turning within the Corporation.According to...
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TV Licensing Bag Lady Comes Calling
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag.New video footage has emerged of a female TV Licensing goon peddling her immoral wares on the streets of Luton.The flame-haired goon, employed by TV Licensing contractor...
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