Sir Alex Ferguson ends BBC boycott after seven years
26 August 2011
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has ended his long-standing boycott of the BBC.
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Rajar figures: Radio 4 Today reaches new high
4 August 2011
Rajar radio listening figures: New high for Radio 4 Today; TalkSport boost; Radio 5 Live dip; full UK-wide radio listening breakdown.
Journalists' strike fails to stop BBC redundancies plan
2 August 2011
The BBC has again refused to rule out compulsory redundancies among journalists at the corporatism following a second walkout by members of the National Union of Journalists.
Guardian Media Group losses increase to £54.5m
1 August 2011
Guardian Media Group has reported overall operating losses slightly up year on year to £54.5m (from £53.9m) on turnover down £24.9m to £255.1m for the year to 3 April.
BBC news disrupted by second one-day journalists' strike
1 August 2011
BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme was disrupted this morning as thousands of journalists staged a second one-day strike in protest at compulsory redundancies.
Chris Patten seeks u-turn on World Service cuts
13 June 2011
New BBC Trust chairman Lord Chris Patten has indicated he may roll back some of the planned cuts to the World Service.
600,000 more tune in to Radio 4's Today
12 May 2011
The Today Programme reached some 7,026,000 listeners a week in the first three months of this year, up 600,000 year on year.
BBC local news chief hits back at 'cannibalistic' claim
28 April 2011
BBC local news chief Tim Bishop has hit back at claims made in an anonymous comment piece for Press Gazette that the corporation 'cannibalises' local newspapers.
Complaint that Radio 5 does too much non-news rejected
15 April 2011
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint brought by commercial radio station Talksport claiming that Radio 5 strays too far beyond its news and sport remit.
NUJ and MPs urge rethink on World Service cuts
13 April 2011
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee today urged the Government to ring-fence the BBC World Service from spending cuts.
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MPs call on BBC to protect local radio from cutbacks
5 April 2011
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MPs approve Lord Patten for BBC Trust chair
14 March 2011
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BBC plan to replace local stations with Radio 5 Live, NUJ
11 March 2011
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Three BBC journalists detained and beaten in Libya
10 March 2011
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Kevin Marsh to leave the BBC after 33 years
2 March 2011
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Lord Patten 'preferred candidate' for BBC Trust chairman
25 February 2011
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'More must be done to help young broadcast journalists'
18 February 2011
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NUJ condemns cut of 31 jobs from BBC current affairs
16 February 2011
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Rachel Burden joins Nicky Campbell on 5 Live Breakfast
10 February 2011
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BBC Radio 5 Live adds one million listeners
3 February 2011
