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Well done to the BBC News at One for managing to spell George Entwistle's name wrong today, on a huge graphic behind Sophie Raworth. He's only the new BBC Director General, after all.

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By Live at five with Jeremy

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JW 4 Jul 2012 5:12pmJamesWorldNews

Kylie has Cancer

News Coverage

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By JamesWorldNews

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NH 18 May 2005 11:41pmNick Harvey

BBC News at 10 to be shorter

From March 4th.

Whether we're bored of it or not it's been one of the most important political weeks in recent years and the impact is way beyond politics. The issue is that the Meaningful Vote has become the Meaningless...

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By rob

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BR 16 Mar 2019 12:50pmBrekkie

Eamonn Holmes to leave Sky News

Already being discussed in the other thread, mate. Somewhere this morning, I'm sure Jeff Stelling is seething!

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By rob

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SK 15 Sep 2016 11:41amSkygeek

ITN banned from Joanna Yates press conference

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By Whataday

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DV 7 Jan 2011 6:14pmDVB Cornwall

Saddam Sentenced

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By Newsroom

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JA 8 Nov 2006 6:15pmjamej

Natasha Kaplinsky to the Six

Sophie pregnant

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By NickyS

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MA 22 Aug 2005 6:26pmMarcus

Sir Edward Heath

Former British PM has died

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By rts

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PT 19 Jul 2005 12:53amPut The Telly On

Natasha Kaplinsky to Stay at BBC for £500,000

New deal for Breakfast presenter

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By jamesmd

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EQ 8 Apr 2005 11:41pmEquidem

BBC Xmas Ident into News Special Tonight 7.30 BBC1

The ident just didn't fit....

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By A former member

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AD 2 Jan 2005 6:41pmAdam

Your thoughts do count

Who are you ?

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By Media Hack

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JA 10 Sep 2004 7:25pmjamesmd

Newsnight

Unless things change more generally within news presentation I don't foresee a situation in which studio B returns to regular long term use within the news department. Throughout the industry in general...

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By rob

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AS 5 Oct 2020 10:46pmAlexS

BBC News Channel - changes announced

Split from BBC News Channel General Discussion

It's been very noticeable in the past few months on BBC World News where they take someone from one of the same services. The only difference is that the journalists are coming from the studio not...

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By JonathanC

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RK 13 Mar 2016 1:30pmRkolsen

The Ten O'Clock News Hour on BBC News 24

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By Londoner

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JW 24 Mar 2006 1:46amJamesWorldNews

"We interupt this programme to bring you a News Report.

Fairly strange question!!!

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By nat210790

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DE 4 Apr 2005 2:40amdenton

New Newsnight Studio

Move to 54D from 5th October

This made me giggle...

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By Brekkie

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SP 14 Oct 2020 10:20amSpencer

BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

I knew what you meant. And I concur.

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By Moz

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JW 12 Jul 2019 4:14pmJamesWorldNews

Local Election Coverage 2018

Riveting stuff, I know.

I don't think it'd be as much of an issue if TW and Nottingham opted-out, but they didn't. Otherwise using network to provide the 'BBC London' segment made sense.

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By W1LL

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LL 4 May 2018 6:50pmLondon Lite

Fox News removed from Sky

Split from Fox News General Discussion

And for those who don't believe what we've been saying, a few examples... (Washington Post) Plus a few from various trade organisations There are plenty of other codes...

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By DVB Cornwall

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CI 2 Sep 2017 9:36pmcityprod

Lockerbie getting freed

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By A former member

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GS 21 Aug 2009 2:39pmGavin Scott