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   U.K. Critics Name 'Sherlock' Best TV Show of 2012

   2:17 am 12/28/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   "Homeland" and Olympics mockumentary "Twenty Twelve" came in second and third in an annual survey, beating out "Downton Abbey" and "Doctor Who."Read more

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   BBC, Google, Apple, Amazon Drop in Annual U.K. Brand Ranking

   5:34 am 12/27/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   But the BBC iPlayer, which allows viewers to catch up on TV shows on demand, tops the list of businesses with the biggest positive buzz in Britain. Read more

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   'Downton Abbey,' 'Doctor Who' U.K. Christmas Day Specials See Ratings Drop

   2:44 am 12/26/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   

The BBC's "EastEnders" is the most-watched show for the fourth year in a row as soap operas once again draw the biggest audiences in Britain.Read more

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   BBC Faces U.K. Government Probe of Severance Packages (Report)

   1:13 am 12/26/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Britain's public spending watchdog will look at rising payouts for top executives after politicians criticized the $725,000 severance for short-lived BBC boss George Entwistle.Read more

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   Former BBC Director General's Pay Off Attracts Fierce Criticism from U.K. Parliament

   2:20 am 12/20/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The Commons Public Accounts Committee called George Entwistle's $715,000 pay-off a "cavalier" use of public money.Read more

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   Jimmy Savile Scandal: BBC Criticism Dominates U.K. Media Agenda

   9:02 am 12/19/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The slamming of BBC management in an independent report pushes the public broadcaster to the front of newspaper websites, other broadcaster's news bulletins and is talked up by the BBC itself.Read more

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   BBC Slammed Over Jimmy Savile Abuse Scandal

   4:35 am 12/19/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The public broadcaster's management is criticized in an independent report as "completely incapable" of dealing with the Savile scandal.Read more

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   U.K. Broadcasters Summoned by Media Watchdog Amid Concerns Over Use of Children on TV

   8:53 am 12/17/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   Ofcom makes its demand on the heels of controversy over a 13-year old actor's violent role in the BBC police drama "Line of Duty."Read more

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   BBC Inks Pay-TV Deal in Burma

   8:04 am 12/17/2012

   • by Stuart Kemp

   The UK broadcaster seals a deal with Burma's pay-TV operator Forever Group to take three channels into 250,000 homes in the territory.Read more

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    Bill Gates to Deliver Prestigious Annual BBC One Lecture

    7:37 am 12/17/2012

    • by Stuart Kemp

    The mogul will give the 37th Richard Dimbleby talk Jan. 29, following past lecturers including Bill Clinton.Read more

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