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Call to overhaul funding for BBC
Aug 1st
1 August 2010 Last updated at 19:35 ET
The television licence fee is “obsolete and unfair” and should be replaced with a voluntary subscription service for certain programming, a report says.
The growing use of the internet for viewing has made licensing TV sets outdated, according to right-wing think tank the Adam Smith More >
UK Film Council to be abolished
Jul 26th
26 July 2010 Last updated at 10:51 ET
The UK Film Council is to be axed as part of a cost-cutting drive by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), it has been announced.
The organisation, founded in 2000, had an annual budget of £15m to invest in British films and More >
Hunt calls for BBC pay openness
Jul 25th
25 July 2010 Last updated at 12:12 ET
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Jeremy Hunt said the public needed greater transparency from the BBC
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called on the BBC to be more open about how much it pays its top stars.
Speaking on BBC One’s Andrew Marr More >
TV licence may be cut – minister
Jul 17th
17 July 2010 Last updated at 10:11 ET
The television licence fee could be cut under the government’s public spending austerity drive, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Hunt attacked the BBC’s “extraordinary and outrageous” waste.
He said he could “absolutely” see viewers paying less than More >
‘Molasses’ poured in BP protest
Jul 13th
The museum says it is grateful to BP for its support
An oil-like substance has been poured around one of the British Museum’s statues by activists urging it to end its sponsorship deal with BP.
The targeted relic, Hoa Hakananai’a, is a giant carving of a human head and torso and More >
Boyle to direct Olympic ceremony
Jun 17th
Boyle (second left) said he was “really excited” by his appointment
Oscar-winning film-maker Danny Boyle will be artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, organisers have announced.
The Slumdog Millionaire director said he was “honoured” by his appointment.
Boyle said it was a “unique opportunity to contribute to what More >
Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74
May 29th
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Clips from some of Dennis Hopper’s films
Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a battle with prostate cancer.
Known for such cult classics as Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, Hopper embodied the image of the Hollywood icon.
Hopper More >
Paris art thief hunted by police
May 21st
Police are hunting for clues as to who carried out the brazen theft
French police are hunting the burglar or burglars who made off with paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other great artists from a Paris museum.
Officials have admitted the Museum of Modern Art’s alarm system had not been fully More >
US banks ‘denied Stone access’
May 14th
By Fiona Pryor Entertainment reporter, BBC News, Cannes
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The Wall Street sequel cast meet the press in Cannes
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has revealed how US banks refused to co-operate with the making of his Wall Street sequel Money Never Sleeps.
Speaking at the Cannes film More >
Kravitz to head oil benefit gig
May 11th
Kravitz’s hits include Are You Gonna Go My Way and Fly Away
Lenny Kravitz is to headline a benefit concert in New Orleans to support relief efforts for those affected by a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kravitz, who lives part-time in the Louisiana city, was among the More >
Italian minister boycotts Cannes
May 10th
The earthquake of April 2009 caused great damage to L’Aquila
Italy’s culture minister has snubbed an invite to the Cannes Film Festival in protest at a decision to screen a film about the L’Aquila earthquake.
Sandro Brodi has objected to the satirical documentary which criticises Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s handling of More >
Bangladesh anger over India films
Apr 26th
Bangladeshi film-makers and actors say they have forced the government to reverse last weekend’s decision to allow cinemas to show Indian films.
Representatives of the film industry complained that the move could wipe out thousands of jobs.
There has been no official word yet from the government.
But a leading Bangladeshi More >
