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NO MOORE...
BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore has left – but her new commercial sector role may boost her hopes of becoming the first female director-general.

CIVIL DISTURBANCE
The BBC faces legal action from a whistleblower over its role in wrecking her promising civil service career, after she won a case against the Foreign Office.

SCIENCE FRICTION
BBC World Service programme Science in Action will end in the latest round of cuts at the station, as it sheds 130 roles.

ALL 4 NOTHING
Channel 4 has been warning viewers for years about the dangers of YouTube, Instagram and TikTok – so guess where it's launching new channels…

UNFORGETTABLE IRE
Apple is making a documentary film about Bono, which will evoke memories of the time it force-fed a U2 album to all 500m iTunes account holders.

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