BBC boosts arts coverage

Ben Dowell @ MediaGuardian - on 10/5/10
Corporation increases programming and budgets to counter challenge from Sky Arts Loading... channelThe BBC Loading... unveils its new Opera on the BBC season on Wednesday - highlights will include a three-part BBC4 series on Italian opera and performances from stars such as Placido Domingo and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Loading... . It represents, the BBC insists, British television's biggest ever commitment to the form. Such commitment...
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The BBC unveils its new Opera on the BBC season on Wednesday - highlights will include a three-part BBC4 series on Italian opera and performances from stars such as Placido Domingo and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. It represents, the BBC insists, British television's biggest ever commitment to the form.

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BBC, Artsworld, Kiri Te Kanawa, Broadcasting, The Guardian, Steve Bell, Lauren Laverne, Channel 4, Melvyn Bragg, Antony Gormley, Alan Yentob, Triumph Group, Inc., ITV

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