The surprise deal, which will cost the BBC £750m by 2020, will be phased in from 2018/19 with the BBC taking on the full costs from 2020/21.
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The London Evening Standard has reported a trading profit of £1.4 million for the year ending September 2014, with standard.co.uk’s audience up 77% year on year.
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