All articles by Alexandra Chapman – Page 9
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NewsIndies to help shape BBC future
The BBC will call on indies large and small to help shape the future of its programme supply model and assess how BBC Productions can best be transformed into a commercial entity.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares for office
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will be introduced to the industry next week when she faces MPs in the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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NewsTessa Jowell: Fairhead must be a 'firewall'
Tessa Jowell has urged incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead to act as a “firewall” between the BBC and the government.
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NewsDavid Hockney grants BBC access
David Hockney has opened up his personal archives for the first time for a BBC2 documentary produced by Blakeway and Fly Film.
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NewsVaz: BBC acted 'perfectly properly' over Sir Cliff story
Home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz has said that BBC News acted “perfectly properly” in its handling of the coverage of the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home.
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NewsShennan: BBC Music Awards will complement Brits
BBC Music director Bob Shennan has defended the inaugural BBC Music Awards, claiming that the show will “not compete” with the Brit Awards.
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NewsBBC may reveal details of Sir Cliff Richard coverage
The exchanges between BBC journalists and South Yorkshire police which led to coverage of the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home could be revealed by news chief James Harding today.
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NewsBBC Children's boots up coding initiative
The BBC initiative to teach the nation how to write computer code has booted up with an ambitious partnership between its Children’s and Learning divisions.
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NewsUnions vote for strike action over BBC News cuts
BBC News faces a renewed strike threat after Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of taking industrial action over 415 planned job cuts.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week to feature on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is preparing to launch three fast-turnaround films from London Fashion Week.
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NewsFive challenges facing Rona Fairhead
Broadcast examines the seismic issues Rona Fairhead will face when she replaces Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair - from the role of BBC Productions to the future of BBC3.
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NewsPeter Horrocks to leave the BBC
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to leave the corporation next year.
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NewsRaw visits the dentist for BBC1
Britain’s worst dental problems are to be examined in a BBC1 series from The Secret Life of Students indie Raw Television.
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NewsBake Off controversy draws 800 complaints
A controversial episode of The Great British Bake Off has sparked more than 800 complaints.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off controversy stirs up 8m
WEDNESDAY: A baked alaska controversy helped The Great British Bake Off to its second biggest audience on record.
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NewsTern brings fresh faces to BBC4
Tern TV has secured £1m worth of commissions from BBC4 as it bids to help channel editor Cassian Harrison bring fresh faces to the channel.
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NewsDanny Cohen rallies support for BBC
Danny Cohen has made an impassioned appeal to the industry to get behind the corporation as it approaches its “biggest moment for a generation”.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing set for clash with The X Factor
The launch of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing is to go head-to-head with ITV’s The X Factor after both shows were scheduled in a Sunday evening slot.
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NewsBBC Academy plans freelance drama training
BBC Academy is to host two training days for drama freelancers in Birmingham and Salford later this year.
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RatingsSky Living wins 240k with Emmys coverage
TUESDAY: The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards highlights show peaked with 240,000 viewers after moving to Sky Living from 5 USA.