All BBC licence fee articles – Page 30
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NewsBBCW SVoD service to launch in 2016
BBC Worldwide’s ‘best of British’ subscription VoD service is to launch in the US and Singapore later this year.
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NewsWaheed Alli: contestable funding is a BBC time bomb
Labour peer Waheed Alli has warned that the proposed £60m contestable funding pot for children’s TV is a “ticking time bomb” for the BBC licence fee.
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CommentTesting times for children’s TV
The CMC can help the sector if we work together, says Greg Childs
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NewsPuttnam calls to scrap licence fee
The BBC’s licence fee should be replaced, its royal charter abolished and government intervention curtailed to protect the corporation’s independence, according to Lord Puttnam.
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NewsBBC wants digital expertise as it mulls iPlayer log-in
Tony Hall is keen to add digital and marketing expertise to the corporation’s new unitary board to help guide the MyBBC project.
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NewsUK indies face rethink as China deals formats blow
British producers looking to crack the Chinese market will have to change their approach after the country’s regulator imposed stringent rules on adapting international formats.
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NewsBBC entertainment in spotlight
The BBC is on the brink of naming its new controller of entertainment, as the department’s replacement for The Voice UK was thrust into the spotlight this week.
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CommentPublic service content fund should not be limited to TV
White paper should allow us to cater for children on all platforms, says Matt Deegan
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NewsFairhead: BBC board needs fresh thinking
Rona Fairlead has said it will be an “enormous privilege” to chair the BBC’s new unitary board and argued that she wants “fresh thinking” to protect the interests of audiences.
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NewsBBC accelerates Studios plans
James Purnell has pledged to accelerate the creation of BBC Studios – and revealed that the corporation will begin tendering contracts for in-house programmes this summer.
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NewsMP warns against BBC News channel merger
Labour MP Helen Goodman has warned against BBC proposals to merge the news channel with ad-funded BBC World News, arguing it could blur the lines between the commercial and public sides of the corporation.
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CommentTV and online worlds collide
Netflix, touted for years as the bogeyman for linear broadcasters, is beginning to work closely with its traditional rivals in the latest phase of its global expansion.
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RatingsTop 15 consolidated shows: 2 - 8 May 2016
The final of the latest series of BBC1’s MasterChef consolidated to 5.9 million/25% after more than 900,000 recorded and watched.
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NewsBBC tech projects in spotlight
The government has backed a proposal for the BBC to adopt a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and called on the broadcaster to undertake a detailed review and cost-benefit analysis of all its R&D activity.
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Comment‘Distinctive’ shows can be successful and risk-taking
Programmes like The Great British Bake Off must surely meet the criteria, says Cat Lewis
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NewsBBC to trial subscription in major digital shake-up
The BBC has committed to trialling subscription services as part of a far-reaching digital shake-up, which includes plans to launch an industry wide streaming service, reportedly dubbed ‘Britflix’.
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NewsBBC set to hold out for plc-style board
The BBC will fight for a plc-style approach to unitary board appointments, as the corporation’s independence becomes a key battleground over the coming months.
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NewsBBC Studios: how fight was won
The BBC Studios proposals were in jeopardy until the corporation opened the door to tendering out its biggest shows, it has emerged.
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CommentMapping out a distinctive future
BBC can take a few more risks after escaping white paper disaster
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CommentSetting the record straight on BBC diversity
The World Service must be a part of any discussion about diversity in the BBC, says Tunde Ogungbesan