All BBC articles – Page 342

  • Strictly Come Dancing
    News

    C4: hands off BBC scheduling

    2016-05-11T09:08:00Z

    Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has argued that there is no need for the government to interfere in the BBC’s scheduling decisions.

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    News

    RIG call on BBC to retain 'pure radio'

    2016-05-10T11:50:00Z

    The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called for reassurances from BBC director general Tony Hall that “pure radio production” would be retained under his forthcoming commissioning restructure.

  • Joanna Carr
    News

    Joanna Carr named BBC head of current affairs

    2016-05-10T11:32:00Z

    Radio 4 news and current affairs editor Joanna Carr has been appointed head of current affairs at the BBC following Fiona Campbell’s promotion.

  • Eastenders-2
    News

    NAO: five major BBC projects behind schedule

    2016-05-10T00:01:00Z

    Five out of eight critical BBC projects are behind schedule, including a two-year delay to the £15m EastEnders set rebuild, after a report identified continued “weaknesses” in management processes.

  • Lords Alli, Fowler and Lester
    News

    Cross-party peers unite in BBC defence

    2016-05-09T16:35:00Z

    A cross-party trio of peers have outlined the details of a private members bill which will be presented to parliament next month to derail a government “plot” to diminish the BBC.

  • iPlayer
    News

    BBC reveals online sign-in stats

    2016-05-09T13:05:00Z

    Almost 6.5m people have signed in to the BBC’s online services since the launch of Tony Hall’s MyBBC strategy – offering encouragement to the corporation as it steps up plans to require all visitors to log-in.

  • Gareth Gwenlan
    News

    Only Fools and Horses producer dies

    2016-05-09T12:34:00Z

    Gareth Gwenlan, the Only Fools and Horses producer and former BBC television comedy boss, has died at the age of 79.

  • David Cameron
    News

    David Cameron praises BBC’s world standing

    2016-05-09T12:15:00Z

    Prime minister David Cameron has praised the BBC in a speech warning of the perils of leaving the European Union in next month’s referendum.

  • hollow-crown
    Ratings

    Hollow Crown makes regal return

    2016-05-09T11:29:00Z

    SATURDAY: The Hollow Crown returned for a second series with its best ratings yet, as the warm weather is likely to have had a hand in Britain’s Got Talent and other shows slipping to lows.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC Studios staff to move to White City

    2016-05-09T10:01:00Z

    London-based BBC production staff will be required to move back to Broadcast Centre in White City as part of the BBC Studios plans.

  • Line Of Duty
    News

    Line of Duty switch to BBC1 confirmed

    2016-05-09T09:39:00Z

    BBC controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore has confirmed that BBC2 drama Line of Duty will move to BBC1 for its fourth series next year.

  • Peter Kosminsky
    News

    BBC buoyed at Bafta as white paper looms

    2016-05-09T09:24:00Z

    The BBC entered the week of its charter renewal white paper with a boost from the Baftas, landing 14 of the awards and receiving widespread political support.

  • Wolf Hall
    News

    Director of Wolf Hall defends the BBC

    2016-05-09T09:20:00Z

    Director Peter Kosminsky gives a passionate defence of the BBC during his Bafta acceptance speech for Best Series.

  • norton
    News

    Government to ‘force BBC to reveal talent pay’

    2016-05-09T08:47:00Z

    The BBC and the government are reportedly at loggerheads over proposals to force the corporation to reveal the pay of its top stars.

  • Arctic Live
    News

    BBC2 to broadcast live from Arctic

    2016-05-06T13:01:00Z

    The BBC is continuing its live natural history programming theme with a three-part factual series from the Canadian Arctic to air over three consecutive nights this winter.

  • Peaky Blinders
    Ratings

    BBC2's Peaky Blinders outmuscles ITV

    2016-05-06T12:40:00Z

    THURSDAY: BBC2’s gangster drama Peaky Blinders easily beat competition from ITV as Grayson Perry struggled to reach 1m viewers on Channel 4.

  • nevs-indian-call-centre
    Podcast

    Talking TV: BBC Studios & white paper

    2016-05-06T10:57:00Z

    Talking TV unpicks some of the hot topics that might appear in the white paper on charter renewal and analyses a tumultuous couple of weeks for BBC Studios.

  • David Cameron
    News

    David Cameron wades into charter debate

    2016-05-06T10:34:00Z

    Prime minister David Cameron has dealt the BBC a blow ahead of the publication of the white paper by demanding a break clause in return for the extension of the charter from 10 to 11 years, according to reports.

  • Top Gear
    News

    Linsey lifts lid on BBC Studios vision

    2016-05-05T15:11:00Z

    Mark Linsey has confirmed that “business acumen” will be the key skill required of BBC Studios’ new genre heads, as the director prepares to put in place his preferred top team.

  • Tony Hall
    News

    Tony Hall pours cold water on Reithian restructure

    2016-05-05T12:40:00Z

    Tony Hall has poured cold water on speculation that he will reorganise the BBC around its Reithian values and made clear that strong channel brands remain central to his plans.