All BBC articles – Page 345
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RatingsCountry Life doc lands 1.3m
FRIDAY: Jane Treays’ documentary about Country Life magazine was unable to compete with her previous BBC2 series about high-end hotel Claridge’s.
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NewsBBC seeks BAME trainee script editors
The BBC is seeking “passionate” candidates from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds keen to get their first experience in drama script editing.
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NewsBBC World Service experiments with chat apps
The BBC World Service will launch two pilots this weekend distributing content via messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
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RatingsToo few viewers for Too Much TV
THURSDAY: BBC2’s new live teatime show Too Much TV wobbled in its first week, as the second series of Bear Grylls: Mission Survive failed to match last year’s opener.
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FeaturesHer Story: the Female Revolution, BBC World News
Films of Records’s Neil Grant on partnering with advertising agency JWT Entertainment.
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NewsChannel 4 leads RTS nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the Royal Television Programme Awards, including all three nominations in the single drama category.
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NewsBBC3 shows cut through in first week online
Cuckoo and Life And Death Row were among the top 10 most-watched programmes online in BBC3’s first week as a digital-only proposition, according to figures from Barb.
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NewsBectu demands BBC halts Studios plans
Bectu has urged the BBC halt to plans to set up BBC Studios as a separate entity, following director Peter Salmon’s decision to “jump ship” to Endemol Shine Group.
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NewsBBC fails to make strides in boosting staff diversity
The BBC made little or no progress in improving the diversity of its workforce last year, despite a pledge from director general Tony Hall to make a “tangible difference” on the issue.
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NewsFive lessons the BBC must learn from the Jimmy Savile scandal
The BBC said it would implement Dame Janet Smith’s recommendations in full after the publication of her damning 1,220-page report on Jimmy Savile last week. But what were these conclusions, and how will the BBC respond?
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NewsPlans for BBC take shape
John Whittingdale looks ready to task the BBC’s new governance regime with ensuring the corporation sharpens up its approach to distinctiveness.
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CommentWhy make BBC1 less popular?
Quality is just as important as distinctiveness to licence fee payers
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NewsPeter Salmon’s exit rocks BBC Studios
The person tasked with rebuilding BBC Studios will be named this month after Peter Salmon’s move to Endemol Shine Group shocked the industry and rocked in-house production.
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NewsBBC: Apprentice and HIGNFY at risk under government plans
The BBC has argued that it would be forced to axe shows including The Antiques Roadshow,The Apprentice and Have I Got News For You to meet distinctiveness targets set out in a government-commissioned report.
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RatingsHappy Valley hits record share
TUESDAY: Happy Valley recorded its highest-ever viewing share – as almost a third of people watching TV tuned in to the hit crime drama.
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Behind The ScenesStag, BBC2
We went full ‘method’ in recreating the stag do from hell in the Scottish Highlands, says Jim Field Smith
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NewsWhittingdale: BBC must be more distinctive
John Whittingdale will require the BBC to become more distinct from its commercial rivals under charter renewal – and has promised to close the iPlayer loophole as swiftly as possible.
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NewsIn full: John Whittingdale's keynote at the Oxford Media Convention
Click to see the full copy of the culture secretary’s speech to delegates.
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NewsGovernment warned to heed public affection for BBC
The BBC Trust has claimed that it is “very important” that the government take heed of public support voiced for the corporation as part of the consultation on charter renewal.