All BBC articles – Page 347
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NewsBBC must stretch to hit diversity targets
The BBC has made no progress in improving the diversity of its most senior leaders and will need to make significant gains to hit its 2017 target.
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NewsBBC nations and regions spend declines as 2016 target looms
The BBC has fallen below its 2016 target for producing half its programming outside of London after two years of exceeding it.
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RatingsBrief Encounters & Brian Cox stay strong
MONDAY: Brief Encounters and Brian Cox’s Forces of Nature held onto their audiences as Love Island outperformed BBC2 and Channel 5.
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NewsBBC 'on-track' to deliver £700m savings
The BBC is “on track” to deliver £700m in savings by next year, having made £621m in savings in 2015/16 - the penultimate year of the savings programme.
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NewsBBC hires drama commissioner for Scotland
Gaynor Holmes has been hired as the BBC’s first drama commissioning editor for Scotland with a remit to invigorate the nation’s scripted output.
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NewsTop Gear consolidated ratings tank
The latest series of Top Gear failed to perform a ratings U-turn as consolidated figures showed it closed with 2.6m fewer viewers than Jeremy Clarkson’s last run.
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Ratings5m see Serena swoop to victory
SATURDAY: Almost 5m viewers tuned in to watch Serena Williams triumph in the ladies final at Wimbledon as Channel 4’s coverage of the F1 qualifying stages at Silverstone was watched by 1.4m (16.2%).
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RatingsGains for Euro 2016, Wimbledon and Robert Peston
SUNDAY: Portugal’s extra time victory over France in the Euro 2016 final netted more than 16m viewers, while Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win was watched by close to 14m.
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NewsCliff Richard to take legal action against the BBC
Sir Cliff Richard is to take legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police over the live raid on his house in August 2014.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsBBC3 delves into box-set factual
BBC3 is delving into box-set factual after reopening the case of a teenage boy who went missing on the Isle of Wight 20 years ago.
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NewsHat Trick plots Brexageddon satire for BBC2
The Hat Trick team responsible for BBC3’s The Revolution Will Be Televised is to produce a fast-turnaround satirical comedy for BBC2 reacting to the Brexit fallout.
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NewsCBeebies prepares dedicated games app
CBeebies is to launch a third app to host HTML5 games previously only available via the channel’s website.
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NewsBBC lines up Bake Off Christmas special
Previous contestants from The Great British Bake Off are to return to the tent for a BBC1 Christmas special.
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NewsBBC leadership team: the final eleven
BBC deputy director general Anne Bulford and director of content Charlotte Moore are in line for pay increases after both were handed expanded remits as part of yesterday’s shake-up.
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NewsBBC2 vision in the spotlight
Senior figures have backed the plan to make BBC2 the home of authored programming, and urged new channel editor Patrick Holland to cast the net wide to find distinctive voices.
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NewsTop Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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CommentRejig rewards Tony Hall lieutenants
James Purnell and Charlotte Moore are the big winners as their personal empires grow, says Chris Curtis
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NewsPurnell explains BBC Children's move
BBC Children’s new home as part of the strategy and education department will enable the corporation to learn from the “frontline” of changing audience behaviours, according to James Purnell.
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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.