All BBC articles – Page 347
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RatingsDonald Trump helps BBC2 beat C4 gun doc
THURSDAY: BBC2 narrowly outgunned Channel 4 as the channels went head-to-head with US-themed documentaries.
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RatingsWatchdog beats This Time Next Year
WEDNESDAY: The revamped Watchdog outperformed ITV’s This Time Next Year – as E4 beat Channel 4 and Channel 5 with The Big Bang Theory.
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NewsIndies scrutinise BBC Studios cuts
Indies have been examining BBC Studios’ large-scale redundancy plan to cut 314 staff across its factual and scripted divisions.
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NewsFleabag indie eyes new writers
Fleabag indie Two Brothers Pictures is to become a “creative incubator” for fledgling writers and has hired its first chief operating officer to help it follow up the success of the BBC3 comedy.
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CommentBBC Studios faces tough balancing act
Hybrid structure is needed to straddle commercial and PSB worlds
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NewsBBC Studios unveils Auntie Prods
BBC Studios has dubbed Samantha Anstiss and Sam Bickley’s non-scripted division as Auntie Productions and unveiled two BBC2 commissions.
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NewsReal Marigold Hotel upgraded to BBC1
The Real Marigold Hotel is to be upgraded to BBC1 after Twofour secured a second series of the factual format.
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NewsInfographic: the Changing Face of the BBC
To mark the 80th anniverary of the world’s first regular hi-definition television service, GoCompare.com has created an interactive guide showing evolving viewing trends at the BBC.
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NewsBBC4 focuses in on photography season
BBC4 is to take a snapshot of British photography over the years with a season of programming celebrating the art.
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NewsBBC3 breaks into prison with Antidote series
Filmmaker Livvy Haydock is to front a three-part doc series investigating UK prison conditions for BBC3.
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NewsChart: breakdown of BBC Studios cuts
The large-scale redundancy drive at BBC Studios, with director Mark Linsey slashing 15% of staff, will result in 314 roles becoming redundant.Click for a breakdown of where the cuts will take effect.
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NewsBBC Studios: where the axe will fall
BBC Studios’ London-based documentary team is to be gutted and over 50 scripted roles closed as the full extent of the division’s cuts is revealed.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: The Great British Bake Off
Click to see how well the Love Productions show has fared on the BBC.
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NewsAttenborough: too much cooking on TV
TV has become saturated with cooking and gardening shows, according to former BBC2 controller David Attenborough.
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RatingsGBBO bows out on a high
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s final episode of The Great British Bake Off bowed out with a peak of 14.9m viewers – the format’s biggest overnight audience yet.
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NewsTUPE clouds tender process
Question marks over TUPE staff transfers and whether BBC Studios will include a production margin loom over the BBC’s first round of tendered shows.
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NewsBBCW & Cohen eye £50m drama deal
BBC Worldwide is closing in on an estimated £50m funding deal with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment to supercharge its drama pipeline.
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NewsBBC unveils £12m Songs of Praise tender
Retaining loyal BBC1 audiences should be a key aim of indies hoping to land a £12m contract to produce Songs of Praise, according to the BBC’s tender document.
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NewsBBC boots up Gold Rush game maker
The BBC is launching a Gold Rush ‘game maker’ to tie in with Dan Snow’s forthcoming BBC2 show – enabling audiences to create their own adventure.
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NewsBob Shennan appointed BBC director of radio
Radio 2 and 6 Music boss Bob Shennan has been appointed director of BBC Radio following last month’s promotion of James Purnell.