All BBC articles – Page 352

  • Bannan
    News

    BBC Alba seeks 'parity' with S4C

    2016-09-12T12:20:00Z

    BBC Alba and its supporters have called for “greater parity” between the Gaelic broadcaster and its Welsh counterpart S4C as part of charter renewal. 

  • Victoria
    Ratings

    Victoria extends lead over Poldark

    2016-09-12T10:31:00Z

    WEEKEND: ITV’s Victoria stretched its lead over BBC1’s Poldark as Joanna Lumley also boosted the commercial broadcaster.

  • karren_bradley
    News

    Report: BBC to concede talent pay to secure board independence

    2016-09-12T10:17:00Z

    Culture secretary Karen Bradley is reported to have struck a deal with the BBC which will force the corporation to publish talent salaries well below the £450,000 threshold already agreed.

  • Tony Hall
    News

    Hall, Hunt and Purnell lead RTS conference line-up

    2016-09-09T12:32:00Z

    Tony Hall will share the stage with C4’s Jay Hunt, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, BBC’s James Purnell and Sky Atlantic’s Zai Bennett at the Royal Television Socety’s London Conference later this month.

  • alison_kirkham.jpg
    News

    Kirkham confirmed as BBC factual boss

    2016-09-08T13:14:00Z

    Back In Time For Dinner commissioner Alison Kirkham has been confirmed as the BBC’s head of factual commissioning, more than a year after being installed in the role on a temporary basis.

  • stick-man-2
    News

    Magic Light lands BBC1 Christmas animation

    2016-09-08T12:23:00Z

    Magic Light Pictures is adapting Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Highway Rat for BBC1.

  • Obesity - The Post Mortem
    Features

    Obesity - The Post Mortem

    2016-09-08T08:20:00Z

    Filming a post-mortem for BBC3 took us on a long and emotional journey, but the result is an eye-opening documentary, says Melanie Archer

  • Sky
    News

    Sky shifts gear for VR drive

    2016-09-08T07:10:00Z

    Sky has kicked off an ambitious push into commissioning virtual reality (VR) content as the BBC maintains a watching brief on consumer appetite for the format.

  • GBBO Germany
    News

    BBC Worldwide fund backs 20 shows

    2016-09-08T07:08:00Z

    BBC Worldwide is developing 20 non-scripted projects as part of its Paper to Pitch fund and has backed its first commission.

  • Life In The Air
    News

    NHU set for transformation

    2016-09-08T07:03:00Z

    The BBC’s Natural History Unit is to become more “entrepreneurial” under the leadership of Julian Hector as it prepares to make programmes for third-party broadcasters for the first time.

  • Motherland
    Ratings

    Motherland boosts BBC2 pilot season

    2016-09-07T12:03:00Z

    TUESDAY: Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan’s comedy Motherland was the second most-watched pilot of BBC2’s New on Two season. 

  • Alexandra Shulman
    Behind The Scenes

    Inside British Vogue, BBC2

    2016-09-07T11:30:00Z

    The opportunity to make a series about a major British institution doesn’t usually just fall into your lap, says Katie Buchanan

  • James May: The Reassembler
    News

    James May's slow TV format returns

    2016-09-07T09:45:00Z

    Plum Pictures’ slow TV format The Reassembler has landed a recommission from BBC4.

  • Alan Bennett’s Diaries
    News

    BBC2 finalises Saturday arts strand

    2016-09-06T17:39:00Z

    BBC2 is preparing a slate of experimental Saturday night arts programming to offer viewers an alternative to BBC1 and ITV’s entertainment formats.

  • Strictly
    News

    Trust prepares final BBCS consultation

    2016-09-06T09:37:00Z

    The BBC Trust is preparing to kick off an eight-week consultation into the commercialisation of BBC Studios later this month after the production unit submitted its formal application.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC pressure group demands audience forum

    2016-09-05T12:44:00Z

    Campaign group Save Our BBC has called for the creation of a licence fee payers’ forum as the government prepares to publish the BBC’s draft charter.

  • victoria
    Ratings

    Victoria triumphs over Poldark

    2016-09-05T10:15:00Z

    WEEKEND: Victoria reigned over Poldark in the Sunday drama battle as The X Factor piled on 1.5m viewers on Saturday evening and Strictly scored its highest rated-launch.

  • Patrick Holland
    News

    Moore and Holland hail ‘empowering’ BBC structure

    2016-09-02T12:54:00Z

    BBC content chiefs Charlotte Moore and Patrick Holland have claimed that the new commissioning structure will “empower” creatives rather than centralise decision-making.

  • iPlayer
    News

    Businesses exposed to licence fee crackdown

    2016-09-02T12:23:00Z

    Millions of businesses could be forced to buy a TV licence if their staff or customers watch BBC iPlayer on their premises, following the corporation’s move to close the digital loophole.

  • Julian Hector
    News

    BBC Studios appoints NHU chief

    2016-09-02T10:24:00Z

    BBC Studios has appointed veteran wildlife producer Julian Hector as head of the Natural History Unit.