All BBC articles – Page 358
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RatingsCitizen Khan closes on 2.3m
FRIDAY: Citizen Khan drew to a close on BBC1 with fewer viewers than last year despite a strong start to the series.
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RatingsEuro 2016 draw peaks with 2.3m
SATURDAY: England learned their Euro 2016 fate in front of a peak of 2.3m viewers on BBC2.
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RatingsThe X Factor final slumps to record low
SUNDAY: The X Factor final crashed to its lowest audience on record as Louisa Johnson triumphed in ITV’s singing competition.
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NewsiPlayer launches on Apple TV
BBC Store customers will be able to stream their purchases via mobile and tablet devices for the first time – as iPlayer launches on Apple TV.
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RatingsBBC Music Awards hits bum note
THURSDAY: The BBC Music Awards lost nearly 1.5m viewers on last year, while Hunderby crashed to a new low and The Last Kingdom came to a close.
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NewsWolf Hall leads Brit charge at Golden Globes
BBC2 drama Wolf Hall will lead the British charge at the Golden Globe Awards after bagging three nominations.
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NewsHeggessey accuses government of being ‘underhand’ over C4
Lorraine Heggessey has attacked the government for the “underhand” way it has handled the potential Channel 4 sell-off and warned that the UK broadcasting ecology could change “very suddenly”.
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NewsBBC confirms News at Ten extension
The BBC has confirmed that the News at Ten will be extended by 10 minutes following a five-month trial in the run-up to the general election.
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NewsBBC suspends reporter over Tyson Fury remarks
The BBC has suspended a Northern Irish reporter who expressed anger at the corporation’s refusal to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year (SPOTY) shortlist.
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RatingsPrey stumbles on ITV return
WEDNESDAY: ITV drama Prey was not even close to repeating the success it enjoyed last year after it was locked up by The Apprentice.
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Behind The ScenesWe’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, BBC2
A drama about the birth of Dad’s Army reveals the behind-the-scenes conflict over the classic sitcom - and how it almost didn’t happen. Olly Grant meets the team telling the tale
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NewsBBC Brit back in for content
BBC Worldwide has bolstered its male-skewing channel BBC Brit with two major series and an updated commissioning brief.
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NewsITV and BBC in war of words
Tensions between ITV and the BBC were aggravated again this week, as the UK’s two biggest public service broadcasters exchanged barbs over charter renewal.
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NewsPeter Salmon reveals timetable for BBC Studios plan
Peter Salmon has set out the BBC’s preferred timetable for commercialising its in-house production division and accepted that its shows could be tendered out in the future.
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NewsSalmon makes case for BBC Studios
BBC Studios director Peter Salmon has warned that in-house production faces “long-term decline”, unless controversial plans to commercialise the division are approved.
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NewsBBC 'interested' in offering iPlayer across EU
Licence fee payers could be able to access iPlayer while in the EU within two years amid European Commission (EC) plans to modernise copyright rules.
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NewsBill Turnbull to front BBC quiz
Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.
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VideoVIDEO: And Then There Were None, BBC1
Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Productions’ adaptation of the author’s masterpiece
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NewsBBC under pressure over Tyson Fury SPOTY nomination
Pressure is mounting on the BBC to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year nominations list after he expressed homophobic and sexist views.
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NewsAdam Crozier: merge BBC2 and BBC4
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has urged the BBC to stay calm during charter renewal debate, while suggesting a range of efficiency proposals including merging BBC2 and BBC4.