All BBC articles – Page 392
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NewsBBC widens hunt for next Voice
BBC entertainment boss Alan Tyler will look beyond the UK’s most established indies to find a successor for The Voice UK, arguing that the wrangle over the format shows the corporation is increasingly exposed to “cosy corporate gazumping”.
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NewsMaria Eagle appointed shadow culture secretary
Labour’s former defence secretary Maria Eagle has pledged to defend the BBC from Tory cuts after being appointed shadow culture secretary this morning.
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RatingsSilent Witness edges Ant and Dec doc
MONDAY: BBC1’s Silent Witness edged Ant and Dec’s Prince Charles documentary on a strong night for TV viewing.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts ‘business critical’ development chief
BBC Studios is on the hunt for a head of development as part of a recruitment processes that raises questions about the central development unit put in place by Danny Cohen only two years ago.
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RatingsFestive ratings highlights: Sherlock, Dickensian & Fungus
BBC dramas And Then There Were None, Dickensian and Sherlock performed strongly over the festive period, as ITV’s scripted efforts struggled and Fungus The Bogeyman helped Sky 1 to its best audience of 2015.
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NewsBBC3 unwraps new logo
BBC3 has unveiled a new logo ahead of its move to become an online-only proposition.
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NewsBBC unveils Blick and McGovern dramas
BBC controller of drama Polly Hill has unveiled 35 hours of fresh drama commissions, including work from Jimmy McGovern, Hugo Blick and Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett.
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NewsChristmas catch up: what you may have missed
ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period
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NewsOfcom opens door for BBC Studios
The launch of BBC Studios is likely to benefit viewers but could result in “tension” for the corporation’s commissioners, according to an Ofcom report.
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RatingsBBC2 triumphs with Dad's Army Story
TUESDAY: We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story reeled in BBC2’s biggest audience for a single drama of the year.
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NewsBectu: BBC staff 'betrayed' by Studios plan
Bectu has slammed the BBC’s decision to tender its hit shows to the independent sector as a “betrayal” of its responsibilities to in-house production.
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NewsBBC promotes Postgate to lead technology division
BBC Engineering boss Matthew Postage has been appointed chief technology officer of the corporation’s newly-merged technology division.
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VideoVIDEO: The Story of Aardman, BBC1
Boxing Day film about the animation firm, featuring Hugh Grant, David Tennant and Timothy Spall.
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NewsTop Gear exec Lisa Clark steps down
Top Gear executive producer Lisa Clark is to leave the rebooted motoring format after just five months in the role.
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RatingsJohn Bishop outperforms Downton Abbey tribute
MONDAY: John Bishop’s evening of festive entertainment won the 9pm slot as 2.5m tuned in to Bafta’s tribute to Downton Abbey on ITV.
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NewsBBC headhunter bill hits five-year high
The BBC spent more on headhunters in 2014/15 than it has in five years, taking its total outlay on external recruiters to nearly £2.3m since 2010.
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NewsBBC to tender 40% of in-house shows
The BBC has performed a dramatic U-turn and announced plans to tender out 40% of in-house shows to the indie sector within two years of launching BBC Studios under a wide-ranging agreement with Pact.
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RatingsStrictly final up 800,000 on last year
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a peak of more than 12m viewers as boyband star Jay McGuiness took home the trophy.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.