All BBC articles – Page 404
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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RatingsLuther makes steady return
TUESDAY: Luther was on consistent form on its return to BBC1, as 4m watched Tim Peake blast off into space on BBC2.
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VideoVIDEO: Pure drama, BBC1
Sherlock, Luther and DSI Gibson team-up to showcase some of the channel’s crime hits.
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.
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RatingsBack In Time For Christmas feeds 2.7m
MONDAY: BBC2’s Back In Time For Christmas special outperformed the format’s debut, while Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald slipped by 1m viewers.
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NewsBBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra music boss to join Spotify
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra head of music George Ergatoudis will join Spotify next year to lead its in-house music curation strategy and content programming for the UK.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Last Kingdom
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Vikings saga The Last Kingdom from Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films.
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NewsBBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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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