All BBC articles – Page 413
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RatingsRock ‘n’ Roll America serenades 1m
FRIDAY: Rock ‘n’ Roll America became BBC4’s best-rated show in eight months as it bowed out in front of an audience of almost 1m viewers.
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NewsBBC green paper puts contestable funding back on the radar
Licence fee funds could be up for grabs in genres including news, drama, documentaries, arts, and children’s after the government floated the idea of contestable funding in the BBC green paper.
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RatingsJohn Bishop bows out with 3m
SATURDAY: The John Bishop Show bowed out with 3m viewers on BBC1 as ITV’s boxing coverage drew a peak crowd of almost 2.5m.
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NewsWhittingdale 'surprised' by BBC reaction to green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has said he was “a little surprised” at the BBC’s reaction to the government green paper on the future of the corporation.
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NewsNick Robinson to front Sir Alex Ferguson documentary
The BBC’s outgoing political editor Nick Robinson is to present a special BBC1 documentary on former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
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CommentContestable funding offers a lifeline for childrens' TV
The government’s proposals for contestable funding is a welcome move, says Oli Hyatt.
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NewsGovernment considers scaling back BBC in-house
The government has questioned whether the BBC’s in-house production division should be scaled back in its green paper on the corporation’s future.
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CommentTime to challenge the government’s BBC agenda
The charter renewal green paper makes insidious reading for the BBC, but Jake Kanter argues that there is plenty of hope for Auntie yet.
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NewsJames Purnell: charter renewal paper ‘depressing’
BBC strategy boss James Purnell has branded the government’s charter renewal green paper “depressing” in a heated debate with Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover on Newsnight.
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NewsTrust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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NewsLicence fee enforcement ‘appropriate and fair’
The existing licence fee enforcement system is “appropriate and fair”, according to a government-commissioned report on decriminalising the BBC’s funding method.
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NewsBBC green paper and consultation in full
The government has published a green paper that will set the stage for a 12-week consultation on BBC charter renewal.
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NewsBBC slams government green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has unveiled a green paper on the future of the BBC which the corporation has claimed could herald a “much diminished, less popular” BBC.
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NewsCohen ‘coordinated' celebrity letter backing the BBC
Michael Palin has confirmed that BBC director of television Danny Cohen helped coordinate a letter signed by nearly 30 celebrities calling on the prime minister to protect the corporation.
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Behind The ScenesCuffs, BBC1
First-time director and former rally driver Nick Rowland is in the hot seat for the climax of BBC1’s pacy crime series. Adrian Lobb visits him on set
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CommentDigital strategy key for BBCW
Smart manoeuvring can help Davie meet targets, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsBBCW looks to digital future
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie is determined not to suffer the same fate as the music industry by ensuring his distribution business remains profitable as it makes the transition to digital.
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NewsWho’s scrutinising the BBC?
The BBC has few obvious friends on culture secretary John Whittingdale’s charter renewal advisory board.
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NewsBBC gets on the front foot
The BBC used the publication of its annual report to get on the front foot after a bruising period in the run-up to charter renewal negotiations with the government.
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NewsBBC hints at radical genre move
BBC director general Tony Hall has hinted that a radical overhaul of the corporation’s commissioning structures may be modelled on the approach already being applied to music and arts.