All BBC articles – Page 453

  • Wolfblood
    News

    Drama backs Writersroom

    2014-07-10T06:09:00Z

    Drama executives have heralded the BBC Writersroom’s role in fostering new talent amid fears that it could be sidelined as the corporation bids to cut costs.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC signals end of quotas

    2014-07-09T22:19:00Z

    The BBC plans to tear up production quotas and “liberate” in-house teams to pitch to other broadcasters in the biggest “breaking open” of the corporation in its 92-year history.

  • Rhod Gilbert
    News

    Rhod Gilbert to host Never Mind The Buzzcocks

    2014-07-09T16:07:00Z

    Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert has been signed to host the forthcoming series of BBC2’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

  • MediaCityUK
    News

    BBC relocates 220 staff to Salford

    2014-07-09T10:59:00Z

    The BBC is to move around 220 Future Media and Technology staff to its Salford base by 2015 as part of the corporation’s strategy to grow its presence outside of the capital.

  • brazil_worldcup
    Ratings

    Germany’s Brazilian blitz peaks with 14m

    2014-07-09T10:21:00Z

    TUESDAY: Germany’s 7-1 defeat of Brazil was the most watched non-England game of the World Cup.

  • Victoria Derbyshire
    News

    Victoria Derbyshire lands BBC News show

    2014-07-09T10:04:00Z

    Outgoing BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Victoria Derbyshire will join the BBC News Channel to front a daily news and current affairs programme.

  • Ed Vaizey
    News

    CDN set for investment boost

    2014-07-09T09:28:00Z

    The TV industry is planning to bolster its investment in the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) to supercharge its impact in helping the sector reflect modern Britain.

  • Hilary Salmon
    News

    BBC appoints drama heads

    2014-07-08T18:22:00Z

    BBC execs Hilary Salmon and Hilary Martin have been named as two of the three heads of drama for England, promoted to fill the role vacated by Kate Harwood.

  • Nick Prettejohn
    News

    Trust to review BBC talent pay

    2014-07-08T12:17:00Z

    Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates has been appointed to assess the scale and market impact of BBC talent pay.

  • Doctor-Who
    News

    BBCW apologises for Doctor Who leak

    2014-07-08T09:38:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has apologised for leaking several scripts from the forthcoming series of Doctor Who.

  • Ben Farrell
    News

    Objective’s Ben Farrell joins BBC

    2014-07-07T17:48:00Z

    The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has appointed Objective Productions’ Ben Farrell as an executive producer.

  • Novak Djokovic
    Ratings

    Djokovic Wimbledon victory fails to match Murray

    2014-07-07T11:49:00Z

    SUNDAY: Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon win peaked with a crowd of 10m, well down on the 17.3m that watched Andy Murray’s victory in 2013.

  • BBC
    News

    Half of UK wants BBC licence fee scrapped

    2014-07-06T00:01:00Z

    More than half of the British public are in favour of scrapping the licence fee and making the BBC self-sufficient, according to research.

  • The Great British Bake Off
    News

    Bake Off to get BBC2 spin-off show

    2014-07-04T12:30:00Z

    The Great British Bake Off may be moving to BBC1 later this year, but its life on BBC2 is not yet over as the channel prepares an Apprentice: You’re Fired-style spin-off show.

  • WDYTYA
    News

    Wall to Wall prepares WDYTYA website

    2014-07-04T12:11:00Z

    Wall to Wall Television has partnered with genealogy service Findmypast to launch a Who Do You Think You Are? website.

  • The Honourable Woman
    Ratings

    The Honourable Woman debuts with 2.1m

    2014-07-04T10:26:00Z

    THURSDAY: BBC2’s Maggie Gyllenhaal drama The Honourable Woman made a solid start, as Channel 4’s The Secret Life of Students failed to make a big impression.

  • Sir Amyas Morse
    News

    NAO chair demands BBC transparency

    2014-07-03T17:13:00Z

    National Audit Office (NAO) boss Sir Amyas Morse has urged MPs to help him gain greater access to the BBC’s accounts.

  • Alan Yentob
    News

    Yentob defends BBC diversity plan

    2014-07-03T12:53:00Z

    BBC creative director Alan Yentob has defended director general Tony Hall’s strategy to tackle diversity at the corporation.

  • Tony Jordan
    News

    Tony Jordan bemoans data-led commissioning

    2014-07-03T12:44:00Z

    Life on Mars and Hustle creator Tony Jordan has rallied against the growth of data-led drama commissioning decisions amid the rise of digital players, such as Netflix.

  • The Fall
    News

    Concerns over TV violence fall

    2014-07-03T12:40:00Z

    Complaints about violence in dramas including Ripper Street, The Fall and Downton Abbey have not led to an overall impression that scenes of brutality are increasing on television, according to Ofcom.