All BBC articles – Page 455
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Masterchef final peaks with 6.4m
The final of Masterchef peaked with 6.4m viewers for BBC1 on Friday, narrowly beating climax of last year’s competition.
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BBC hotel costs hit £11.6m
Securing accommodation for staff during the World Cup and for other major sporting events pushed the BBC’s hotel bill up by nearly £3m last year.
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BBC3 Bafta gongs may prompt rethink
Big Talk Productions boss Kenton Allen believes that BBC3’s success at the Bafta Television Awards could help prompt a rethink of the channel’s move online.
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Bafta 2014: the mainstream and the leftfield
Bafta 2014 was an enjoyable mix of mainstream success for ITV and less heralded programmes doing the business, most noticeably for Channel 4 and Sky.
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TV Baftas draw 5.1m
The Bafta Television Awards walked away with 5.1m viewers on Sunday – almost 1m below 2013’s seven-year high.
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BBC2 returns to The Big Allotment Challenge
Silver River’s The Big Allotment Challenge is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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Broadchurch wins big at Baftas
Broadchurch was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards, on a tough night for the BBC.
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BBC Academy to move to Birmingham
BBC North director Peter Salmon has been handed a beefed up role with responsibility for the corporation’s Bristol and Birmingham divisions as it relocates its training arm BBC Academy and HR division to the Midlands.
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Unions slam BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have branded the BBC’s pay offer “completely unacceptable” and are launching a campaign calling on the corporation to reform its remuneration structures.
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Episodes returns with 940k
Episodes returned for a third run on Wednesday with its lowest series debut audience to date, but it still managed to hold off competition from Channel 4’s Derek.
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iPlayer shorts pave way for BBC3’s move online
A collection of BBC iPlayer comedy shorts will help pave the way for BBC3’s move online next year, according to the VoD platform’s head of TV content.
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Cohen: listen to junior staff
Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to break up the “hierarchical” working structures at BBC television.
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Happy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom
Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.
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Newsnight ratings fall 5%
Ian Katz faces an uphill battle to improve Newsnight’s ratings after its audience fell 5% since he took over as editor in September last year, according to data compiled by Broadcast.
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Indies land 12 Radio Academy awards
BBC Radio 2 was crowned Radio Academy UK station of the year on Monday – as independent production companies walked away with 12 awards.
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Lords: boost election debate diversity
UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.
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TV Collective to host freelance career seminar
The TV Collective will provide career advice for TV industry freelancers at an event in London this week.
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BBC pre-recorded N-word radio show
The BBC Radio Devon show that carried a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word was pre-recorded, it has emerged.
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Eurovision hits high note
Conchita Wurst helped Eurovision score its second best ratings in eight years on Saturday.
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BBC local radio DJ quits in latest N-word scandal
David Cameron has joined Boris Johnson in condemning the BBC’s handling of a local radio DJ after he played a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word.