All BBC articles – Page 464
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NewsBBC to meet C4 to discuss technology proposals
The BBC is ready to discuss sharing with Channel 4 its resources and expertise around developing video-on-demand technology in the UK.
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NewsBBC Productions eyes ‘creative headroom’
BBC Productions’ factual and daytime division hopes to revel in the “new creative headroom” afforded by the proposed quota overhaul, while remaining true to its traditional public service values.
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NewsBBC in-house fallout continues
Further details of the BBC’s radical production shake-up emerged this week, as some in-house producers voiced fears for their future in a commercial environment.
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NewsBectu seeks meeting with DG over BBC plans
Bectu has demanded a meeting with BBC director general Tony Hall after raising concerns over the corporation’s plans to radically transform in-house production.
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NewsThe Garden lands access double
High-street bank NatWest and airline Virgin Atlantic are the latest companies to open their doors for access documentaries made by The Garden Productions.
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NewsBBC to quadruple disabled talent levels
The BBC is to appoint a disability executive and aims to quadruple the level of disabled talent appearing on-screen over the next three years.
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NewsBBC Store hunts boss ahead of Simon Danker exit
BBC Worldwide is hunting for a general manager of BBC Store ahead of the departure of Simon Danker this autumn.
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RatingsToo Many Immigrants transports 3.5m
TUESDAY: Too Many Immigrants fell around 2m short of BBC1’s slot average - as BBC3’s Glasgow Girls outperformed Channel 4’s Utopia.
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CommentFinally, an end to quotas is in sight
It’s encouraging to see the BBC taking heed of indies’ calls to liberate in-house production
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NewsUnion strikes to disrupt BBC Commonweath Games coverage
The BBC’s coverage of the opening day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games faces disruption as unions agreed to strike after rejecting a revised pay offer from the corporation.
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NewsDanny Cohen signals major terms of trade shakeup
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has argued that super-indies should not receive the same terms of trade as smaller producers.
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NewsBBC rejects subscription model
BBC policy director James Heath has argued replacing the licence fee with a subscription model would create “many more losers than winners”.
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CommentBBC needs to be lean for creativity to flourish
The BBC must avoid the bureaucracy of the Birt era in its plans to cut production quotas
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NewsBBC culture committee hearing
Click to catch-up with the live blog from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s (CMSC) inquiry into the future of the BBC - which heard evidence from four of the corporation’s most senior executives.
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NewsDiscovery poaches BBC's Dominic Coles
Discovery Networks has poached BBC senior exec Dominic Coles.
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NewsLenny Henry 'fed up' of waiting for diversity boost
Comedian Lenny Henry is “fed up” of waiting for meaningful diversity initiatives to be introduced in the UK television industry.
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RatingsJacques Peretti fails to deliver
SATURDAY: Jacques Peretti’s latest instalment of The Men Who Made Us… franchise failed to repeat its previous success for BBC2.
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NewsBBCW strikes Cuba Pictures deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a first look deal with Cuba Pictures, the TV and film indie backed by literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group.
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Behind The ScenesThe Secret Life of Your Clothes, BBC
Africa is a film-maker’s dream - unless you want access to disabled facilities, says Nicole Kleeman
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NewsDanny Cohen addresses in-house quota concerns
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has addressed staff concerns over the future of in-house production.