All BBC articles – Page 475
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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.
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RatingsWorld Cup scores over 75% share
SUNDAY: Germany’s World Cup triumph over Argentina peaked with a combined share of over 75% as a high of 20m viewers tuned in to the final.
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NewsBBC appoints director of audiences
The BBC has hired Nick North from research business GfK as director of audiences.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC quotas & Secret Life of Students
This week Talking TV focuses on the BBC’s proposal to scrap its quota system - and goes behind the digital rig of Channel 4’s Secret Life Of Students.
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NewsBBC pilots Nina Conti variety show
The BBC is piloting a variety show hosted by comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti.
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RatingsChampneys undone by Masterchef semi
THURSDAY: ITV’s one-off doc about luxury health spa Champneys fell well short of slot average despite the absence of World Cup football.
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NewsBBC production plans a ‘historic moment’
Plans to break open the BBC’s television supply model have been hailed as a “historic moment” for the UK television industry – but some have warned that the changes will be fraught with difficulty.
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NewsBBC radio must follow TV lead
The BBC has been urged by senior industry execs to extend its plans to scrap television quotas to the radio sector.
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NewsLord Burns sounds note of caution over BBC plans
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has voiced concerns about the future of the indie sector and the licence fee following Tony Hall’s plans to scrap BBC quotas.
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NewsHall: BBC must ‘compete or compare’ to survive
Tony Hall has unveiled plans to introduce a “compete or compare” culture at the BBC to ensure the corporation is on the strongest footing possible going into charter renewal negotiations next year.
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NewsThe industry reacts: TV execs on BBC quota plans
Tony Hall’s plans to tear up quotas at the BBC and ‘liberate’ in-house production has been largely welcomed by the indie sector and rival broadcasters.
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NewsTony Hall: speech in full
The director general outlined his plans for major changes to BBC Productions at City University in London earlier today.