All BBC articles – Page 478
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NewsCBBC to visit Scream Street
CBBC has picked up a stop-motion animated series from Coolabi and Manchester-based indie Factory TM.
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NewsBBC rural affairs coverage criticised
The BBC has pledged to improve its coverage of rural affairs in network news after the BBC Trust found there is a “deficit” in its output.
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PodcastTalking TV: Broadcast Digital Awards
Hear from some of the big winners as Talking TV goes behind the scenes of the 10th Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsBBC3’s Bennett hails ‘massive vote of confidence’ in linear TV
The success of BBC3 at the Broadcast Digital Awards is a “massive vote of confidence in linear television” according to outgoing controller Zai Bennett.
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RatingsPhone hacking Panorama fails to make a splash
WEDNESDAY: BBC2’s Panorama special on phone hacking failed to make a splash after drumming up less than a million viewers.
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NewsBBC correspondent to increase disability coverage
BBC News hopes to increase awareness of disability issues with a number of on-air and digital projects after hiring its first disability correspondent.
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NewsBBC diversity plan under fire
Tony Hall will come under increased pressure to introduce commissioning quotas after his blueprint to ensure the BBC reflects modern Britain left many industry diversity champions underwhelmed.
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NewsBBC lines up female comics
A number of female comedians have put themselves forward to appear in BBC comedy entertainment shows following the corporation’s pledge to ban all-male panels, according to Mark Linsey.
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Behind The ScenesMarvellous, BBC2
Peter Bowker’s BBC2 drama Marvellous gave young trainees from a range of backgrounds a chance to gain experience alongside the crew on a real TV production
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CommentBig BBC1 debate on horizon
Trust criticism is fair, but it must be nuanced to make a difference
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NewsUnions reject BBC revised pay offer
Unions are balloting all of its members to strike after roundly rejecting the BBC’s revised pay offer.
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NewsHarding stresses importance of preserving local news
Director of BBC News and Current Affairs James Harding launches new initiatives to support local media.
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NewsBBC appoints digital exec
BBC Productions’ digital content drive is gathering pace with the promotion of Will Saunders to creative director of digital production.
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CommentBBC must be bolder on diversity
Mistakes of the past should not be repeated, says Barnie Choudhury
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NewsLenny Henry: Hall's plan won't change much
Tony Hall’s plans to boost on and off screen diversity are based on an outdated model, actor and comedian Lenny Henry told a Select Committee hearing today.
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NewsBBC Trust: BBC1 too predictable
Acting BBC Trust chairman Diane Coyle has criticised BBC1 for not taking enough risks in the highest-profile areas of its schedule.
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NewsDiane Coyle warns government influence over BBC is growing
Clearer terms of engagement between the BBC and the government must be put in place to protect the corporation’s independence, according to Diane Coyle.
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NewsTV Collective 'cautiously' welcomes BBC diversity blueprint
TV Collective founder and director Simone Pennant is cautiously optimistic about the BBC’s latest push to boost diversity on- and off-screen.
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RatingsA Question of Sport spin-off falters
SATURDAY: BBC1’s A Question of Sport spin-off launched with more than 2.7m viewers, as the World Cup continued to dominate the schedules.
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NewsHall: Lenny Henry’s diversity plan ‘not appropriate’
BBC director general Tony Hall has argued that the quota-led approach to boosting diversity put forward by Lenny Henry is “not appropriate” for the corporation.