All BBC articles – Page 487
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NewsCohen frustrated over Quirke sound
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has expressed frustration and concern about the recent sound issues experienced in the BBC1 drama Quirke.
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NewsThe Garden opens up Tatler for BBC2
Inside Claridges-indie, The Garden Productions, is to go behind the scenes at high society magazine Tatler.
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NewsHarding: 'no escaping' BBC redundancies
BBC’s director of news and current affairs James Harding has told staff that future job cuts across the division are inescapable as the corporation ploughs ahead with its cost saving scheme.
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RatingsQuirke ends on a low note
SUNDAY: BBC1 Irish drama Quirke bowed out with a series low performance as ITV’s Soccer Aid peaked with a crowd of 6.4m.
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NewsBBC docs boss: formats could be on way back
DOCFEST: The BBC’s Emma Willis has hinted that Charlotte Moore and Kim Shillinglaw are keen to take more risks with docs on their channels - and that factual formats could be on the point of returning.
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NewsBBC and ITV score World Cup rights until 2022
The BBC and ITV have scored a deal to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.
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NewsLord Coe mulling BBC Trust role
Lord Coe, the man who oversaw the delivery of the London 2012 Olympics, is mulling whether to apply to become the next BBC Trust chairman.
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NewsBBC pays out £2m car allowance
BBC staff car allowances ran to £2m in 2013, a 12% drop on the £2.3m bill from the previous year.
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NewsFreeview and Digital UK to launch IPTV service
Freeview and Digital UK have confirmed that they are developing an internet connected TV service that will rival YouView.
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NewsWorld Cup comes to second screen
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for “the first social World Cup” as they look to take advantage of the rapid growth in internet-connected mobile devices since 2010.
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NewsBBC Trust resumes Comux payments
The BBC Trust has restarted payments to Comux, the organisation responsible for building the infrastructure for local TV, following concerns over its handling of £25m of licence fee money.
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NewsBBC to trial 4K OB at World Cup
The BBC is to broadcast the World Cup final and two other matches in Ultra HD (4K) to several closed environments, as part of its ongoing experiments with the high-resolution format.
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.
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NewsBBC3 to breathe new life into zombie genre
BBC3 may be on the chopping block but it plans to innovate ahead of its move online with a Release The Hounds-style crossgenre zombie gameshow.
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NewsHarriet Harman: licence fee alternatives must be considered
Alternatives to the BBC licence fee should be examined, according to shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, who has warned that the funding model is “a means to an end.”
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VideoVIDEO: iPlayer's Original Comedy Shorts
Click to view the trailer promoting Pett Productions’ six iPlayer shorts
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NewsBBC follows Mexican bat-man
The BBC is to follow a real-life Mexican bat-man for its latest wildlife documentary commission from Windfall Films.
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RatingsHappy Valley ends well
TUESDAY: Happy Valley concluded with its second highest audience of the series – pulling an average audience of 5.8m (26%) over its six parts.
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NewsAndrew Jackson to leave Discovery
Andrew Jackson is leaving Discovery after two years at the US broadcaster.
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NewsBBC plans News and radio job cuts
The BBC is planning to cut almost 600 jobs across its news and radio divisions, according to American business magazine Forbes.