All BBC articles – Page 498
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NewsBBC2 to Meet the Puppies
BBC2 is to follow the development of six puppies in their first year of life in an RDF Television series.
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CommentThe branding of BBC2
Ahead of BBC2’s 50th birthday, Lisa Hill reflects on its evolving on-screen identity
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RatingsShetland outguns Arsenal’s European exit
BBC1’s Shetland returned with a million fewer viewers than last year’s pilot, but still outplayed ITV’s Champions League football on Tuesday.
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NewsBBC battles to get Family Guy on iPlayer
The BBC is to redouble its efforts to resolve a long-running dispute with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox Television to feature Family Guy on iPlayer following the decision to shift BBC3 online.
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NewsPurnell warns against licence fee evasion plans
James Purnell has argued that decriminalising licence fee evasion would present a “huge risk” to the future of certain BBC services.
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NewsBBC1 lines up third David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in the Dress for its third Christmas collaboration with the Little Britain Star.
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NewsMPs bid to reverse BBC3 decision
Labour MP John McDonnell has tabled an Early Day Motion in parliament calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to close BBC3 as a television channel.
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NewsAdam Curtis and Frankie Boyle lead iPlayer originals
Adam Curtis, Bob Mortimer and Frankie Boyle are among a slew of stars commissioned to create original content for the revamped BBC iPlayer.
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NewsBBC beefs up iPlayer
The BBC has overhauled the design of the iPlayer online with an emphasis on images to make it easier for users to discover shows they are interested in.
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NewsBennett: BBC3 must ‘redouble’ efforts online
BBC3 must “redouble” its efforts to grow talent and take creative risks if it moves online next year, according to Zai Bennett.
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NewsBBC to call for licence fee increase
The BBC is set to argue for the licence fee to be linked to inflation when it enters licence fee negotiations next year.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw emerges as BBC2 frontrunner
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next controller of BBC2.
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NewsBBC3: Danny Cohen takes to Twitter
BBC director of television Danny Cohen took to Twitter to discuss the decision to shift BBC3 online with viewers.
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CommentOpponents of BBC3 move are in denial
The youth channel has to stay relevant in the online battleground, says Steve Ackerman
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NewsWomen directors focus of BBC scheme
Directors UK and the BBC are piloting a workshop for women TV directors who are keen to return to work after a career break or reposition their career.
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NewsLicence fee cut will put spotlight on BBC4
Danny Cohen has said BBC4 will remain a TV channel in the short term – but warned that a tough licence fee settlement would put the factual channel next in the firing line.
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NewsCohen: dropping BBC3 will stop content cuts
The BBC faces making unilateral programming budget cuts of up to 25% if BBC3 is not taken off air, according to Danny Cohen.
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VideoVIDEO: W1A
Click for an interview with Hugh Bonneville, who plays Ian Fletcher in new BBC comedy W1A.