All BBC articles – Page 500
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NewsBBCW bolsters European VoD
BBC Worldwide is to improve the metadata supporting its VoD content across Europe following a deal with TV intelligence provider EBS.
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NewsBBC apologises over Clare Balding sexuality joke
The BBC has admitted that it was “wrong” to broadcast a Radio 5 Live quiz show which discussed “curing” Clare Balding of homosexuality.
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NewsBBC beefs up child protection policies
The BBC has formed a high-level child protection steering group as part of a number of changes to its policies on working with young people following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsBBC planning £40m Maida Vale redevelopment
The BBC is prepared to spend up to £40m on a major redevelopment of its 104-year-old Maida Vale Studios in west London.
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RatingsMixed results for BBC4 and Sky female comedies
BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women failed to make a big impression on Thursday, but Psychobitches more than doubled Sky Arts’ slot average.
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NewsBBC faces fresh sex abuse claims
Sexual abuse allegations have been levelled against 40 of the BBC’s existing staff and contributors since the Jimmy Savile scandal erupted last year.
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NewsBBC set for ‘most digital Glastonbury ever’
The BBC is gearing up to broadcast more than 250 hours of content from Glastonbury as it looks to the apply the Olympics formula to the music festival.
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FeaturesQ&A: Tracy Forsyth, BBC Worldwide
Top pitching tips from the BBC Worldwide vice-president of commissioning.
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NewsExpert Women training day heads to Glasgow
The next BBC Academy training day aimed at boosting the number of expert women contributors appearing in TV news and current affairs is to be held in Glasgow in August.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.
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NewsBBC2 dishes up pub grub series
BBC2 is preparing to serve up new cookery talent with a series exploring pub grub and another about spicing up British food with exotic ingredients.
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NewsBBC mulls DMI alternatives
The BBC could face a bill of many more millions of pounds if it attempts to salvage what remains of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) by purchasing off-the-shelf technology.
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NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
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Behind The ScenesThe White Queen, BBC1
Combining three of Philippa Gregory’s Wars of the Roses novels into one 10-part television series was like a Mensa test, says Emma Frost
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NewsDate set for inquest into death of BBC journalist
An inquest into the death of BBC journalist Russell Joslin, who apparently committed suicide following a series of workplace harassment claims, is to take place on 5 July.
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NewsMinnow Films hires Our War exec producer
Minnow Films has hired Colin Barr, the Bafta-winning executive producer behind Our War, as creative director as it expands into drama.
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NewsBBCW reveals second Labs wave
A pilot login system for children which relies on visual recognition has helped developers Peekabu Studios become one of the next wave of start-ups to join the BBC Worldwide Labs scheme.
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NewsMargaret Thatcher funeral drives iPlayer viewing
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral has become one of BBC iPlayer’s most watched live TV broadcasts - only falling behind the corporation’s London 2012 Olympics coverage.
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NewsBBC turns on radio downloads
BBC plans to make radio content available to download on iPlayer have been given the greenlight.
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NewsBBC1 confirms return of The Voice
BBC1 has confirmed that The Voice UK will return after it signed a deal for a third series of the singing contest.