All BBC articles – Page 505
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2014 – shortlist revealed
The complete shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2014 has been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.
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NewsBBC2 plans Civilisation special
BBC’s in-house arts magazine series The Culture Show will pave the way for the broadcaster’s Civilisation revival with a special documentary looking back on the original series.
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NewsOutline wins 14 hours of BBC content
Outline Productions has won 14 hours worth of content from the BBC, including a BBC1 show investigating dangerous driving.
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NewsPanorama editor to lead current affairs review
BBC Panorama editor Tom Giles is to step down to oversee a major review of the corporation’s current affairs output.
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RatingsMasterchef final peaks with 6.4m
The final of Masterchef peaked with 6.4m viewers for BBC1 on Friday, narrowly beating climax of last year’s competition.
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NewsBBC hotel costs hit £11.6m
Securing accommodation for staff during the World Cup and for other major sporting events pushed the BBC’s hotel bill up by nearly £3m last year.
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NewsBBC3 Bafta gongs may prompt rethink
Big Talk Productions boss Kenton Allen believes that BBC3’s success at the Bafta Television Awards could help prompt a rethink of the channel’s move online.
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NewsBafta 2014: the mainstream and the leftfield
Bafta 2014 was an enjoyable mix of mainstream success for ITV and less heralded programmes doing the business, most noticeably for Channel 4 and Sky.
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RatingsTV Baftas draw 5.1m
The Bafta Television Awards walked away with 5.1m viewers on Sunday – almost 1m below 2013’s seven-year high.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Big Allotment Challenge
Silver River’s The Big Allotment Challenge is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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NewsBroadchurch wins big at Baftas
Broadchurch was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards, on a tough night for the BBC.
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NewsBBC Academy to move to Birmingham
BBC North director Peter Salmon has been handed a beefed up role with responsibility for the corporation’s Bristol and Birmingham divisions as it relocates its training arm BBC Academy and HR division to the Midlands.
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NewsUnions slam BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have branded the BBC’s pay offer “completely unacceptable” and are launching a campaign calling on the corporation to reform its remuneration structures.
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RatingsEpisodes returns with 940k
Episodes returned for a third run on Wednesday with its lowest series debut audience to date, but it still managed to hold off competition from Channel 4’s Derek.
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NewsiPlayer shorts pave way for BBC3’s move online
A collection of BBC iPlayer comedy shorts will help pave the way for BBC3’s move online next year, according to the VoD platform’s head of TV content.
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NewsCohen: listen to junior staff
Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to break up the “hierarchical” working structures at BBC television.
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NewsHappy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom
Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.
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NewsNewsnight ratings fall 5%
Ian Katz faces an uphill battle to improve Newsnight’s ratings after its audience fell 5% since he took over as editor in September last year, according to data compiled by Broadcast.
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NewsIndies land 12 Radio Academy awards
BBC Radio 2 was crowned Radio Academy UK station of the year on Monday – as independent production companies walked away with 12 awards.
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NewsLords: boost election debate diversity
UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.