All BBC articles – Page 508
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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.
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NewsThe Fall secures second series
BBC2 has ordered a second series of Gillian Anderson thriller The Fall after it became the channel’s biggest drama series launch in eight years.
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NewsJames Stephenson made BBC World News boss
BBC News at Six and News at Ten editor James Stephenson has been made BBC World News head of news.
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NewsJim Gray linked to BBC TV current affairs role
Contenders for the newly created BBC current affairs role are emerging, with former Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray being strongly linked to the job.
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NewsThe Voice set to return to BBC1
BBC1 is close to commissioning a third series of The Voice UK after judging its existing two-year, £22m deal for the talent contest a success.
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NewsBBC suspends tech boss Linwood
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood has been suspended over the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative.
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NewsBBC axes £100m DMI project
The BBC is to shut down its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project after director general Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.
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NewsDCD secures Emeli Sandé sales
Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.
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NewsA failure for women and TV
With just one female correspondent out of 11, the BBC could learn from ITV, says Lis Howell.
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NewsBBC news chief vows to hike female talent
James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.
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NewsLinsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.
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Behind The ScenesStrange Hill High, CBBC
We combined rod puppetry with groundbreaking digital techniques to bring our characters and their mysterious world to life, says Phil Chalk.
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NewsUnions reject second BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have rejected a second 2013-14 pay offer from the BBC as industrial tensions continue to simmer.
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NewsBBC restructures current affairs dept
The BBC is separating commissioning and production in its current affairs department, following director general Tony Hall’s commitment to put greater focus on the area.
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NewsBBC raises stakes in retransmission fees row
The BBC is threatening to charge Sky to carry its TV channels if an amicable agreement cannot be reached over the retransmission fees row.
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NewsBBC3 takes bigger bite of In The Flesh
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has ordered an extended series of Dominic Mitchell’s zombie drama In the Flesh.
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NewsBBC ploughs £5m into Scottish referendum
BBC director general Tony Hall is to provide BBC Scotland with a £5m cash injection for its coverage of next year’s independence referendum.