All BBC articles – Page 537
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NewsMercury Media sells Mormon film to BBC3
BBC3 will air a re-cut version of Duck Beach to Eternity after it picked up the single film from Mercury Media.
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NewsPollard frustrated by Mitchell's failing memory
Stephen Mitchell’s failing memory about key meetings with Peter Rippon was a continuing source of frustration for Nick Pollard, when he was trying to understand why Newsnight failed to broadcast an investigation into Jimmy Savile.
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NewsLiz MacKean: BBC should trust its journalists
The decision not to run Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation breached the trust of the women who chose to share their stories, reporter Liz MacKean has said.
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NewsPollard questions role of DG as editor in chief
Nick Pollard has questioned whether the BBC’s director-general should continue to have the status of ‘editor in chief’, in his damning review of BBC news management.
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NewsSavile scandal exposed lack of trust within BBC News
The Pollard Review has revealed that “personal animosity” and a lack of trust with BBC News played a key role in the Savile scandal tumbling out of control.
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NewsPollard fall out: Mitchell resigns, Van Klaveren leaves R5L
BBC News deputy director Stephen Mitchell has resigned following the Pollard Review, and Radio 5 Live controller Adrian Van Klaveren is to move to a senior non-news role within the corporation.
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RatingsOlympics watched by 90% of UK
Over 51m viewers watched TV coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games while 31m watched the Paralympics, Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsLord McAlpine settles with BBC and ITV
Lord McAlpine has formally settled libel claims totalling more than £300k with the BBC and ITV in the High Court this morning.
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NewsPiper Alpha disaster marked by BBC2
The 25th anniversary of the world’s worst off-shore oil explosion, the Piper Alpha disaster, will be commemorated with a BBC2 documentary.
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NewsBBC opts not to replace in-house drama bosses
Kate Harwood has been promoted to head up all of the BBC’s drama output in England as part of a move that means Nick Brown and John Yorke will not be replaced.
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NewsBBC staff braced for Pollard Review
BBC staff are bracing themselves for the publication of the Pollard Review early next week as the inquiry is finalised.
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NewsBBC to broadcast England women’s Euro 2013 campaign
The BBC has committed to broadcasting all of England’s games in the UEFA European Women’s Championship next year.
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NewsBBC bags World Athletics rights from C4
The BBC has bought the rights to air 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Channel 4.
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NewsReal Hustle star cons his way across US for C5
The star of BBC3’s The Real Hustle is attempting to scam his way across the US in a new series for Channel 5.
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NewsBBC2 explores care of the elderly in ‘Protecting’ follow-up doc
Care of the elderly in Birmingham will be explored in the follow-up to BBC2’s award-winning documentary series Protecting Our Children.
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NewsBBC kicks off mentoring plan with a dozen indies
The BBC is to help 12 small indies improve their relationships with its commissioners and win more work under a new business development scheme.
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NewsGiving Savile victims a voice
ITV Studios’ Alex Gardiner reveals the painstaking investigative work behind Exposure doc
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NewsBBC crowdsourcing ideas from own staff
The BBC’s in-house production arm is aiming to harness the creativity of its 2,500 staff after launching a crowdsourcing system for programming ideas.
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NewsBBC hires Shine’s Wilde to bolster entertainment
Shine TV executive producer Leon Wilde has been hired as the editor of format entertainment for BBC Productions.
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Features2012: the year of living digitally
Andy Stout reviews the top five most significant events of the year in the increasingly digital UK broadcasting space