All BBC articles – Page 538
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NewsKevin Eldon to front BBC2 series
Brass Eye and Alan Partridge comedian Kevin Eldon has been handed his own BBC series, a mixture of sketches, songs, characters and guests.
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NewsPetition calls for independent DG
More than 45,000 people have signed a petition calling for the BBC Trust to “safeguard” the corporation’s independence when it hires the next director general.
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NewsBBC strikes writer deal
The BBC and Writers Guild have reached a landmark agreement creating a new model for writers payments that could lead to an increase in payments.
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NewsHunt grilled over 4G disruption plans
The debate over how the government will ensure TV reception is not damaged by the 4G network hit parliament yesterday as cross-party MPs grilled Jeremy Hunt over his plans.
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NewsEx-Lion exec joins BBC Academy
The BBC has appointed a former Lion and Silver River exec to help enhance training offered to staff in Vision.
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NewsBBC's Jubilee coverage draws 5m global viewers
Nearly 5 million people around the world tuned into the BBC’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsBBC second only to YouTube in online viewing
Multiplatform video viewing in the UK grew to 18,000 years of content in April, according to a Nielsen report that included mobile and tablets for the first time.
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RatingsBBC3's Dead Boss debuts with 500k
New Sharon Horgan sitcom Dead Boss opened with nearly half a million viewers on BBC3, proving the most-watched multichannel show in its slot.
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NewsWall to Wall out of pocket on The Voice
Production of The Voice UK went significantly over its allotted budget, leaving indie Wall to Wall out of pocket to the tune of a high six-figure sum, Broadcast has learned.
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CommentHow we turned The Voice into a tweet sensation
Garret Keogh passes on what he learned developing the BBC show’s online elements.
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NewsBBC commissioner joins senior team at Twenty Twenty
A BBC factual, features and formats commissioner is leaving to take up a new post at Shed Media indie Twenty Twenty.
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NewsDimbleby to set sail as BBC orders art doc trio
BBC arts commissioner Mark Bell is to send Question Time host David Dimbleby sailing around the UK in one of three new in-house series.
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NewsBBC trials mobile streaming ahead of London 2012
The BBC is to offer ‘red-button-style’ video streaming to mobiles from a live event for the first time at the Hackney Weekend, as it readies its technology for the Olympics.
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NewsBBC kicks off beta of 55 radio station sites
The BBC has rolled out a series of beta websites across its portfolio of radio stations in a bid to prove a consistent experience across the network.
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NewsObjective's Magic returning to CBBC
CBBC series Help My Supply Teacher is Magic will return for a second run.
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NewsThe Voice trumps Strictly as top BBC launch
The Voice UK is BBC1’s biggest entertainment launch since records began, even beating the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsOffice exec returns to BBC comedy
Ash Atalla, executive producer of seminal comedy The Office, has revealed details of a new sitcom for BBC3 starring Greg Davies and Andy Samberg.
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NewsEntwistle joins BBCW board
The BBC has strengthened links between its public and commercial arms by creating a place on BBC Worldwide’s executive board for the director of Vision.
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NewsHorrible Histories Jubilee sketches will never be aired
Horrible Histories sketches commissioned for the BBC’s Jubilee coverage will never see the light of day, its producer has confirmed.