All BBC articles – Page 556
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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.
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NewsBBC4 to air Ukraine film during Euro 2012
BBC4 is to air a controversial film investigating state care for children in Ukraine, timed to coincide with the country’s hosting of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
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NewsEssex Police hit by Dale Farm footage court bill
Essex Police are being forced to pay the costs of the judicial review that broadcasters organised after being asked to hand over footage captured at the Dale Farm eviction.
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NewsBBC orders more Breakaway
The BBC has commissioned a second series of daytime quiz show Breakaway from Gogglebox Entertainment, for an unspecified run.
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NewsBBC1 plans ageing season
BBC1 is planning a season tackling ageing that will include a film about centenarians and a documentary fronted by EastEnders star June Brown.
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NewsEcclestone says F1 on free TV may end
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has stated that the motor racing sport may not remain on free-to-air TV in the UK.
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NewsBroadcasters draw up social media guidelines
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have agreed a set of best-practice guidelines to help build confidence among audiences using social media to interact with TV shows.
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NewsJubilee coverage fails to match wedding
Viewers have given the BBC’s Diamond Jubilee coverage a tentative thumbs up – although approval ratings were below last year’s royal wedding.
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NewsBectu kicks off editor pay survey before BBC talks
Bectu is surveying editors working across TV over pay, after negotiations with the BBC suggested the corporation may be paying below market rate.
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NewsGreen Inc’s Many Faces Of… back for second run
Northern Irish indie Green Inc has won a second series commission for its entertainment archive show The Many Faces Of….
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NewsThompson: Jubilee email to BBC staff
BBC Director General Mark Thompson’s email to staff above the weekend’s coverage of the Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsBBC lines up second run of Matt Lucas Awards
BBC1 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Matt Lucas Awards.