All BBC articles – Page 557
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NewsBBC defends Frozen Planet fakery claims
The BBC has defended itself against allegations of fakery directed toward natural history series Frozen Planet.
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NewsBBC AI scores rise again
The BBC has seen yet another climb in audience appreciation, with BBC4 back on top.
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NewsBBC cleared of phone hacking
There is no evidence phone hacking or bribery amongst BBC journalists, an internal review has concluded.
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NewsITV boss bemoans lack of new entertainment shows
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has pointed to a dearth of fresh entertainment shows in the industry.
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Comment'Gerry was mentoring before it was invented'
BBC producer Geraldine McClelland died at the Dignitas Clinic yesterday. Donna Taberer and the industry at large remembers her.
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NewsYearly ratings plummet
This year’s ratings reveal some major headaches for the commercial PSBs: Channel 4 is on course to miss its 7% share target, Channel 5’s gamble on Big Brother has not paid off and ITV1’s 2010 ratings renaissance is over.
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NewsBBC pushes case for diversity
Results of a major research project for the Cultural Diversity Network are to be published next year.
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NewsHealey seeks answers in first major BBC3 series
BBC3 has handed immersive doc specialist Cherry Healey her first major series, in which she will examine the challenges faced by women in modern Britain.
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NewsSilver River puts retired people to work for BBC1
The BBC is to explore the effects of the country’s ageing workforce in a constructed experiment documentary that follows 2010’s The Day The Immigrants Left and this year’s The Street That Cut Everything.
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NewsBBC1 collars Doorstep Crime series
Gloria Hunniford is to front a new daytime series for BBC1 that will help viewers avoid the tricks of cold calling con-men.
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NewsBBC to mark Titanic centenary
The BBC is to recount the tragic story of the Titanic through performance, documentary and archive footage exactly 100 years after the ocean giant sank.
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NewsDQF cost £750,000 and rising
The BBC’s Delivering Quality First process has cost the corporation more than £750,000, a new FOI response has revealed.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer to roll out on new platforms
BBC Worldwide has revealed the first results for its on-demand service Global BBC iPlayer, which is set to roll out on iPhone and iPod Touch this week.
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NewsSienna Miller to star in BBC2 Hitchcock drama
Alfred Hitchcock’s obsessive relationship with actress Tippi Hedren is to be the subject of a new BBC2 drama about the master of suspense starring Toby Jones and Sienna Miller.
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NewsBBC2 to profile John Craven
The BBC is producing a one-off documentary on the legendary broadcaster John Craven to be broadcast on Christmas Eve.
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NewsOfcom clears news coverage of Gaddafi's death
Ofcom has cleared news coverage of Colonel Gaddafi’s death across a spectrum of broadcasters.
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NewsBBC2 to unveil 'unseen' Austen
A previously unseen portrait of author Jane Austen will be revealed in a BBC2 documentary this Christmas.
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NewsMoffat clears up Doctor Who film rumours
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has insisted that a feature film would be kept within the BBC, following reports that it was set for a Hollywood makeover.
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NewsGoodies star to front BBC animal show
The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor and comedian Charlie Baker are to star in a BBC1 entertainment pilot about animals.
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NewsBBC Radio explores third-party tie-ups
BBC Radio will kick off discussions early next year with digital music providers including Last FM, Spotify and We7 to investigate potential collaborations.