All BBC articles – Page 566
-
NewsITN chief warns against police demands for footage
ITN chief executive John Hardie has warned that orders by police to hand over footage “strikes at the heart” of independent TV news after being ordered to hand over substantial footage from the Dale Farm evictions in October.
-
RatingsMake Bradford British starts strongly
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s exploration of multiculturalism in Bradford began strongly, outperforming its slot average by around 800k viewers.
-
NewsIndies win Radio 1 contracts
BBC Radio 1 shows including Annie Nightingale, Benji B and Matt Edmondson are to be produced by indies for the first time as the station opens up external indies.
-
NewsHorrocks: relocation will give BBCW influence
World Service staff could start feeding into network productions at the BBC, as its 1,400 London-based team members relocate to join the rest of the corporation.
-
NewsHenson in talks with BBC for puppet show
The Jim Henson Company is creating a set of puppets for BBC1 to appear in what is hoped will become a new Saturday teatime series.
-
NewsBroadcasters to appeal Dale Farm footage ruling
The NUJ, BBC, ITN, BSkyB and Hardcash Productions are appealing a Crown Court order for them to hand over footage to the police that was recorded during the Dale Farm evictions.
-
News
BBC2 to probe Mitt Romney's Mormonism
The Mormon beliefs of US presidential candidate Mitt Romney is to be examined in a new documentary for BBC2.
-
NewsBBC Daytime head given peaktime powers
BBC Daytime controller Liam Keelan has been given responsibility for an additional 30 hours of peaktime programming.
-
NewsFemale line up for BBC2's Orbit
BBC2 is to launch a new factual series investigating how the Earth’s journey through space affects us on the ground, with an all-female line up.
-
NewsIdea of splitting DG role mooted again
The possibility of splitting the BBC’s top job has emerged once again, as headhunters put together a succession plan for Mark Thompson’s departure.
-
NewsCut BBC radio execs to meet savings, report says
The BBC could save £11m from its local radio service without having to resort to sharing programmes, according to a new report.
-
NewsWould I Lie To You gets sixth run
Comedy panel show Would I Lie To You? will return to BBC1 for a sixth series in an earlier, pre-watershed slot.
-
NewsBBC drama head leaves for Kudos
The BBC’s creative director of drama production is leaving to return to Spooks indie Kudos.
-
NewsBBC and ITV resolve Love Life clash
Love has broken out between the BBC and ITV after the two broadcasters resolved a clash that could have seen them air romantic dramas with the same name.
-
NewsBBC doubles Neighbourhood Blues
BBC Daytime has ordered a double-length run of crime ob doc series Neighbourhood Blues.
-
NewsProspect Cymru explores rise in metal theft for BBC1
BBC1 is to explore the surge in metal theft around the UK in a 10.35pm doc made by DCD-owned Prospect Cymru.
-
NewsThe Voice opts for multiplatform content over spin-off
BBC1 talent show The Voice will be supported by a major multiplatform push by producer Wall to Wall that will effectively take the place of a spin-off show.
-
NewsBBC Bristol execs exit ahead of factual move
Bristol-based BBC execs Andrew Jackson and Ben Gale are leaving the corporation amid the relocation of its Birmingham factual team to the city.
-
NewsBBC3 rejigs QT spin-off
BBC3 series Young Voters’ Question Time is being overhauled, rebranded and expanded into a regular monthly format, with Formula One presenter Jake Humphrey taking on hosting duties.
-
NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.