All BBC articles – Page 582
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NewsBBC compliance to be 'dialled down'
The head of BBC’s editorial policy team has said he will look at reducing compliance requirements where possible – though stressed regulation would never become “light touch”.
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NewsNorth One signs up boat man Guy for push into talent
Guy Martin, the TT motorcycle rider plucked from obscurity to front BBC1’s The Boat That Guy Built, has been signed up by indie North One Television as it kicks off a push into talent.
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NewsBBC Learning to boost connected content through open tenders
BBC Learning is to open more of its projects to tender as part of a new strategy to create more connected content.
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NewsBBC turns to flagship brands for IPTV trial
The BBC is trialling IPTV projects around Dragons’ Den, Mastermind and EastEnders as it begins developing a content strategy for the platform.
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NewsBBC in talks with Equity to reduce drama royalties for repeats
The BBC is in negotiations with actors’ union Equity in a bid to reduce royalty repeat fees for drama.
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NewsBBC1 failing in coverage of developing world, IBT report claims
BBC1 is turning its back on content about the developing world, according to a report by the International Broadcasting Trust.
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Behind The ScenesAtlantis: End Of The World, Birth Of A Legend, BBC1
Shot entirely against green screen, our story of the ‘real’ Atlantis looked doomed when the VFX supplier went into liquidation, says Detlef Siebert
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NewsBBC News to make further 45 redundant
BBC News is to make a further 45 posts redundant, in the last year of its five year Delivering Creative Future strategy.
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NewsSome BBC executives overpaid, says Patten
Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust, has acknowledge that some top executives at the BBC are still being paid too much.
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NewsCompulsory redundancies loom at BBC
At least 100 BBC staff across the World Service, BBC Monitoring and Online are to be made redundant on a compulsory basis, the NUJ has said.
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RatingsNews audiences surge in wake of Bin Laden’s death
MONDAY: News of Osama Bin Laden’s death saw viewers flocking to news channels with Sky News almost tripling its audience.
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NewsBBC sees 3m tune in to Royal Wedding online
The BBC saw 3m people tune into its Royal Wedding coverage online despite experiencing some technical issues throughout the day.
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NewsPatten: BBC not perfect, but best of British
Lord Patten has sent a rousing email to BBC staff, marking his first day as chairman of the Trust.
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NewsCall to delay digital radio switchover by five years
Consumer group Which? has called on the Government to delay digital radio switchover for at least five years.
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RatingsRoyal wedding ties knot with 26m
FRIDAY: One of the biggest audiences in UK television history watched Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows during the royal wedding.
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NewsGive auditors access to BBC books, says Hunt
Auditors should have “unfettered” access to the BBC’s accounts, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today.
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RatingsEssex wins biggest ever audience
WEDNESDAY: Constructed reality programme The Only Way is Essex reached dizzying heights clocking its biggest ever overnight audience.
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NewsRoyal Wedding satire pulled
The BBC has issued an eleventh hour contract revision to ABC, resulting in the Australian broadcaster cancelling its satirical commentary on the Royal Wedding.
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NewsCohen criticises number of crime dramas on TV
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has criticised the amount of crime drama on TV as he admitted that the BBC risked having too many male-led detectives on screen.
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NewsCohen: drop in talent pay 'creates conundrum'
The BBC’s commitment to reducing both on and off screen pay “creates a conundrum” when attempting to produce top-notch programming, the BBC1 controller has admitted.