All BBC articles – Page 671
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NewsOccupation exec Patrick Spence to exit BBC NI
Patrick Spence, head of drama for BBC Northern Ireland and the commissioning exec behind Occupation, is to step down from the role.
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NewsHuggers: Canvas will have iPhone-style app store
Nations & Regions Conference: IPTV joint venture Project Canvas will be an open platform akin to Apple’s iPhone with applications available from a central “store”, according to BBC director of future media and technology Erik Huggers.
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NewsBBC to boldly go into astronomy archives
The BBC is to make 40 years of astronomy content available to the public – drawing together material from Tomorrow’s World, Horizon, QED and Sky At Night.
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NewsBBC2 to debunk E-number myths
Food travelogue presenter Stefan Gates has scored his highest profile show to date with a BBC2 series bursting the myths around E-numbers.
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NewsBBC criticised for religious content
The BBC is to come under attack over its coverage of religious and ethical issues in a debate at the General Synod of the Church of England, it has been announced.
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NewsKudos wins apocalypse drama order from BBC1
Life On Mars producer Kudos Film and Television has landed a BBC1 commission for a post-apocalyptic drama set on another planet.
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NewsBBC confirms plans for Welsh drama hub
The BBC has confirmed plans for a multi-million pound drama hub in Wales, that will house production of Doctor Who and Casualty.
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NewsBBC considers dropping Met Office
The BBC is considering dropping The Met Office as its weather provider after putting the contract up for tender for the first time in nearly 90 years.
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NewsEastEnders spin-off delivers 600,000
EastEnders: E20 has been viewed nearly 600,000 times since it launched a week ago, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsRadio 1 signs comedian
BBC Radio 1 has added comedian Tom Deacon to its line-up with a new Sunday night show, it has been revealed.
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NewsTitchmarsh and Don back on BBC2
Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don are to return to their roots for two new BBC2 gardening series.
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NewsBBC Trust to review iPlayer
The BBC Trust has fired the starting gun on a major review of the iPlayer and all of the BBC’s on-demand television services.
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NewsU2 promotion 'broke BBC guidelines'
A BBC promotion of U2’s latest album and a Coldplay tour broke the corporation’s own broadcasting rules, according to its editorial complaints unit.
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NewsiPlayer hits 114m in December
The BBC iPlayer received more than 114 million requests in December, led by Top Gear and David Tennant’s exit from Doctor Who.
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Behind The ScenesSpirit Warriors, CBBC
Jon East reflects on the challenges of creating a Hollywood blockbuster-style fantasy drama for children on an extremely tight television budget.
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NewsHeat on drama indies as film producers court BBC
Drama indies are facing increasing competition from feature film producers who are turning to the BBC with projects that never made it as cinema releases.
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NewsHoop Dreams director to make Storyville film
Steve James, the director of Oscar-nominated documentary Hoop Dreams, is to meet former gang members who break up fights on the streets of Chicago in a film for BBC’s Storyville strand.
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NewsThink tank takes aim at BBC3
A political think tank with close links to the Tory party is proposing a massive PSB shake-up that would see the BBC overhauled and BBC3 radically reworked or axed.
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NewsBBC launches drive to find female ent faces
The BBC has made hunting for new female entertainment talent a key priority and could use Jonathan Ross’ departure to give women presenters a higher profile.
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Axe hangs over BBC dramas
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has spoken to Broadcast about his plans to axe at least one long-running drama in order to make space for new shows.