All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 19
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsRadio 4 faces hidden cost of DQF
Radio 4 is facing a below-the-radar hit from Delivering Quality First with the in-house production unit set to undergo redundancies and a radical restructuring of the remaining roles.
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NewsBBC Radio tops billion downloads
BBC Radio has notched up more than a billion downloads of its podcasts with Radio 1’s Chris Moyles and Radio 4’s The Archers among the most popular.
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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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NewsShine to launch indie staffed by youngsters
Shine Group is launching a new production company that will be staffed by young content makers from non-traditional TV backgrounds.
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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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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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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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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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NewsCoolabi in £5m MBO
Children’s indie Coolabi has undergone a £5m management buy-out, funded entirely by venture capital trust Edge Performance.
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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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NewsWood, Perkins and Hadlow win at WFTV awards
Comedians Victoria Wood and Sue Perkins, BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow and critically acclaimed actress Emily Watson are among the winners of this year’s Women in Film and TV awards.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson apologises for strikers jibe
Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for causing offence with comments about the striking public sector workers – but added that it was “clear” he was not being serious.
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NewsHarman backs BBC's call for retrans fee reform
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has backed the BBC’s call for retransmission fees to be waived when it appears on BSkyB’s platform.
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NewsUnison seeks legal advice over Clarkson comments
The country’s biggest union is seeking legal advice over whether Jeremy Clarkson should be reported to the police following his comments that striking workers should be shot in front of their families.
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NewsPercy looks at Russia and the West in BBC2 season
Unseen interviews with poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, the president of Georgia and other top world politicians will form part of a Norma Percy BBC2 season investigating the West’s relationship with Russia.
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NewsBBCW launches festive promo for iPlayer
BBC Worldwide is offering global iPlayer customers a free episode of festive themed content every day until Christmas.
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NewsBBC delays start date for DQF benefit cuts
The BBC has agreed to delay the implementation of changes to staff benefits until the end of next year, averting strike action being threatened by the joint unions.