All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 40
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NewsBBC poised for Ab Fab comeback
The BBC is poised to bring ‘90s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous back to our screens, it has confirmed.
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NewsBBC Bristol move back on track
The BBC has effectively committed to Bristol after rekindling its stalled plans to relocate in the city.
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NewsBBC axes Vision jobs before DQF cuts hit
The BBC has cut 187 jobs from its in-house departments in the past six months - none of which are part of the impending 20% savings to come from Delivering Quality First.
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NewsAllsopp to take on craft fair pros in series for C4
Channel 4 has ordered a Kirstie Allsopp-fronted series in which the presenter is pitted against country fair craft experts.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC1 for comedy show
Jonathan Ross is to appear on BBC1 once more, as one of a number of contributors to a new comedy list show to air on the channel this summer.
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NewsAuthors complain over "sneering" BBC
Iain M Banks, Michael Moorcok and Adam Roberts are among some 85 authors to have written to the BBC complaining about its “sneering derogatory tone” towards genre fiction.
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NewsBBC comedy to cut 24% of staff
The BBC is to lose a quarter of staff from its comedy department in the corporation’s latest round of redundancies.
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NewsTwenty Twelve to return for second series
Twenty Twelve, the BBC4 sitcom that goes behind the scenes of the Olympics Deliverance team, has been recommissioned for a second series.
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NewsMajor Irish indie plans expansion into UK market
The Irish producer of The Apprentice and Popstars is planning a major push into the UK, with a range of developments from its Belfast office being considered by British broadcasters.
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NewsLittleford joins BBCW for Global iPlayer launch
Matthew Littleford has been hired by Jana Bennett to fill the new role of creative director for BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer.
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NewsMacqueen and Singer win BBC commissions
Angus Macqueen and Henry Singer are to investigate the experience of the trapped Chilean miners and Wootton Bassett’s emergence as a symbol of servicemen killed in conflict, in films for the BBC.
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NewsIndies call for a rethink in BBC nations strategy
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies have called for a shake-up of the BBC’s nations commissioning process, claiming the system has added another tier of management and takes them further from those who hold the purse strings.
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NewsAP and PA join forces to shake up archive sector
Associated Press is partnering with the Press Association in a deal that could challenge the established UK news archive market for the first time in 20 years.
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NewsHead of news at BBC Scotland departs
The head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland is leaving to join the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland.
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NewsWorld Service report offers "false hope"
The Foreign Affairs committee report on the World Service is unlikely to have any impact on funding for the BBC arm, insiders have indicated.
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NewsCorrie drama wins New York award
ITV Studios drama The Road to Coronation Street has picked up a gold medal at the New York Festival International Television & Film Awards.
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NewsDavid Jason returns to BBC comedy
David Jason is to star in a new sitcom for BBC1 – his first for the channel since Only Fools and Horses.
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NewsWorld Service should be protected say MPs
The Foreign Affairs Committee has condemned the government’s move to cut BBC World Service funding by 16%, and called for the decision to be reversed.
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NewsRadio 1 fails to meet age targets
Radio 1 has failed to reduce the average age of its listeners at all, two years after the BBC Trust put forward its review.
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NewsCreative England chair defends initial film focus
The chair of newly-formed regional agency Creative England has defended the organisation against criticism that it is too narrowly focused on film.