All CBBC articles – Page 54
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NewsBBC North commissioning drive begins to pay off
BBC North director Peter Salmon’s efforts to encourage more commissioning from the north of England has kicked off with a first children’s order for Leeds-based factual producer True North.
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NewsBBC Children’s departures hint at fears over careers
Senior BBC Children’s staff who had signed up to the Salford move are leaving the department amid concerns over career progression.
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NewsBBC's Goodchild takes IPTV role
Marc Goodchild, head of interactive and on-demand at BBC Children’s, is leaving the department to take up a new role in the IPTV team.
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NewsSalt Beef to produce live CBBC magazine show
Start-up Salt Beef TV has become the only indie to win a tender to produce one of several magazine shows for CBBC.
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NewsRTS snubs talent shows
The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent have been snubbed at the Royal Television Society Awards.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Jackson: the BBC’s straight-talker
Natural History Unit chief Andrew Jackson isn’t afraid to say what he thinks, and his self confessed lack of ‘pedigree’ is just what the corporation ordered, writes Katherine Rushton
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NewsBoomerang signs £4m deal with S4C
Indie Boomerang Plus has signed a three-year £4m deal to produce content for S4C’s pre-school service Cyw.
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NewsSarah Jane Adventures gets double order
Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures is to run for two more series, with Russell T Davies remaining at the helm.
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NewsThompson: Teens don't need dedicated services
The BBC will no longer target teenagers with dedicated services Switch and Blast! but will still engage them through the likes of EastEnders, according to director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsBrooker to battle talent shows at RTS awards
BBC4 series Newswipe with Charlie Brooker is to battle with ITV1 blockbusters Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor at this year’s RTS Awards.
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NewsBGAN X-Stream provides BBC kayak journey coverage
BBC News is using a mobile broadband satellite service from Stratos to broadcast live coverage of a record-breaking Amazon River kayak journey in aid of Sport Relief.
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Boomerang profits fall but future looks rosy
Boomerang Plus’s profits for the six months to 30 November tumbled to £490, 000, but the production company has £50m in commissions and revenues in the pipeline over the next few years.
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FeaturesThe rise of virtual reality TV
Virtual studios have had a less enthusiastic reception in the UK than elsewhere, but it could be time for the broadcast industry to reassess the technology.
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FeaturesNatural Born Hunters
Picture post-production and sound design on a 13-part series about supreme animal predator
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FeaturesRelic - Guardians of the Museum
Full post and effects work on a factual entertainment gameshow that follows a ghostly tour-guide and a team of children as they unlock the mysteries behind famous artefacts in the British Museum
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The Broadcast InterviewCamilla Lewis, TalkbackThames
Talkback Thames’ head of factual features tells Lisa Campbell how round-the-clock brainstorming is vital to success.
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NewsITV1 and Twofour win top Broadcast awards
ITV1 was last night named Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Awards, where it also scored success with ratings juggernauts The X Factor and Coronation Street.
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NewsSetback for Salford as CBeebies chief quits
BBC Children’s move to Salford suffered a major setback yesterday after CBeebies controller Michael Carrington quit the corporation.
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NewsCarrington quits CBeebies
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to leave the BBC for a senior role at Turner Broadcasting.
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The Broadcast InterviewKim Shillinglaw, BBC science and natural history
The BBC’s outspoken science and natural history commissioning editor wants to combine more accessible programming with more challenging pieces.