All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 24
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NewsBBC pressure group demands audience forum
Campaign group Save Our BBC has called for the creation of a licence fee payers’ forum as the government prepares to publish the BBC’s draft charter.
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NewsMoore and Holland hail ‘empowering’ BBC structure
BBC content chiefs Charlotte Moore and Patrick Holland have claimed that the new commissioning structure will “empower” creatives rather than centralise decision-making.
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NewsBusinesses exposed to licence fee crackdown
Millions of businesses could be forced to buy a TV licence if their staff or customers watch BBC iPlayer on their premises, following the corporation’s move to close the digital loophole.
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RatingsITV crime doc arrests 3.5m
THURSDAY: Raw Cut’s real crime investigation into the murder of business woman Sadie Hartley captured 3.5m for ITV, while Class of ‘92 closed with a steady 2.3m on BBC1.
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NewsBBC Studios appoints NHU chief
BBC Studios has appointed veteran wildlife producer Julian Hector as head of the Natural History Unit.
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RatingsGBBO cooks up 10m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off continued to dominate with more than 10m viewers for its second outing, while DCI Banks returned to ITV with 4.2m.
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NewsMentorn hunts Question Time editor
Mentorn is searching for a new Question Time editor after Nicolai Gentchev became director of current affairs at the Tinopolis-owned indie.
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NewsTV rejects millennial malaise
Reaching youth audiences was the dominant theme of the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week as traditional broadcasters and digital platforms wrangled over how to engage younger viewers.
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NewsSacha Baron Cohen shortlisted for SNL-style BBC2 format
Sacha Baron Cohen and Andrew Newman are going head-to-head with Hat Trick and Princess Productions to win a Saturday Night Live-style format on BBC2.
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NewsBectu to merge with Prospect
Broadcasting union Bectu is to merge with professionals union Prospect on 1 January after 83% of members were in favour of a tie-up.
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NewsDamian Kavanagh: BBC3 hobbled by content discovery
Damian Kavanagh has defended the performance of BBC3 but admitted he faces a ‘serious issue’ with content discovery across the website.
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NewsPatrick Holland: BBC2 needs fact-ent
Newly appointed BBC2 editor Patrick Holland has called for producers to bring him factual entertainment shows, saying the channel is not pitched enough.
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NewsBBC2 slate led by Nigel Farage mockumentary
A comedy from The Inbetweeners creator Damon Beesley and a mockumentary starring Kevin Bishop as Nigel Farage are among the latest slate of BBC2 shows.
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NewsCassian Harrison calls for producers to 'fuck with form'
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has encouraged producers to “fuck with form” when developing for the digital channel.
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NewsBBC3 heads to the USA
Donald Trump’s superfans, African-American teens and the latest documentary from Reggie Yates are to feature in a season of BBC3 documentaries about the US.
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NewsVice reveals mobile plans
Vice is to launch a Europe-wide mobile strategy to support its forthcoming linear channel, as chief executive Shane Smith revealed he would not have taken BBC3 off-air.
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NewsTV chiefs: don't make BBC reveal star pay
Channel bosses have hit back against government proposals to force the BBC to reveal talent pay, claiming that it would not be in viewers’ interests.
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NewsWilman lifts lid on The Grand Tour
The former Top Gear team is on the hunt for commissions for their indie W. Chump & Sons as the first series of Amazon show The Grand Tour prepares to TX this autumn.
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NewsCulture minister backs Diamond diversity
It is economically “critical” for the TV industry to become more diverse, according to culture minister Matt Hancock, who has lent his support to the Diamond initiative.
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NewsJed Mercurio drama leads BBC1 orders
Charlotte Moore has ordered a raft of dramas for BBC1 including a six-part series from the creators of Line of Duty.