All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 28
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NewsBBC4 explores ethnic diversity in classical music
BBC4 has ordered a documentary looking at the issues of diversity in classical music featuring BBC Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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NewsSpike TV buys US robot battle format
Channel 5 sister network Spike UK has acquired the UK rights to US entertainment series BattleBots after striking a deal with Sky Vision.
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NewsJames Harding outlines 10% news savings
BBC’s news and current affairs divisions must cut 10% of costs, while also increasing investment in mobile.
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RatingsCelebrity Masterchef cooks up 3.5m
FRIDAY: Celebrity Masterchef entertained 3.5m on BBC1, while 1.2m tuned in for the penultimate episode of Gogglesprogs on Channel 4.
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RatingsThe Secret Agent lands with 4.4m
SUNDAY: Tony Marchant’s adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Victorian drama The Secret Agent opened with 4.4m.
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NewsKudos lands BBC1 gay drama
BBC1 has ordered a two-part drama set in both the 1940s and the present day from novelist and screenwriter Patrick Gale.
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NewsKaren Bradley named culture secretary
Staffordshire MP and former Home Office minister Karen Bradley has been appointed culture secretary in Theresa May’s newly formed cabinet.
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NewsBBC News and BBC World News to stay separate
BBC News and BBC World News will continue to broadcast as separate channels, director of news and current affairs James Harding confirmed to staff.
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NewsBBC Studios launches diversity scheme
BBC Studios director Mark Linsey has launched a diversity scheme to address the under-representation of BAME and disabled people in creative positions in factual, entertainment and comedy production.
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NewsBBC faces further reform as Hall plans for future
The age of reform at the BBC is not over yet, according to director general Tony Hall, who used the publication of the corporation’s annual report to signpost further changes over the next 12 months.
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NewsAvalon set for US formats push
Avalon Television Factual (ATF) is planning a formats push in the US, building on the success of HBO hit Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which is made by its parent company.
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NewsBBC factual boom reaches BAME viewers
The BBC aired 300 more hours of factual programming over the year to 31 March than in the same period in 2014/15, taking the total to almost 8,000 hours.
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NewsLiberty CFO joins Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has appointed Ivan Nash Vila as chief financial officer.
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NewsBBC Annual Report: what else we learnt
The BBC’s annual report shut down uncertainty over the future of the News channel, tackled the aftermath of the Dame Janet Smith Review into bullying and added up the savings made from its property sale.
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NewsBBC to recruit business aide for Charlotte Moore
Tony Hall has hailed Charlotte Moore as BBC Television’s “visionary” and revealed he will recruit a senior figure to support her in her recently expanded role.
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NewsTV spend falls as BBC invests in digital
The BBC’s spend on TV content fell by over 5%, while it increased spending on digital services.
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NewsBBC 'on-track' to deliver £700m savings
The BBC is “on track” to deliver £700m in savings by next year, having made £621m in savings in 2015/16 - the penultimate year of the savings programme.
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NewsBBC hires drama commissioner for Scotland
Gaynor Holmes has been hired as the BBC’s first drama commissioning editor for Scotland with a remit to invigorate the nation’s scripted output.
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NewsTop Gear consolidated ratings tank
The latest series of Top Gear failed to perform a ratings U-turn as consolidated figures showed it closed with 2.6m fewer viewers than Jeremy Clarkson’s last run.
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NewsCliff Richard to take legal action against the BBC
Sir Cliff Richard is to take legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police over the live raid on his house in August 2014.