All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 53
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NewsBBC Children’s reshapes senior team
BBC Children’s has shaken up its senior management team, appointing Sarah Muller as its first in-house creative director of scripted, animation and co-productions.
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RatingsThe X Factor hits series high
SATURDAY: The X Factor hit a series high of almost 8m viewers for ITV, twice the crowd entertained by BBC1’s Last Night of the Proms coverage.
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NewsChildren's producers urge BBC to double spend
The creator of Teletubbies and Aardman Animations’ co-founder are among nearly 80 executives to have signed a letter urging the BBC to double its spend on children’s programming and establish a £55m contestable funding pot.
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NewsBBC orders Aneurin Bevan bipoic
The BBC is developing a 90-minute film with screenwriter Andrew Davies about post-war health minister and founder of the National Health Service Aneurin Bevan.
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NewsCBBC’s Roy gets two spin-off series
The BBC has commissioned two spin-off series of CBBC’s Bafta award-winning animation and live action series Roy.
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NewsDavid Walliams piloting BBC1 sketch show
David Walliams is developing a BBC1 sketch show with Big School co-writers The Dawson Brothers.
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NewsAnne Robinson working on ‘major’ BBC1 series
The Garden Productions is working on a “major” factual series with Anne Robinson prompting the presenter to stand down from Watchdog after 15 years.
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NewsBBC Trust launches consultation on BBC proposals
The BBC Trust has today launched a consultation on BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision for the corporation over the next charter period.
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NewsRDF lands second dog doc for BBC2
Springwatch presenter Kate Humble is to host a two-part BBC2 series aimed at people considering getting a dog.
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NewsCulture secretary backs household levy
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has backed the idea of replacing the licence fee with a household levy, describing it as the “simplest” of several options.
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NewsBBC to shake up daytime
BBC daytime controller Dan McGolpin has axed shows including near decade-old Don’t Get Done, Get Dom as he bids to make his mark on the BBC1 schedule next year.
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NewsBBC Studios set for spotlight
The BBC will come under pressure next week to address state aid concerns around BBC Studios, as director general Tony Hall prepares to set out plans to supercharge the corporation’s commercial income.
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NewsLords warn of 'excessive interference' over gender gap
Conservative peer Lord Dobbs has raised concerns over the cost of recruitment reforms to improve gender equality in news and current affairs and claimed some recommendations came “close to excessive interference”.
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NewsBBC plans £100m 'scheduling mix' savings
BBC content will come under the microscope as the corporation bids to find £100m of “scheduling mix efficiencies” under Tony Hall’s vision for the next charter.
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NewsTony Hall: ‘inevitable’ services will close
Director general Tony Hall has said it is “inevitable” that BBC services will either close or be scaled back over the next five years.
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NewsWhittingdale warns BBC and Ofcom over EU coverage
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has warned the BBC Trust and Ofcom that they must act quickly to resolve complaints about “erroneous views or partial coverage” during the EU referendum.
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RatingsSue Perkins batters the competition
WEDNESDAY: Sue Perkins whipped up a storm for BBC1 on Wednesday night, as Bake Off and her Kolkata travelogue battered the competition.
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NewsTV urged to scrap interns to improve diversity
Lord Holmes has urged TV to seize the diversity initiative by scrapping unpaid internships, while hurdles to top creative jobs also emerged as a theme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week.
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NewsBBC steps up political fight
The BBC remains on high alert despite culture secretary John Whittingdale’s conciliatory tone at Edinburgh, and is planning a series of set pieces to make the case for its future.
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NewsBBC News website under fire from newspapers
The News Media Association (NMA) has called on the BBC to “significantly tighten” the scope of its online news service and collaborate rather than compete with the commercial news sector.