All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 60
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NewsBBC kids’ boss warns services could be at risk
The BBC’s children’s boss has warned that a cut to funding during charter renewal will damage its ability to deliver public service content to kids in the digital age.
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NewsBBC pledges £125m to Midlands
Director of BBC Birmingham and BBC Academy Joe Godwin has renewed his commitment to the Midlands, pledging to invest £125m in the region by the end of the financial year.
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NewsLion TV factual chief to head BBC formats and features
Lion TV director of factual Donna Clark is to exit the All3Media indie after six years to join the BBC as acting head of formats and features.
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NewsBBC Trust: strong case for scrapping in-house quotas
The BBC Trust has argued that there is a “strong case” for reducing or scrapping the in-house guarantee in a report that could pave the way for the launch of BBC Studios.
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NewsDavid Upshal departs Lion TV
Lion TV executive producer David Upshal is leaving the All3Media-owned indie after 13 years.
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NewsClarkson snubs Top Gear comeback offer
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he turned down an offer to return to his old job on Top Gear last week, days before Chris Evans was appointed to the role.
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NewsWelsh indies demand S4C safeguards
Welsh indie trade body TAC has called for a series of funding measures to safeguard the future of S4C.
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NewsChris Evans urges fans to apply for Top Gear job
Chris Evans has urged listeners of his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to apply to work on the next series of Top Gear - but warned there was “no guarantee” that a member of the public would land a job.
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NewsFormer C4 disability exec Alison Walsh joins BBC
The BBC has handed Shell diversity boss Tunde Ogungbesan and former Channel 4 disability executive Alison Walsh lead roles in its diversity and inclusion team.
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NewsConservative MP calls on BBC to embrace change
Conservative MP and former BBC reporter Julian Knight has argued that the corporation must use charter renewal as an opportunity to fundamentally re-examine itself.
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NewsBBC Children’s to host 2017 World Summit
BBC Children’s is to host 2017’s 8th World Summit on Media for Children in Manchester.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsMPs issue BBC rallying call
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has called for a strong public campaign of support for the BBC because the broadcaster’s record on self-defence suggests it has a “death wish”.
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NewsBBC Scotland news boss joins charter renewal team
BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs John Boothman will oversee Scottish charter renewal negotiations after issuing an apology for making abusive comments about a camerawoman.
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NewsBBC2 orders RAF display doc
BBC2 has ordered an documentary series about the RAF’s special display teams from Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble indie Archie Productions.
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NewsTensions surface at BBC3 comedy briefing
Shane Allen set out his ambitions for the future of BBC3 comedy at an indie briefing today where tensions over the channel’s future came to the fore.
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RatingsGame of Thrones dwarfs previous run
MONDAY: The fifth series of Game of Thrones bowed out on Sky Atlantic with over 250,000 more viewers than the previous run mustered.
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NewsIrvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh adapt Donnelly brothers tale
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has partnered with Svengali writer Dean Cavanagh to dramatise the rise of the Donnelly brothers from gangland Manchester to Europe’s catwalks.
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NewsRomesh Ranganathan goes back to his roots for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series from Rumpus Media following comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he learns more about his Sri Lankan roots.
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NewsGovernment denies licence fee freeze ‘almost inevitable’
The government has denied making any decisions about the future of the licence fee after a report at the weekend claimed the BBC will be hit by another freeze to its funding.