All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 28
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NewsBBC Trust chair to tackle HSBC questions
BBC chairman Rona Fairhead will address questions about her role in an HSBC tax scandal in front of a committee of MPs next week.
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NewsMartin Davidson handed expanded role in BBC factual shake-up
Martin Davidson has been named as the BBC’s head of specialist factual as the changes to the corporation’s factual commissioning team begin to shape up.
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NewsBBC to launch ‘MyBBC’ app
The BBC will launch a personalised app this autumn that can notify users about new series launches, live sport scores, breaking news and traffic updates.
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RatingsBear Grylls builds audience for ITV
FRIDAY: Bear Grylls: Mission Survive grew its audience for ITV, but could still not hold off competition from Gogglebox.
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NewsDon’t Tell the Bride commissioner to leave BBC
BBC factual commissioner James Hayes will leave the corporation at the end of March.
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NewsBBC plans data ‘revolution’
Tony Hall will today set out plans for the BBC to harness the power of data to offer audiences Amazon-style recommendations as it bids to become a “pioneer” in the internet age.
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NewsiPlayer requests hit record high
BBC iPlayer had a record-breaking January as requests for shows including EastEnders and Top Gear boosted the video on demand service.
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NewsFuture of BBC report: industry reaction
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMSC) has published the long-awaited findings of its inquiry into the future of the BBC. Broadcast provides a round-up of the industry reaction.
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NewsMPs want BBC Trust axed and query future of the licence fee
The licence fee is “becoming harder to sustain” and the BBC Trust should be abolished, according to a significant report on the corporation’s future.
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NewsDanny Cohen: Avalon/Hat Trick BBC3 bid does not stack up
Danny Cohen has publically rejected Avalon Entertainment and Hat Trick Productions’ BBC3 rescue bid, arguing that the £100m takeover plan “does not stack up”.
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NewsDanny Cohen aims to rid BBC of 'addiction' to overnight ratings
Danny Cohen will attempt to wean staff off their “addiction” to the overnight ratings by introducing sophisticated internal data, which will also how reveal how the BBC is reaching underserved viewers.
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NewsBBC Trust probes potential EU rule breach over local TV
The BBC Trust is investigating whether EU rules may have been breached after £25m of licence fee funding was ploughed into launching local television.
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CommentAre repeats of 10 Years Younger really local TV?
It’s 2004 and Nicky Hambleton-Jones is giving someone a chemical face peel for 10 Years Younger
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NewsOfcom probes London Live’s local programming commitments
Ofcom has questioned London Live to assess whether the local television station is meeting its commitments to first run local programming.
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PodcastTalking TV: ITV entertainment & I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
The latest edition of Talking TV sinks its teeth into BBC3’s new gameshow I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse and assesses ITV’s start to the year.
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NewsCBeebies and CBBC magic up Aladdin-inspired drama
CBeebies and CBBC have co-commissioned a drama inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin as the channels work together more closely.
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NewsBad press: BBC fights back
The BBC’s PR machine is becoming increasingly combative in tackling hostile press reports as the corporation heads into charter renewal negotiations later this year.
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NewsBBC3 bidders claim support
Avalon Television and Hat Trick Productions are preparing to unveil a range of “high-profile” backers for their audacious £100m bid to rescue BBC3.
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NewsAvalon and Hat Trick submit ‘alternative’ BBC3 vision
Avalon Television and Hat Trick Productions have submitted their “alternative” vision for BBC3 to the BBC Trust as they bid to rescue the TV channel from closure.
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NewsBBC Trust handed 271,000 ‘save BBC3’ signatures
A petition to save BBC3 signed by 271,000 people has been hand-delivered to the BBC Trust on the final day of the governing body’s public consultation on the channel’s future.