All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 79
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CommentCohen’s back to basics plan to revive in-house
Jake Kanter explains why BBC Productions is here to stay.
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NewsBBC News to scrap 75 jobs
BBC News is to scrap up to 75 jobs as part of its latest tranche of cuts under the Delivering Quality First cost savings scheme.
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RatingsFather Figure opens with 1.4m
Jason Byrne comedy Father Figure failed to make a big impression on Wednesday night for BBC1 – as Whitechapel stooped to a new low.
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NewsCohen to transform in-house
The BBC is to plough £2m into development, free up executives to work across genres in “creative labels” and encourage senior managers to “go back to the floor” in a bid to turn in-house into a world-leading production outfit.
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NewsRaw Cut lands Smithsonian JFK doc
Raw Cut Television has been commissioned by the Smithsonian Channel to make a film about a failed assassination attempt on former US president John F Kennedy.
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NewsBBC launches 100 Women campaign
The BBC’s global news services are to kick off a campaign to feature more women on air, following critical feedback from female viewers and listeners.
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RatingsBake Off blasts Champions League competition
The Great British Bake Off continued its imperious form on Tuesday night - topping ITV’s first major Champions League match of the season.
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NewsBBC comedy lures back Princess exec
The BBC in-house comedy unit has lured back Rebecca Papworth from Princess Productions and promoted radio producer Steve Canny.
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RatingsFried Chicken Shop fails to deliver
The Fried Chicken Shop rustled up an audience of 1.4m on Monday – some 30% down on the documentary’s Cutting Edge debut in February.
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RatingsSurprise Surprise back with a bang
Surprise Surprise pulled in a record high audience for ITV on Sunday – as the finale of Vera murdered BBC1’s What Remains.
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RatingsCBB final falls to C5 low
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby won Celebrity Big Brother in front of the show’s lowest finale audience ever for Channel 5 on Friday.
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RatingsStepping Out outpoints I Love My Country
ITV’s dancing contest Stepping Out just edged out a series high performance from I Love My Country on Saturday - as The X Factor recovered from last week’s series low.
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NewsRace on for BBC4 channel editor role
A number of internal candidates are leading the charge for the BBC4 channel editor role - with more than one Channel 4 commissioner also said to be interested.
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NewsBBC Breakfast appoints editor
Adam Bullimore has been promoted to editor of BBC Breakfast following the death of Alison Ford in July.
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NewsITNP docs boss joins C5 commissioning team
ITN Productions’ head of documentaries Guy Davies is leaving the indie after less than a year to become a commissioner at Channel 5.
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NewsBBC names new press chief
The BBC has appointed John Shield, the Department for Work and Pensions’ press chief, as its director of communications.
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RatingsEducating Yorkshire cuts down Peaky Blinders
Educating Yorkshire registered the biggest audience in the Thursday 9pm slot – beating the opening of BBC2’s gangster drama Peaking Blinders.
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RatingsThe Wipers Times enlists 2m
Ian Hislop’s World War I drama The Wipers Times and the launch of Harvest 2013 provided rich pickings for BBC2 on Wednesday night.
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NewsStaff split over BBC executive severance deals
BBC insiders have pointed to a split in opinion over the payoff scandal – with some staff expressing sympathy with the corporation over the criticism it has received for the golden goodbyes handed to senior managers.
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NewsBBC HR role ‘toughest in UK’
Lucy Adams’ task of managing the BBC’s workforce has been branded the “toughest HR job in the UK” after a tumultuous period for the corporation.