All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 75
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NewsBBC3 launches multi-platform rebirth
BBC3 will simulcast all its programmes on the web and host regular primetime slots for user-generated content as part of a “multi-platform rebirth” unveiled today.
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NewsBBC adapting Hardy classic
BBC1 is continuing its spate of lavish costume dramas with a four-part adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles this autumn.
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NewsPurnell rejects 'Arts Council of the air'
The culture secretary has poured cold water on proposals for an 'Arts Council of the air', warning that “posh” programmes would be marginalised under the scheme.
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NewsWeakest Link to replace Neighbours
Neighbours is to be replaced by The Weakest Link when the long running soap moves from BBC1 to Five.
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NewsBBC3 show to scare unhealthy teens
BBC3 will perform “live autopsies” on hedonistic youngsters in an 8 x 60-minute series by TwoFour.
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NewsUnions urge Trust to extend pay study
Unions have called on the BBC Trust to broaden its study of BBC on-screen talent costs to include pay levels for the corporation's top executives.
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Scottish pair rise to 101 challenges for T4
Two Scottish brothers are travelling the world taking on weird tasks set by the public, in a new 8 x 60-minute series planned for Channel 4.
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Done and Dusted makes a date with BBC Switch
DCD-owned indie Done and Dusted is poised to make a series of three-minute dating shows for the website of the BBC's teen strand Switch.
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NewsBBC Scotland looks for compulsory redundancies
BBC Scotland is thought to be planning eight compulsory redundancies after too few staff came forward to meet its Value for Money cuts.
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NewsBBC launches trust initiatives
BBC director general Mark Thompson will today pledge to take the “first step” towards improving the relationship between politicians and the media, and towards both parties regaining the trust of the public.
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NewsBBC bodged McFly competition
BBC has come under fire from Ofcom after the latest example of it mis-handling a Comic Relief competition.
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NewsBBC orders women-on-the-run Shed drama
BBC1 has commissioned Shed Productions to make an eight-part drama about a group of female ex-convicts hiding out in a remote Scottish village.
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NewsBBC slides back on ethnic target
The BBC has fewer black and minority ethnic (BME) staff on its senior management team than it did four years ago, despite setting voluntary targets to boost diversity.
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NewsBBC drops second week of SMart repeats
The BBC has pulled repeats of SMart and SMarteenies for a second week following confusion over the death of presenter Mark Speight's fiancé.
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NewsBBC apologises for Bhutto interview edit
The BBC has apologised for editing an interview on its website with Benazir Bhutto after it deleted her astonishing claim that Osama Bin Laden had been murdered.
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NewsBBC mulls licence fee overhaul
The BBC is considering plans to reserve its licence fee funding for a small core of output and run the rest of its operations as a commercial enterprise.
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BBC pulls Smart and SMarteenies repeats
The BBC has pulled repeats of the children's art programmes SMart and SMarteenies after presenter Mark Speight was arrested over the death of his fiancé Natasha Collins.
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NewsBBC strike deadline pushed back
Broadcasting unions have extended the deadline for their BBC strike ballot by two weeks to allow for a fresh round of negotiations over job cuts and staff allowances.
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NewsBBC poised to set green targets
The BBC is to set new targets for cutting waste in a bid to boost its green credentials.
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BBC presenter released after girlfriend death
A man believed to be BBC children's television presenter Mark Speight has been released after being arrested over the death of his girlfriend - understood to be former co-presenter Natasha Collins.