Latest BBC News – Page 257
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NewsBritdoc strikes BBC funding deal
Documentary backers Britdoc has partnered with the BBC in a three-year co-funding and engagement strategy partnership.
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NewsBBC plans mental health season
Blink Films has landed a one-off BBC1 documentary exploring the physiological effects of stress as part of a season of mental health programming to play across the BBC this spring.
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NewsKate Phillips: 2017 is year of entertainment
NATPE: BBC entertainment controller Kate Phillips has hailed 2017 as “the year of entertainment” following the launch of Take That-themed format Let It Shine and ITV’s The Voice UK.
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NewsClementi reveals BBC chair plans
Incoming BBC chair Sir David Clementi has put independence, impartiality and accuracy at the top of the agenda for the corporation as he prepares to lead its new unitary board.
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NewsBBC & Ofcom clash over costs
The BBC and Ofcom have clashed over an estimated £9m bill to cover the regulation of the corporation.
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NewsJohn le Carré returns to BBC1
BBC1 is hoping to repeat the success of The Night Manager after ordering an adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
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NewsiPlayer hits festive high
iPlayer viewing rose to its highest-ever level over Christmas – generating almost 70m views over the seven-day period.
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NewsBBC3 gets a brand refresh
BBC3 has rolled out a brand refresh - designed to help it reconnect with its online audience.
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NewsBBC wages war on fake news
BBC News is to pour more resource into its fact-checking service to combat the rise of fake news.
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NewsFrancis Bacon & Paula Rego docs on BBC arts slate
IWC Media, Kimset and Wavelength Films take on Britain’s cultural heroes are among a raft of BBC arts commissions.
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NewsIndustry backs governance shake-up at BBC
Sir David Clementi’s appointment as BBC chair has been broadly welcomed by industry executives, with his in-depth knowledge of the corporation’s regulatory regime labelled a bonus.
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NewsCurve secures raft of orders
Factual indie Curve Media has marked its second anniversary with a raft of commissions across the BBC and Channel 4 and is on the cusp of winning a major ITV primetime pilot.
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NewsNext steps for BBC Studios
A clearer picture of the plan for BBC Studios has emerged after the Trust published its assessment of the corporation’s proposals before Christmas.
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NewsCohen to fund BBCW superdramas
Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment will fund a slew of super-high end British dramas after striking a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point.
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NewsYouTubers head to CBBC for car makeover format
CBBC has ordered a car transformation series fronted by two YouTube stars from Endemol Shine North following a successful pilot.
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NewsHall: BBC must reinvent broadcasting
The BBC is to overhaul iPlayer in a bid to “reinvent public broadcasting for a new generation” as it enters its new charter period.
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NewsDavid Clementi set to chair the BBC
The architect of the BBC’s new unitary board Sir David Clementi has been confirmed as the government’s preferred candidate to become the corporation’s chair from April.
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NewsHungry Bear lands Mrs Brown’s spin-off
Brendan O’Carroll’s indie BocPix has teamed up with Hungry Bear Media on a Mrs Brown’s Boys spin-off for Saturday nights on BBC1.
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NewsBBC3 explores Trump assassination attempt
The failed assassination of Donald Trump is to be the subject of a BBC3 documentary, released on the day of the incoming president’s inauguration.
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NewsBBC Worldwide takes first VR steps
BBC Worldwide has taken its first steps into virtual reality – partnering with Oculus to launch three VR experiences that immerse users in the world of a caracal cat, oogpister beetle and black bear.