Latest BBC News – Page 286
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NewsTony Hall poised to unveil radical genre commissioning plans
Tony Hall is preparing to unveil one of the most radical structural overhauls in the BBC’s 93-year history by finally confirming the move to genre commissioning.
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NewsKids’ TV lobby calls for BBC funding commitment
A consortium of TV trade bodies have called for the BBC to increase and ring-fence its budget for original kids programming.
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NewsBBC1 leads pack in BPG Awards
BBC1 leads the pack in the Broadcasting Press Guild awards after picking up 11 nominations.
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NewsMark Linsey lands £62k pay rise
Mark Linsey’s salary has been bumped up to £292,000 from £230,000 for stepping up as acting director of television after Danny Cohen’s departure.
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NewsCBBC to adapt The Worst Witch
CBBC has ordered an adaptation of Jill Murphy’s classic kids book The Worst Witch and a candid camera prank show to air later this year.
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NewsSelect committee: Tony Hall lacks support to make tough calls
The culture,media and sport select committee has claimed BBC director general Tony Hall is “effectively accountable to no-one” and lacks the support required to make difficult editorial decisions
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NewsFull Top Gear presenting line-up revealed
The BBC has revealed a seven-strong line-up of presenters for the reboot of Top Gear, with Formula 1 commentator Eddie Jordan among those joining co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
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NewsKey charter players emerge
The key players shaping the debate around the BBC’s future have emerged, as the government has come under pressure over its handling of charter renewal.
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NewsTrust paves way for BBC Studios launch
The BBC Trust has backed the commercialisation of BBC Studios in principle but said a detailed business case about the proposals must now be subject to regulatory tests.
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NewsBBC signs darts deal with PDC
A new darts tournament will be broadcast live on BBC2 following a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation.
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NewsBBC to give online recipes the chop
The BBC is reported to be planning to cut magazine-style content from its website after the chancellor accused the broadcaster of building an “imperial” web presence last year.
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NewsWar and Peace sold to Russia
BBC1 drama War and Peace is to be translated into Russian after commercial broadcaster Channel One acquired the six-part drama.
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NewsWriters receive £1m in iPlayer royalties
The growth in online viewing has helped Writers Digital Payments (WDP) pay out £960,000 in royalties to screenwriters whose shows have featured on BBC iPlayer.
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NewsWar and Peace producer revisits Les Misérables adaptation
Lookout Point is preparing to open talks with the BBC over Andrew Davies’ follow-up to War and Peace - an adaption of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.
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NewsTop actors unite to protect BBC
Independent producers Charlie Parsons and Waheed Alli have gathered actors including Dame Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and David Oyelowo to defend the BBC against further cuts in a video made by My Week with Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
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NewsSimon Jack appointed BBC business editor
Radio 4’s Today programme business and economics correspondent Simon Jack has been appointed BBC business editor.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of development
In-house development chief Damon Pattison has been appointed to the “business critical” role of BBC Studios head of development.
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NewsFairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale
Rona Fairhead has sought reassurance from culture secretary John Whittingdale that the BBC Trust’s public consultation will be taken into account as part of charter review.
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NewsWildgaze developing Brooklyn TV spin-off for BBC
Wildgaze Films is developing a TV spin-off to Oscar and Bafta-nominated Brooklyn, the company’s producers Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey have confirmed to Broadcast sister-magazine Screen.
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NewsHincks slams ‘snobbery’ over BBC entertainment imports
Outgoing Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks has claimed that an “inherent snobbery” lies behind criticism of the BBC importing entertainment formats.