Latest BBC News – Page 372
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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.
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NewsBBC bids to become world's best broadcaster
Tony Hall will launch the BBC’s biggest-ever industry benchmarking study as he bids to transform the corporation into the best-run broadcaster in the world.
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NewsOfcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsThompson nearly resigned over 2010 licence fee deal
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson nearly resigned in 2010 over a government threat to make the corporation foot a £556m bill for free television licences for the elderly, it has emerged.
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NewsJack Whitehall calls time on Bad Education
Jack Whitehall plans to call time on his BBC3 comedy Bad Education after three series.
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NewsBBC producers could get bonuses for hit shows
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is exploring the idea of awarding bonuses to in-house producers who create hit shows.
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NewsO Briain attacks BBC ban on all-male panel shows
Mock the Week host Dara O Briain has voiced concerns that the BBC’s ambition to ban all-male comedy could appear “tokenistic”.
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NewsCanadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
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NewsTony Hall: top-slicing would undermine whole TV industry
Tony Hall will hit back at growing calls to top-slice the licence fee, claiming that carving up BBC funding risks weakening the UK’s broadcasting ecology.
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NewsBBC Scotland hunts referendum jokes
BBC Scotland has issued a call for budding comedy writers to submit jokes and sketches about the independence referendum to be developed into online shorts.
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NewsIndies fail to deal with BBC complaints
The BBC is to remind indies to respond to complaints properly after a review found that production companies failed to meet best practice guidelines when handling grievances directly.
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NewsFour in the frame for BBC in-house comedy job
ITV comedy boss Myfanwy Moore is understood to be among the contenders to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division following the promotion of Mark Freeland last year.
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NewsBectu survey points to BBC improvement
Bectu has claimed that it has seen improvement in working conditions at the BBC’s religion and ethics department since investigating the matter last year.
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NewsAdam Barker made acting BBC2 boss
BBC editorial executive Adam Barker will become the acting controller of BBC2 when Janice Hadlow steps down early next month.
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NewsBBC World Service handed £8m boost
The BBC World Service is to plough £8m into digital and multiplatform news initiatives in a bid to reach younger audiences.
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NewsBBC3's Uncle back for second series
Baby Cow Productions sitcom Uncle is to return after BBC3 ordered a second series.
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NewsBBC policy chief John Tate departs
John Tate, the BBC’s former director of policy and strategy, has left the corporation for a job in the United Arab Emirates.