Latest BBC News – Page 359
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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.
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NewsSaul Nassé to leave the BBC
The BBC’s controller of learning Saul Nassé is to leave the corporation after nearly 24 years.
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NewsSusanna Reid in talks to host ITV breakfast show
BBC Breakfast host Susanna Reid is in talks to join ITV to host its Daybreak replacement after it emerged that Lorraine Kelly will leave to focus on an extended run of her own programme.
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NewsCost of EastEnders revamp revealed
Plans to rebuild the exterior EastEnders set at Elstree Studios will cost the BBC more than £15m, it has emerged.
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NewsBBC Academy and Skillset tackle skills shortage
The BBC Academy has launched five initiatives for freelancers designed to address a range of skills shortages across the industry.