All BBC articles – Page 302
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RatingsPoliakoff drama grips 2m
THURSDAY: Stephen Poliakoff’s WW2 drama opened with almost 2m viewers, as Channel 4’s controversial jail doc got underway with fewer than 1m.
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NewsIdris Elba to exec BBC3 shorts
Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and BBC Studios are co-producing a BBC3 short-form scripted series showcasing new writing and acting talent.
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NewsOptomen formats boss joins BBC Studios
BBC Studios has appointed Optomen TV development director Jon Swain to lead its newly-formed popular factual unit.
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NewsBBC diversity lead highlights trust challenge
The BBC is striving hard to convince the BAME workforce that its latest round of initiatives will affect genuine change, according to head of diversity, inclusion and succession Tunde Ogungbesan.
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NewsFormat fight on the horizon
A fierce battle is brewing to uncover the next generation of fact ent formats, after the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all identified new returners as a top priority.
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NewsBrexageddon duo return to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a hybrid satirical sketch and prank series starring The Revolution Will Be Televised and Brexageddon duo Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein.
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RatingsTrump victory doubles Obama coverage
TUESDAY: BBC1’s coverage of Donald Trump’s victory in the US election pulled in an audience almost twice the size than was achieved for Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl actor questions BBC trans commitment
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root has queried the BBC’s commitment to transgender representation after the broadcaster axed her sitcom and EastEnders character Kyle Slater this year.
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NewsBBC plans analysis-led 'slow news'
BBC News director James Harding wants to introduce “slow news” to balance what he sees as an “unrelenting” modern news cycle.
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RatingsPlanet Earth peaks with 10m
SUNDAY: BBC1 enjoyed a successful night as Planet Earth II returned with a peak of almost 10m, while Poldark bowed out on a series high.
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NewsBBC stars slam radio tendering plans
Andrew Marr, Jarvis Cocker and Kirsty Lang are among the BBC Radio talent to have urged the government to reconsider plans to put 60% of output out to tender.
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NewsDavid Brindley lands BBC factual role
The BBC has hired Channel 4 factual commissioner David Brindley to head its renamed popular factual and factual entertainment department.
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NewsBBC joins public science campaign
The BBC has joined forces with the Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust to promote science to schoolchildren as part of a public campaign.
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RatingsDonald Trump helps BBC2 beat C4 gun doc
THURSDAY: BBC2 narrowly outgunned Channel 4 as the channels went head-to-head with US-themed documentaries.
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RatingsWatchdog beats This Time Next Year
WEDNESDAY: The revamped Watchdog outperformed ITV’s This Time Next Year – as E4 beat Channel 4 and Channel 5 with The Big Bang Theory.
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NewsIndies scrutinise BBC Studios cuts
Indies have been examining BBC Studios’ large-scale redundancy plan to cut 314 staff across its factual and scripted divisions.
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NewsFleabag indie eyes new writers
Fleabag indie Two Brothers Pictures is to become a “creative incubator” for fledgling writers and has hired its first chief operating officer to help it follow up the success of the BBC3 comedy.
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CommentBBC Studios faces tough balancing act
Hybrid structure is needed to straddle commercial and PSB worlds
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NewsBBC Studios unveils Auntie Prods
BBC Studios has dubbed Samantha Anstiss and Sam Bickley’s non-scripted division as Auntie Productions and unveiled two BBC2 commissions.
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NewsReal Marigold Hotel upgraded to BBC1
The Real Marigold Hotel is to be upgraded to BBC1 after Twofour secured a second series of the factual format.