All BBC articles – Page 310
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NewsMark Thompson: don't force BBC to reveal talent pay
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has criticised plans to force the BBC to reveal how much it pays its top talent.
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NewsOpie unveils seven BBC factual units
BBC Studios director Lisa Opie has set out the seven business units to make up her factual division – appointing Fiona Clarke as a second-in-command to oversee the London-based output.
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NewsBBC traces Boy George career
BBC2 is to shine a spotlight on the career of Boy George after ordering a documentary from IWC.
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NewsBBCW embraces artificial intelligence
BBC Worldwide has agreed a partnership with an artificial intelligence business to help it gauge which genres are most in demand around the world.
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NewsKay Mellor lands BBC1 drama
Kay Mellor’s Rollem Productions has landed a BBC1 drama series about a registrar from Leeds.
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RatingsOlympic hockey scores as Man Down slips
WEDNESDAY: A peak of 4.6m watched Team GB’s women hockey team storm to their first ever Olympic final while Channel 4’s comedy Man Down crashed out with a series low.
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NewsBBC Weather ties with MeteoGroup
The BBC is taking steps to secure the jobs of the “vast majority” of its weather presenters after partnering with MeteoGroup to provide its weather service from next spring.
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NewsEmma Swain to leave the BBC
BBC’s former factual boss Emma Swain is to leave the corporation after 20 years.
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RatingsTrott and Kenny draw 11.1m to BBC1
TUESDAY: Laura Trott and Jason Kenny’s gold medal winning performances in the track cycling eclipsed gymnast Max Whitlock’s gold medal winning performance on Sunday, drawing 11.1m to BBC1.
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NewsCBBC hunts for Britain’s brainiest school
Comedian Susan Calman will search for Britain’s smartest school in a new competitive kids format for CBBC.
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NewsBoycott threat lingers over Project Diamond
Bectu has reiterated its threat to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s industry-wide diversity monitoring initiative if it does not agree to publish diversity data about every TV show.
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RatingsCavendish and Dujardin boost BBC1
MONDAY: BBC1’s Olympics coverage continued to dominate, scuppering the launch of ITV daytime quiz Alphabetical and helping C4’s Naked Attraction to a series low.
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NewsBBC1 orders Peter Pan comedy for Christmas
BBC1 has ordered a live TV adaptation of Mischief Theatre’s comic west end show Peter Pan Goes Wrong to air this Christmas.
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RatingsWhitlock gold strikes Olympic peak
SUNDAY: Max Whitlock’s double gold medal winning performance in the gymnastics became the most watched moment of Rio 2016 so far.
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RatingsRio Olympics attracts 9.6m peak
SATURDAY: The BBC’s Olympics coverage drew its biggest audience to date with 9.6m tuning in for the women’s pursuit medal ceremony, while 2.3m watched Mo Farah win the 10,000m in the early hours.
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NewsBBC3 unveils latest comedy feeds
Hat Trick and Happy Tramp Productions are among four indies that have been commissioned to produce six new BBC3 pilots for its Comedy Feed strand.
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RatingsGymnastics propels BBC4 to two-year high
THURSDAY: Simone Biles’ gold medal-winning performance in the gymnastics helped BBC4 to a record high.
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NewsBBC expands New on Two strand
BBC2 has added three sitcoms to its New On Two strand as part of the channel’s forthcoming comedy season.
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RatingsVersailles scuppered by Rio diving high
WEDNESDAY: Team GB’s gold medal-winning performance in the synchronised diving became the most-watched moment of Rio 2016, scuppering the final episode of BBC2’s Versailles.
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NewsBBC2 to revisit Versailles
BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.