All BBC articles – Page 317
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Kate Phillips pips Alan Tyler to top BBC entertainment job
BBC Worldwide creative director of formats Kate Phillips has been named the BBC’s new controller of entertainment commissioning.
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BBC Creative £7.75m post deal up for grabs
The BBC’s new in-house ‘agency’ BBC Creative is to outsource its post-production work to a third party in a deal that could be worth as much as £7.75m over three years.
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BBC entertainment in spotlight
The BBC is on the brink of naming its new controller of entertainment, as the department’s replacement for The Voice UK was thrust into the spotlight this week.
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BBC stands by Cliff Richard story
The BBC has stood by its decision to broadcast the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s house - but apologised if the coverage upset the performer.
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Top Gear slumps below Clarkson’s lowest-rated episode
SUNDAY: Top Gear lost another handful of viewers to slump to an audience that was lower than anything from the Jeremy Clarkson era.
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Mum to return to BBC2
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Big Talk Productions’ comedy Mum.
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Jimmy Carr to front Horizon special
The BBC’s science and comedy production units have teamed up to produce a Horizon special fronted by Jimmy Carr.
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BBC1 confirms latest Agatha Christie thriller
BBC1 has confirmed that The Witness For The Prosecution will be its latest Agatha Christie adaptation following the success of And Then There Were None.
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BBC2 commissions canine competition format
Wall to Wall is to produce an ambitious canine competition format inspired by Canicross – a man and dog cross country sport - for BBC2 after being brought an idea by Hastings-based indie Ten66.
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Comment
Why Let It Shine fails to light my fire
Broadcast news editor Jake Kanter turns the spotlight on BBC1’s search for the stars of a Take That stage musical.
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Podcast
Talking TV: ITV factual & Call The Mediator
The latest edition of Talking TV analyses the headlines from Sheffield Doc/Fest and hears from the producer of BBC2’s first fixed-rig show.
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Euro 2016 helps BBC Sport to record high
More than 2m fans watched England’s Euro 2016 clash with Wales via the BBC Sport website yesterday, smashing the site’s previous record.
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Trust calls for greater coverage of women’s matches at Wimbledon
The Trust has urged the BBC to give women’s tennis greater emphasis after it discovered as much as 90% of Wimbledon coverage was dedicated to the men’s game.
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Liliane Landor exits World Service
Liliane Landor, BBC World Service head of languages and one of the corporation’s strongest diversity advocates, is leaving the organisation after 26 years.
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Take That talent hunt replaces Voice UK
BBC1 has found its replacement for The Voice UK next year – an eight-week talent hunt for the stars of a new Take That stage musical.
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Comment
Longevity doesn’t stop a show being ‘distinctive’
BBC leads the way in daytime schedules that offer quality viewing, says Dan McGolpin
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Euro 2016 outscores gorilla doc
WEDNESDAY: France’s second Euro 2016 outing failed to hit the heights of the tournament opener as BBC1’s documentary about a ‘talking’ gorilla proved the best of the rest.
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BBC Studios to mirror All3Media
BBC Studios will look to mirror the operating structures of super-indies including All3Media and Endemol Shine Group after director Mark Linsey finalised his top management team.
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Love’s Muslim doc to explore pluralism
Love Productions’ forthcoming BBC2 constructed documentary series is to place 10 Muslims from a variety of backgrounds into a single house.
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BBC lobbies government over EPG prominence
The BBC has begun lobbying the government to make sure its linear channels remain prominent on Sky Q and other services as platforms shift their focus to on-demand programing.