All BBC articles – Page 323

  • Rio 2016
    Ratings

    Men's cycling grips 5m

    2016-08-08T10:48:00Z

    SATURDAY: The Olympics kicked off with a full day of events, as a dramatic conclusion to the men’s road cycling race drew a peak of over 5m viewers.

  • Rio 2016
    Ratings

    Rio 2016 opens with 4m

    2016-08-08T10:33:00Z

    FRIDAY: The Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony entertained a peak of almost 4m viewers on BBC1 – but the late-night event failed to match the curtain-raisers of London 2012 and Beijing 2008. 

  • Mo Farah: Race of His Life
    Ratings

    Mo doc runs off with 2.5m

    2016-08-05T12:47:00Z

    THURSDAY: BBC1’s one-off film about British champion Mo Farah ran off with an audience of 2.5m ahead of tonight’s Rio 2016 opening ceremony.

  • Crimewatch
    News

    Crimewatch rebooted as weekly format

    2016-08-05T10:29:00Z

    Crimewatch is to air weekly for the first time in its 32-year history as it undergoes a major refresh which includes live segments filmed from a mobile incident studio.

  • Jonathan Creek
    News

    Jonathan Creek returns to BBC1

    2016-08-02T12:44:00Z

    BBC Studios’ quirky crime drama Jonathan Creek is to return to BBC1 for a 90-minute one-off after more than two years off-air.

  • BBC Scotland
    News

    MPs back Scottish Six news show

    2016-08-02T10:31:00Z

    The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has called for the BBC to press ahead with plans for a Scottish Six O’clock news programme.

  • iPlayer
    News

    iPlayer loophole to close next month

    2016-08-02T10:03:00Z

    iPlayer viewers will need to pay the TV licence fee to access the service from 1 September as the BBC finally closes the digital loophole.

  • Graham-Norton
    News

    BBC urged to share star pay over £143k

    2016-08-02T00:10:00Z

    The BBC should disclose pay for all talent earning over £143,462 per year, according to recommendations from the Culture, Media and Sport select committee (CMSC).

  • Vic Reeves Big Night Out
    News

    BBC develops Reeves and Mortimer sketch show

    2016-08-01T13:10:00Z

    Vic Reeves is developing a sketch show with BBC controller of comedy commissioning Shane Allen inspired by early 90s comedy stage show Vic Reeves Big Night Out.

  • The Secret Agent
    Ratings

    Secret Agent ends mission with 2.4m

    2016-08-01T10:30:00Z

    SUNDAY: The Secret Agent bowed out on a series low and less than half BBC1’s slot average.

  • Crimewatch
    News

    BBC Studios hunts popular factual chief

    2016-07-29T10:29:00Z

    BBC Studios is launching a popular factual division and is hunting for a creative exec to run the unit as it searches for the next generation of shows such as Crimewatch.

  • Chris Evans
    News

    No charges for Chris Evans over sexual assault claims

    2016-07-29T10:14:00Z

    The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that it will not be pursuing further action in relation to historical sexual assault claims made against former Top Gear presenter Chris Evans.

  • Saving Lives at Sea
    Ratings

    Saving Lives at Sea rescues 3m

    2016-07-28T12:37:00Z

    WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s Saving Lives At Sea surged to a series high of over 3m as Gold sitcom The Rebel maintained its solid performance.

  • David-Liddiment-x
    Comment

    The skills and staff conundrum

    2016-07-28T07:02:00Z

    BBC board needs right faces; super-indies need right packages

  • euro_2016
    News

    Euro 2016 boosts iPlayer

    2016-07-27T10:51:00Z

    Wimbledon and Euro 2016 helped boost BBC iPlayer to 290m requests in June, well above the 250m generated the previous year.

  • Time Commanders
    News

    BBC brings back Time Commanders

    2016-07-25T13:00:00Z

    The BBC is bringing back military strategy competition format Time Commanders after a ten year break.

  • BBC
    News

    Trust to regulate BBC into 2017

    2016-07-25T12:55:00Z

    The BBC Trust will continue to regulate the BBC for some time after the new charter comes into effect in January, Ofcom officials have told the Department of Culture Media and Sport.

  • Cutting It
    News

    Mainstreet lands first BBC1 drama

    2016-07-25T10:35:00Z

    BBC1 has ordered a new drama series from Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield following the fortunes of a Manchester beauty salon.  

  • benedict-cumberbatch-sherlock-trailer
    Video

    VIDEO: Sherlock, BBC1

    2016-07-25T10:15:00Z

    A first look at the fourth series of the detective drama

  • ITV-BBC-Disability-Confident-Conference-2016
    News

    ITV and BBC partner on disability drive

    2016-07-22T10:25:00Z

    ITV is to search for more disabled actors for Emmerdale and Coronation Street, while the BBC is to ring fence 10% of apprentice opportunities for people with disabilities as part of a dual diversity drive.